Topic: How can I get data off of the hard drive of a fried H140?

[HarpDoc]

My H140 is dead, but has about 20GB of music on it that I'd like to retrieve. What would be the easiest way to get the data off of the old HD (assuming it is not damaged, which I think is the case)? I just ordered an H120 off of Ebay that should arrive in a few days. If need be, I guess I could hook up the old HD to the new H120, then download to computer. Is there a way that wouldn't involve me having to open up the new H120?

Thanks.

[AlexG]

http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=968425 <- Will allow you to hook the hard drive to a standard ide computer interface

[sunjan]

My H140 is dead, but has about 20GB of music on it that I'd like to retrieve. What would be the easiest way to get the data off of the old HD (assuming it is not damaged, which I think is the case)? I just ordered an H120 off of Ebay that should arrive in a few days. If need be, I guess I could hook up the old HD to the new H120, then download to computer. Is there a way that wouldn't involve me having to open up the new H120?

HarpDoc, IIRC the HDD inside the H140 is thicker than the one in H120, which means you'd have to do the transfer while the H120 is opened/unmounted.
I'd say, take the easy way out and get an external connector:
http://www.cooldrives.com/ide-ata-adapter-sata-hard-drive-adapter.html
http://usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00330&dept_id=015&cat_id=032

This way, you don't even need to open your PC case. The Brando guys seem to have many different solutions, whether you're looking for an external casing for the drive, or even a "one-touch backup"...

/Jan

[petur]

b a c k u p s

 

[HarpDoc]

Thanks for the ideas. You're right about backing up, Peter. Thing is, my laptop HD (the backup) and H140 both died at almost the same time. Space aliens?

[petur]

ouch... well, a notebook harddrive isn't the perfect backup spot, I'd go for some form of raid...

good luck on getting your data back!