Laptop Hard Drive Data Recovery

http://www.PCRoger.com/go/vantec-usb-hdd-adapter/ - Find a USB hard drive adapter at the link. Then recover the data from a hard drive in a dead laptop the easy way; no need to install in a desktop PC anymore; use USB.

We do laptop hard drive data recovery this way all the time. Just because Windows will not run does not mean you have lost your data.

See my newer video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUVz_R8kKnY

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[tricky74000]

I'm trying to use this method to access data from my desktop SATA 3.5" HDD but the drives are not accessible, possibly because the Drive Letters are not allocated. It was a partitioned C & D drive. Both letters already exist on my laptop. The partitioned drive comes up as Disc 2 in Computer Manager. Right-clicking on only gives me a "help" option on the un-named C-drive and a delete option for the data partition (D-drive) where most of our files are saved.

[FreeCompConsultant]

@tricky74000 You are in Disk Management, correct? Right click, is option "change drive letter and paths" available?

What's the story on the drive? Giving trouble?

Might be best to come to my free support forum at freecomputerconsultant(dot)com­(/)forum

[paulo1149]

I tried this once and the laptop drive popped and was ruined. I tried it again and the same thing happened to a second drive. Since then I've wondered about the Molex power connection, whether it was necessary. Or could I have reversed the signal cable pin alignment?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@paulo1149 The molex is required on a 3.5" drive, but it IS possible to get the pin alignment wrong.

[HelmetVanga]

this clip shows how to recover data of the laptop's hard disk assuming, provided the hard disk is good and it is recognizable. But how do you recognize a hard drive when the computer does not recognizes it at all or it sees as I: or X: drive but cann't see the data at all..that is the real recovery question.

[FreeCompConsultant]

@HelmetVanga Yes, the hard drive must be functional. This method (there is an easier way with my more current videos using the Vantec Adapter) is ideal when Windows will not boot or the hard drive has bad sectors. Data from non-damaged areas of the drive can be retrieved.

Again, see my newer videos using the Vantec USB hard drive adapter.

And, if it is a matter of a drive letter not being assigned I have another video for that: USB drive letter missing.

[jjclassjj]

some sweet info here

[hardstyle]

I plugged my hardrive into my USB external harddrive device. My computer reads other drives from it but it wont read the drive im trying to recover the data from. The drive wont boot in any other computer and freezes on starting windows. When I plugged the drive into my computer via external hardrive device it asked me to format the drive. Then an error message popped up and said "Cyclic redundancy check data erro" Will I still be able to recover my data from that drive?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@12nightmare34 Sure.

[12nightmare34]

Can you remove the HDD from a Notebook pc? rather than a laptop.