Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 02:35 PM 8/1/2009, you wrote: >I bought a gadget which is to all intents and purposes a hard drive >connector on one end of a cable, a USB connector on the other and a >power supply, I found it easy to remove my hard drive from its case, >plugged everything and there was my data. Not a permanent installation >but great for this sort of situation, though repairing the USB socket >in the existing case is another option. >I used to use this connector for backups to bare hard drives, but it >was a bit clunky so it is for emergency use only now. >Google should find one near you. >good luck, >Frank Thanks, Frank, I'll Google it. I took the hard drive out of the case but it doesn't mate up to any of the SATA enclosures that I have. Mine are pretty old. The USB socket had been soldiered in two tiny places and that's what broke loose. I called the nearest computer repair place and asked about having it soldiered back on, but the guy (who called me Honey) said that would ruin the motherboard and my computer. I explained that it was an external hard drive but he said he didn't do that kind of work and didn't know anybody who did. :-( I'll look for the connector. Tina Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com