How to Recover Data from the Hard Drive of a Dead Laptop

How to Recover Data from the Hard Drive of a Dead Laptop(3)

Warnings
1.Don't despair if you are not able to read the contents of the drive. Check your connections, be sure that the drive was detected in BIOS, and try again.

2.In Linux, be sure to mount the file system as read-only before attempting. NTFS file systems can only be opened by default in read-only mode, without additional packages.

Things You'll Need
1.Laptop Hard Drive Adaptor Kit 2.5 TO 3.5 inch IDE HDD

OR A 2.5" USB 2.0 or Firewire drive enclosure.

2.A few small screwdrivers

3.A compatible PC with an available power and IDE connection.

4.An external HDD enclosure for an IDE disk (optional).

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