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Max

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Feb 11, 2024, 11:13:28 PM2/11/24
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I have a dead laptop that won't turn on. I want to access the contents
of the hard drive in it.

What is cheapest way to connect the hard drive to my new laptop to copy
all the contents over?


Max

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Feb 11, 2024, 11:25:40 PM2/11/24
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Would this be an appropriate product?

https://www.msy.com.au/product/volans-aluminium-2-5-inch-usb-3-0-enclosure-34540

Max

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Feb 11, 2024, 11:48:23 PM2/11/24
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On 12/02/2024 3:13 pm, Max wrote:
This is the hard drive in the laptop:

https://www.gigabyte.com/au/SSD/GIGABYTE-M2-PCIe-SSD-256GB#kf

Pete

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Feb 12, 2024, 12:35:24 AM2/12/24
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On 12/02/2024 3:48 pm, Max wrote:

> This is the hard drive in the laptop:
>
> https://www.gigabyte.com/au/SSD/GIGABYTE-M2-PCIe-SSD-256GB#kf

There are plenty of USB enclosures around for M.2 2280 SSDs, but they're
probably a bit expensive if you only need to use it once.

Peter



keithr0

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Feb 12, 2024, 1:24:08 AM2/12/24
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You can get a USB-C M2 enclosure on eBay for around $20.

Rod Speed

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Feb 12, 2024, 3:25:42 AM2/12/24
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Nope.

Rod Speed

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Feb 12, 2024, 3:25:46 AM2/12/24
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Max <m...@invalid.address> wrote

> I have a dead laptop that won't turn on.

> I want to access the contents of the hard drive in it.

> What is cheapest way to connect the hard driveto my new laptop to copy
> all the contents over?

Take the drive out of the dead laptop and put it in
a drive docking station plugged into the new laptop.

keithr0

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Feb 12, 2024, 4:35:42 AM2/12/24
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It's an M2 drive.

Petzl

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Feb 12, 2024, 8:51:43 PM2/12/24
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On Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:25:37 +1100, Max <m...@invalid.address> wrote:

Assuming it's windows you need a password through a windows system
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