www.PCRoger.com – This short video shows how the Vantec USB hard drive adapter will allow you to easily connect and access data from almost any workstation hard drive. Useful for laptop data recovery or normal PC hard drive data recovery.
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cinenglland
September 15, 2009 at 9:27 pm
I know my Windows is trashed (BSoD) but how do I know if my hard drive is crashed?
Greeder0
October 4, 2009 at 7:24 pm
I was told once that WD hdd need to have all the jumpers (prong connectors, whatever you call them) out if it’s the only drive on the line, which may include external connectors like this one. Try it.
bullzman23
November 29, 2009 at 7:19 pm
My harddrive crashed last week, so I took it to geeksquad to recover the data. Even before they looked at it, the technician told me that if the hard drive had crashed there’d be no way to recover the data. He then took a look at it and returned five minutes later to say that nothing was recoverable. Is this true or was he incorrect? Is it worth trying to do this on my own? Thanks for any help.
FreeCompConsultant
November 29, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Crash means different things to different people. USUALLY if the drive is spinning and NOT making any clunking or weird sounds there is a good chance at recovery.
You can almost always recover data with a VERY expensive recovery service even if not spinning up.
I question his diagnosis after only 5 minutes.
The adapter is pretty cheap and handy to have anyway…
PCRoger.
bullzman23
December 3, 2009 at 9:46 pm
OMG it worked! Screw Geek Squad! You’re the best Roger. Thank you so much. I’m going to name my first born FreeCompConsultant or Roger.
FreeCompConsultant
December 3, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Glad to hear it!
Thanks for reporting back.
Roger.
87minto1987
December 7, 2009 at 10:13 pm
hi i have wd500g serial ata. there is not port 4 sata i want my data out form hardisk. its shows in notification area but its not showing in my computer.i do everything but i cant take out my data plz help me.
FreeCompConsultant
December 11, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Try this freecomputerconsultant (dot) com (slash) usb-drive-letter-missing (dot) html
eikna
December 12, 2009 at 2:35 pm
does it work from Mac to pc
i want to recover my photos from my mac before i reinstall the snoe leopard
FreeCompConsultant
December 12, 2009 at 3:08 pm
I believe you would have to buy a program like MacDrive to be able to read the disk
Coxfame
December 13, 2009 at 3:41 am
you can just buy an external hard drive and copy all your music, photos, videos its cheaper & safer.
Jamesrf1995
December 13, 2009 at 4:31 am
In my possession i have a dell XPS gaming laptop. It’s monitor and backup graphics card no-longer works. I have had a look at the Hard-drive and I believe it’s a 2.5 drive. Would this device be-able to salvage my data of it? I believe it’s a SATA drive. Please help me.
quincyThomas
December 21, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Your video is good, you explain everything very clear and easy to understand. Great job.
I do have one question, you mention in the video if your drive does not show up as a new drive or letter and you have another video that can explain how to tackle this problem. Where can I view this video, what is it titled? I am stuck.
FreeCompConsultant
December 21, 2009 at 10:20 pm
USB Drive Letter Missing – How to add a drive letter
Unfortunately, YouTube will not let me post a direct link, but that is what it is named. Should be able to find in the list of my videos.
thanks.
mrconcept
March 15, 2010 at 3:23 pm
Thanks for the video man. I see the Vantec on Amazon, but it only shows the main part and not the power plugs/additional adaptors you demonstrate. Im not sure if i need to buy the “frequently bought together” items aswell? Please help. I have two hard drives that need recovering, one is about four years old the other is a Seagate Expansion external which apparently has a Baracudda inside of it… What extra do i buy?
amazon (dot) com/Vantec-CB-ISATAU2-Supports-2-5-Inch-5-25-Inch/dp/B000J01I1G.
mrconcept
March 15, 2010 at 6:05 pm
hey man thnks for this but do i need to just buy that one thing from Amazon or do i need to buy extras such as a power lead etc? I have two faulty hard drives i need to extract the data.
FreeCompConsultant
March 15, 2010 at 10:03 pm
It comes complete with power adapter to plug into wall outlet.
Link in description will take you right to it.
thanks.
mrconcept
March 16, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Thanks for the reply, this may sound stupid, but is there any chance of getting electricuted when doing this?
FreeCompConsultant
March 16, 2010 at 5:26 pm
Nothing’s impossible, but I consider it very safe.
You are only working with connectors operating at 5 or 12 volts.
m3ntoZ
March 31, 2010 at 10:52 pm
how much does it cost? i really need it lol
FreeCompConsultant
March 31, 2010 at 10:58 pm
@m3ntoZ Just click on the link in the description; take you right to it. Cheap for how handy it is.
vancityguy
April 16, 2010 at 6:06 am
Awesome video. I saw your older one, then saw in the description on this HDD adapter. Excellent work.
One question I have is the 2.5″ drive, I’ll be extracting data from, is partitioned. Shouldn’t be any concern, should it?
FreeCompConsultant
April 16, 2010 at 11:03 am
@vancityguy shouldn’t be
rcs0505
April 28, 2010 at 9:06 am
this is a really helpful video. i am trying to rescue files from an old laptop that runs windows 98. are there any extra steps (e.g. driver installation) needed for windows 98?
mstrOFtechno
May 1, 2010 at 6:11 am
great video helps alot