| If you've taken the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) out of your | | | | These are fine and will recover the data from the |
| laptop and you're looking to recover some data from it | | | | HDD and they do allow you to use the HDD to store |
| or to reformat it and use it in a USB Disk Caddy as a | | | | data etc. but because they don't provide a protective |
| back up unit but it won't fit what options do you have? | | | | and neat case around the HDD they are not ideal for |
| There are normally two reasons why a standard IDE | | | | on-going usage |
| ATA Hard Disk will not fit or connect to a standard | | | | 2. The Hard Disk Drive has been fitted with a "sheath" |
| USB Disk Enclosure designed to take these hard | | | | by the laptop manufacturer. This sheath fits over the |
| drives: | | | | standard IDE/ATA Pin Interface and needs to be |
| 1. The Hard Disk is a 12mm thick version and not the | | | | removed before the HDD can be used with any USB |
| regular 9.5mm thick size. Some older Hard Disks were | | | | Disk Enclosure. Removal is normally pretty |
| manufactured just a little bit "fatter" than the normal | | | | straightforward and done in a matter of seconds. |
| standard and because of this the HDD's will not fit | | | | As far as we are aware the "sheaths" put over the |
| inside the HDD Disk Case. Because you can't have the | | | | end of the HDD by some laptop manufactures were |
| HDD rattling around inside the case they are | | | | used simply to make the assembly of the laptops a |
| specifically machined to only work with 9.5mm HDD's. | | | | little easier. Once removed the usual IDE interface is |
| If you have got one of the older/thicker 12mm versions | | | | visible and you'll then be able to use the Hard Disk in |
| then your only option is to use a Cable Kit like out | | | | any standard 2. |
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