06-15-2008, 05:32 PM
You may find that you can't easily put a laptop hard drive into an external drive enclosure. I think that a laptop HD has different mounting points and connectors than a standard HD that you can put into an enclosure. You'll have to be concerned about a matching power supply, too.
And it's not clear what you are planning to do: take out your HD and put it into an external enclosure so that you can download files - to another computer or HD? Then, you're going to reinstall it and send it in for repair? You're certain that the HD works just not inside your laptop?
Caveat: I'm a Mac guy, so what do I know?
What about that computer repair place next to Verna's in Mountain View; maybe he can provide one or a source for one? "Airin's" or something like that?
And it's not clear what you are planning to do: take out your HD and put it into an external enclosure so that you can download files - to another computer or HD? Then, you're going to reinstall it and send it in for repair? You're certain that the HD works just not inside your laptop?
Caveat: I'm a Mac guy, so what do I know?
What about that computer repair place next to Verna's in Mountain View; maybe he can provide one or a source for one? "Airin's" or something like that?