Laptop HD to usb

[frenchie29]

Here's my previous post
umpnpmgr.dll

I tried many things but nothing is working. So my next attempt would be to take the drive out and hook it up to a USB port or to an IDE inside my desktop.
The thing is I don't know if there's such a thing to go laptop HD to USB or IDE. What kind of connector is a laptop drive? O know it's sata but it's a different pin size.

What's more frustrating now is that everything is intact on my laptop, except for the fact that it takes 30 minutes for windows to boot up ,and I cannot paste anything or save as. And that all usb ports seem to hit and missed, sometimes I can get my thumbdrive to work and sometimes no.

[drew and not u]

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But it sounds to me like you need a clean windows install.
Good luck.

[frenchie29]

Oh I know I do, but there's 2 files that I have to retrieve, well if I managed to recover the whole drive that would be even better, but for the past 3 dys I've been trying to recover those files.

[drew and not u]

That link was for IDE to USB adapters, btw, guess it shows the page title instead of the actual link.

[frenchie29]

Yeah but I think that's right, what did you put in the search field?? I am trying to find something similar at my local comp store
canadacomputers.com

So I guess a laptop drive connector goes by the name of 2.5 sata??
That's the only way I can find something close.

[frenchie29]

I guess that would be it

Canada Computers - I/O Controllers > USB/FireWire : Sabrent SATA or IDE 2.5" and 3.5" to USB 2.0 Cable Converter Adapter W/ PS (USB-DSC5).

[Tech Geek Deluxe]

Frenchie ... you need to boot from a CD Boot Disk that you make from a download on your Desktop. Use utorrent and download one of the following Boot Disks.
µTorrent - The Lightweight and Efficient BitTorrent Client

Tech 182 Either version Oct or May [Not the diagnostic disk]
Digiwiz

Search on Pirate Bay or ISOHUNT ... under the above or ultimate winpe, winpe or ubcd or "Boot CD"

There are several choices ... I have every one and have tested them all and Digiwiz [Ultimate winpe] is the best.

It is an invaluable repair tool. Many are an actual Windows OS Pre-Install disk that has programs to repair most problems a PC can have.

You can at least recover your files to a flash drive or other media.

You may also be able to run a repair on the drive.

These are very very serious power tool boot disks with numbers of powerful programs and hacks ... so fix your PC ... then take the 6 months to learn what all they can do.

[frenchie29]

I have UBCD actually but it doesn't take me anywhere, do you know UBCD pretty good?
If so can you go step by step??

Thanks

[Tech Geek Deluxe]

UBCD is kinda lame compared to the Windows XP OS driven WinPE environment bootdisks.
I haven't used UBCD for several years now since it is Dos ... or some of them Linux.