I have 160 GB SATA harddrive in my PC, but my PC is not working. I want to copy my SATA hard drive data to my laptop. Is it possible to connect my pc hard drive to a laptop via USB?
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You need to a USB to SATA/IDE adapter.
You can find them cheaper than $20. Like this one on Amazon for $15. Here another USB to SATA/IDE one for $10.
I found a great video that explains the entire processing from connecting your hard drive to your laptop USB.
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So no enclosure is needed? The drive can lie bare on the surface? May 27, 2016 at 17:36
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1For short term no. Long term its good to make it an external drive with enclosure– SunMay 27, 2016 at 17:58
Sure you can do it! And I advise to have such a connector at home for emergency situations. Try something like this SATA TO USB ADAPTER
You can connect it but with usb adapters see below links
http://www.cooldrives.com/usb2to4hddex.html http://www.awd-it.co.uk/icy-box-ib-290stusd-b-aluminium-enclosure-2.5-sata-hard-drive-usb-and-esata-3.5-frame.html
2nd way is to buy a crossover lan cable, share the data and copy all of it. It is cheapest
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812119152
I got one of these almost two years ago and it's been perfect for connecting arbitrary hard drives via USB. Supports both SATA and older IDE drives.
Try Terabyte 2 in 1 External Hard Drive Casing .
Just check this unboxing video, you can find similer unboxing videos in your own language also.
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