Data retrieval from dead laptop
bscott at ntisys.com
bscott at ntisys.com
Thu Jun 19 08:37:15 EDT 2003
On Wed, 18 Jun 2003, at 9:41pm, roger at bcah.com wrote:
> A Sony VAIO Z505JS (PCG-5201).
Oh. A Sony. Nevermind. They're all different. And a pain. And Sony
doesn't believe in documentation. Or customer service. Good luck.
> I should have been more precise. I'm sure it's a 44-pin connector, but
> the hard drive apparently has four more address jumper pins nearby,
> separated from the usual 44 pins by a one column gap.
Yes, that is standard, too. Those are used to select "master" vs "slave"
and so on. With no jumpers, the drive is in "single drive, master" mode.
> I'm not going to be convinced that it's mechanically possible to connect a
> vanilla 44-pin connector to this until I see it.
Oh, I don't blame. I don't trust *anything* until I see it working. :-)
> All good points. But the drive in an external enclosure with a USB cable
> is potentially a lot more useful.
Sure is, if you plan on actually using it. :-) Like I said, for many
situations, the only time someone will need it is if they are doing what you
are doing... :-)
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Ben Scott <bscott at ntisys.com>
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