[NBLUG/talk] Getting info off a laptop HD

[Timothy Doughty]

Most external drives (especially enclosed ones) will keep a key on the disk
itself that's checked against the enclosure's firmware, and only work once
validated. If that's not the case, the one Derek linked should work just
fine.
--
Timothy

On Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 4:29 PM Derek B. Noonburg <derekn at foolabs.com> wrote:

> I've been using one of these:
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/ORICO-External-Docking-Station-Support/dp/B00CE65C4W/
>
> with Linux, and it works fine.
>
> - Derek
>
>
> On 2017 Sep 12, cecrops at sandwich.net wrote:
> > I'm looking to get information off of a laptop hard drive. Is there a
> > hackerspace around here that has something like a USB enclosure for
> > laptop-size drives?
> >
> > I'm a bit sour on blindly buying commercial solutions since I once
> bought an
> > external USB drive to get info off of a desktop SATA drive and it turned
> out
> > that the USB enclosure was somehow keyed to the drive it came with and
> refused
> > to read a different drive. If someone knows of a product that works,
> I'll take
> > recommendations.
> >
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