Old Hard Drive Removed from the Laptop

[ladyunicorn]

Can I still use the hard drive of my laptop, I have removed it from the old one after it was broken?

 

[ttabbal]

I guess it depends on what you want to do with it... You removed it after the laptop broke? If the drive is still working, you can use an external USB adapter to access it. You could also install it into another laptop, but Windows tends to be annoying when you do that.

 

[Blinky 42]

If the drive itself isn't broken then yes you should be able to use is elsewhere.
If it is an old ATA drive (has a grid of 2x22 pins on the back instead of a normal SATA connector) you will need to get an adapter to use it with something from this decade.

 

[ladyunicorn]

Thanks, @ttabbal and @Blinky 42 for your suggestion, I just want to copy some of the important files in it.

It actually looks like this one.

 

[Blinky 42]

Any USB to SATA adapter should be fine then. Something like this Amazon.com: Inateck USB 3.0 to SATA Adapter Cable for 2.5" SSD/HDD Drives - SATA to USB 3.0 External Converter and Cable(UA1002): Computers & Accessories will let you plug the drive in as a usb external drive so you can copy files off of it to somewhere else.

If you want something for more than a single use, you can get an empty enclosure to put the drive in like Amazon.com: [Upgraded Version Support UASP] Sabrent Ultra Slim USB 3.0 to 2.5-Inch SATA External Aluminum Hard Drive Enclosure [Black] (EC-UK30): Computers & Accessories

 

[ladyunicorn]

Thanks @Blinky 42 for the suggestion I'll check these products on Amazon.

 

[jammer45]

Should be easy to connect it using the right adapter.