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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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 Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:03 pm Post subject: Portable HDD Broken |
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I have a western digital portable HDD. I have used it for four years, and stupidly didn't back it up. The little metal piece on the HDD that connects to the USB cord broke off, so I can't connect it to the computer. 
My question is, is this easy to fix? It seems just like a laptop hard drive so it wouldn't be too complicated to get the data off of it. But, the quotes that I am getting at computer repair shops is outrageous, like 100-150,000 won. Is this right? I am not interested in fixing the HDD, just want to get the data off of it.
By the way, if someone knows how to do it, I wouldn't mind paying someone to do it for me. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| If you are absolutely sure it is just the USB connector part is broken and nothing internally then you can probably take external housing apart to find the bare Hard Drive inside. then you can simply connect that hard drive to a PC. |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
| If you are absolutely sure it is just the USB connector part is broken and nothing internally then you can probably take external housing apart to find the bare Hard Drive inside. then you can simply connect that hard drive to a PC. |
Yes, just that piece is broken. I popped the drive out, guess I have to figure out now how to get the data off. Thanks |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| zappadelta wrote: |
| pkang0202 wrote: |
| If you are absolutely sure it is just the USB connector part is broken and nothing internally then you can probably take external housing apart to find the bare Hard Drive inside. then you can simply connect that hard drive to a PC. |
Yes, just that piece is broken. I popped the drive out, guess I have to figure out now how to get the data off. Thanks |
They do have SATA to USB cables.
Look kinda like this:
http://www.cooldrives.com/lib/compusb/sata-to-usb-adapter.jpg
Take the picture to Yongsan and ask around the shops that sell a bunch of computer cables. |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:32 am Post subject: |
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| Awesome pkang, i found it on gmarket. Thank you |
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jacksthirty
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| I had the same problem last week! I took it to a computer shop and they simply put the drive into a new casing. |
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