Connecting Hard Drive to Laptop Closed

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Hello, 
I have my old pc.Now some important data is saved in my hard drive so,i want to copy all that data in my laptop.So how can i connect my hard drive with my laptop.
My PC is unable to work properly so iam not able to copy that data that why i want to connect the hard drive with my laptop.Also windows xp is installed in the hard drive.

Boogieman_WD · Answer

Hey there, sonu.

Basically the only option for your situation is to connect that drive externally. Since that PC is running Windows XP, back then the IDE/PATA drives were pretty much the most popular ones, so please make sure that you know what's the interface of your drive IDE/PATA or SATA (this is the newer interface). You should be able to find out what it is by googling the product number or model of the drive on the web and checking out its specifications. Once you know what's its interface you can find an appropriate external enclosure, dock station or a SATA (or PATA/IDE) to USB adapter and connect the HDD externally to your laptop.

Having an OS on it should not matter, so don't worry about that.

Hope that helps. Please let me know how it goes.
Boogieman_WD

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