Laptop drive backup?

[pathwanderer]

Is it possible to take a laptop drive and back it up somehow on another drive through a desktop?

 

[axan]

yes you can backup it up to external usb/firewire drive, or you can back it up over network to another computer

 

[pathwanderer]

is it possible to do that without the laptop in working condition? i'm trying to slavage a drive from a laptop that shit the bed. can i back it up by hooking it to a desktop?

 

[axan]

yes but you're going to need either one of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812203012
or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812156017

a usb enclosure for 2.5" drives would also work

 

[maddude]

I'd get the USB to ide/sata thing. I bought one of those awhile back and it's saved my ass many times. If you work with alot of computer hardware, that's something you'll want to have with you. Great for retrieving data from semi-dead harddrives, testing new or used harddrives. It's worth getting.