Reddit mentions of Neeyer SATA to USB Cable, USB 3.0 SATAIII Hard Drive Adapter Cable for 2.5 Inch SSD & HDD Support UASP, 9 Inch

If she won’t let you do a fresh windows install (recommended as it’s probably got tons of bloatware, but causes you reconfigure and reinstall everything) Grab a Samsung SSD and one of these: https://www.amazon.com/SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable-Black/dp/B07FDTY299

Use Samsung’s Data Migration software to clone the SSD then when the cloning is done swap the drives. Depending on the amount of data it should take an hour or so.

If you do a fresh install just swap drives first, install windows then transfer data with that same cable back to her new profile.

Why do you think that? Didn't see anything on the Amazon listing to indicate this, and it's been working fine so far.

Not saying you're wrong necessarily, btw. Do you have a better alternative?

There is a way to work around that depending on how much work you want to put in.

This guide shows you how to get the SATA drive out of the 360 HDD, and once that is open I imagine you shouldn't have a hard time finding the files. You can plug it in directly to your computer if you have the SATA slots available or use a tool like this to access the drive.

Here is a guide on locating original xbox saves once you hook your drive up.

They use the same connection. You will likely be able to just get a USB to SATA cable. Here's one for $7.49 th on Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable-Black/dp/B07FDTY299/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1549021088&sr=8-8&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=usb+to+sata+cable&dpPl=1&dpID=41azTNqEFdL&ref=plSrch (edited because it's not seven hundred and forty nine dollars).

You can get a cheap USB-to-SATA adapter and then clone your current drive to the new one. If cloning a Hackintosh system drive, you'll need to copy (drag-and-drop works) the EFI folder from the original drive into the EFI partition on the new drive, as the cloning softwares ignore EFI contents. I use SuperDuper for cloning/backup, but Carbon Copy Cloner is popular as well.

Edited for botched typing while distracted.

> I'd like to install the new SSD 100% clean and start from scratch. I don't want any data migrated over at all. What exactly do I need to do to be able to install macOS fresh?

One way to install a fresh copy of High Sierra is to download the High Sierra installer here https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-high-sierra/id1246284741?ls=1&mt=12 then create a U?SB bootable installer of High Sierra using this guide here https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/02/how-to-create-bootable-macos-high-sierra-usb-install-drive-video/. Once the USB has been created replace the hard drive with the new SSD. Plug the USB into the Mac and turn the Mac on holding the Option (Alt) key down to get the boot selection menu up. Select the USB to boot from. Once booted you need to format the SSD so open Disk Utility and follow Apple's guide here https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT208496 to do this, erase as GUID. Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or APFS, it doesn't matter. Quit Disk Utility and follow the on screen instructions to install High Sierra.

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You can plug in your old hard drive to your Mac via USB using any USB to SATA adapter like this one from Amazon.

Then This should be what you want.


or for higher powered drives that cannot be powered through USB you will need something like This

Yeah works. but it needs to be sata3 to usb 3.
I used one myself to make a Backup of my laptop drive to a SSD.

https://www.amazon.com/SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable-Black/dp/B07FDTY299/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1549621527&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=sata+to+usb&dpPl=1&dpID=41azTNqEFdL&ref=plSrch

Like this? Yeah, should be just fine. There are other models that take an extra power cable to drive bigger hard drives.

https://www.amazon.com/SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable-Black/dp/B07FDTY299

https://www.amazon.com/SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable-Black/dp/B07FDTY299

^^ like one of those? see if your hard drive is compatible with it otherwise i'm sure there are related ones that could be compatible with your drive.

I would just go with replacing the hard drive with a SSD of the same size. Get tricky with other stuff later
You can use SuperDuper, or Carbon copy Cloner or something else to clone the drive.
Get a USB data adapter like this https://www.amazon.com/SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable-Black/dp/B07FDTY299

Attach the SSD to that, run the cloning software and copy to the SSD. Replace HDD with SSD (look it up on (ifixit).

Edit: you need a 2.5" SSD.

clone the ssd over to the larger ssd you can do that here with a sata to usb adapter then put the larger ssd in the pc and update to windows 10 here

Hello,

If the computer was working fine in their shop, then most likely something happened to it on the trip back to your house.

Fortunately, the most common problem here is very simple to fix: If you're familiar with computer parts, you should be able to recognize what RAM is. During shipping, it will often come loose. Usually it doesn't fall out of the slot completely, but it is still loose enough to prevent the computer from booting.

So, as a troubleshooting step, make sure to take out all of your RAM chips, and then install them back into the machine. Make sure to put them in the same slots that they started in. This is called "reseating RAM" for future reference.

Also, make sure that your GPU / dedicated graphics card has the power connectors plugged into the top of it, assuming your computer has a dedicated GPU.

If all else fails, remove the brand new SSD, and plug it in to a different computer. Using an adapter that allows you to plug the SSD in like a USB drive would make this much easier (Similar to this one), although if you have access to the inside of a desktop computer, all you need to do is plug in the SATA connector, and an extra power connector from the PSU. (Note: If you do this, please try to ensure that the computer does not boot from this drive: The computer most likely won't boot, and it may cause driver related issues; these issues most likely will cause your computer to be buggy once you get it up and running, though it shouldn't render it impossible to use.)

You should be able to copy your university files off the drive in this manner, allowing you to finish your project. If you can do this, take the opportunity to copy any and all important files elsewhere for safekeeping - essentially, back the files up so that you don't loose anything if this situation happens again.

Once nice thing about hard drives is that they give you a bit of a warning by slowing down or sounding funny before dying completely. One down side of SSD's is that when they go, the often just go with no warning. You also can't send them out to get data recovered like you can a hard drive.

I would try to pull it out and use a USB SATA adapter and connect it to another machine to check and see if the Windows boot files weren't simply corrupted. If it doesn't show up then, it may be dead.

Get one of these, remove your hard drive from your laptop and insert it inside the enclosure kit... then plug it into another PC and copy your data off! Also purchase another drive (SSD is recommended) and install it. Did you have Windows 10 installed?

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Edit: This seems cheaper.

When he took it apart, did he plug it into the computer without it being in the case using a different case or different wires or did he just look at it and say that it looks ok? Get an adapter online and try it. Also, even if it doesn't show up in the comp, there's still recovery software to pull data off of it. Try EaseUS partition recovery. https://www.amazon.com/SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable-Black/dp/B07FDTY299/ref=asc_df_B07FDTY299/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309777534894&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15442461092869565273&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031169&hvtargid=pla-572925725652&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=58425267301&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=309777534894&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15442461092869565273&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031169&hvtargid=pla-572925725652

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FDTY299/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_CTA7CbST8S7WC | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RFPTMVB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_xUA7CbA2S47GM | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005C8MM7E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_bVA7CbZM4NRJ9

You'll need to reinstall Windows on the new drive.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO

Then plug old drive in as a secondary drive.

USB 3.0 SATA III Hard Drive Adapter Cable for 2.5 Inch SSD & HDD with Support UASP-20cm, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FDTY299/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Vde8Cb6PK3XBG

Then copy from old to new.
You'll need to reinstall everything.

You're not making this any easier, are you? :)

Since you say that it's working fine currently I guess there's no need for action to be taken right away, but if the time does come where you do need to do something then perhaps this USB 3.0 to SATA converter would do the trick.

Also, it was said in the video I linked, but just make sure when you buy a new 2.5” drive you buy one in either a 500 GB, 1 TB, or 2 TB capacity—the Xbox does not natively handle sizes other than those three options. Make sure to also buy the SATA to USB cable to connect the new drive to a your PC and run the script to partition the drive (I bought this cable which worked well)

USB 3.0 SATA III Hard Drive Adapter Cable for 2.5 Inch SSD & HDD with Extra USB Power Cable/Support UASP-20cm, Black… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FDTY299/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_qZBwCb1PG7DV2

Buy two of these and it's a $16 solution to mirroring the drives.

You just need something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Drive-Adapter-Cable-Support-UASP-20cm/dp/B07FDTY299

As long as the laptop works fine then you can just upgrade to a SSD and maybe increase the RAM to 8GB or 12GB. Upgrading the SSD should dramatically help with it's sluggishness. I would upgrade the RAM if after opening all of the different programs you normally would have open if RAM usage is over 75%; use Task Manger to see RAM usage.

You can buy a 2.5" Samsung 860 EVO SSD that is fairly inexpensive. Samsung 860 EVO SSDs generally have a small premium compared to other brands due to it's performance and being highly rated. Samsung also has software you can download if you want to clone your existing hard drive to the SSD rather than doing a fresh install of Windows. Their cloning software is considered to be "bulletproof"

Click the link below for the 2.5" Samsung 860 EVO SSDs; the 500GB version costs $70 and the 1TB version costs $130.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Inch-Internal-MZ-76E1T0B-AM/dp/B078DPCY3T/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=2.5&qid=1564071829&s=electronics&sr=1-2

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A slightly less expensive, but still excellent option are the 2.5" WD Blue SSDs.

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073SBQMCX/ref=twister_B07T7C9WG6?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

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If you wish to clone the current hard drive to the SSD, then you will need to also purchase the following USB to SATA III cable to connect the SSD to the laptop.

https://www.amazon.com/SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable-Black/dp/B07FDTY299/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=usb+to+sata+iii+cable&qid=1564071993&s=electronics&sr=1-4

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You can go as simple as this: https://www.amazon.com/SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable-Black/dp/B07FDTY299/ (won't work with 3.5 HDD)

This will work with 3.5" HDD: www.amazon.com/SATA-Drive-Adapter-Converter-Power/dp/B07PVX682Q/

Or a little more advanced like this: https://www.amazon.com/Inateck-Dual-Bay-Docking-Function-FD2002/dp/B00N1KXE9K/ (I personally have this but admittedly I haven't even opened it up or used it yet..)

https://www.amazon.com/SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable-Black/dp/B07FDTY299

Oh lmao. They are pretty cheap. https://www.amazon.com/SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable-Black/dp/B07FDTY299/ref=asc_df_B07FDTY299/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309777534894&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5786150111215872483&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9026561&hvtargid=pla-572925725652&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=58425267301&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=309777534894&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5786150111215872483&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9026561&hvtargid=pla-572925725652

Do NOT buy a Toshiba HDD. I worked at a computer repair shop and every single Toshiba laptop that came in the door had a bad HDD in it. You’ve just had a problem with a Toshiba HDD yourself. Yes, 5 years is about the average time a HDD lasts, but I’ve had about 50 WD drives over the years and only 2 of them lasted 5 years or less. Most of them are still kicking after 10+ years.

A 7200 RPM drive does load data faster than a 5400 RPM drive, but they also create more heat and use more battery power than a 5400 RPM drive. Ive personally used that same WD HDD in about 4 or 5 laptops over the years to replace bad drives (for friends and family) and nobody has had any problems with them.

I would personally put a Solid State Drive in if you don’t need that much space simply because it’s much faster, uses less battery power, and isn’t susceptible to magnetic damage (like regular HDDs are). But if you really need that much space, I would go for the WD.

As far as saving your data goes, you could try cloning the old HDD with any number of drive cloning programs out there. But if the drive has a lot of bad spots then it may take a very long time to clone (I’ve seen it take several days and then still fail). You’re probably better off doing a clean install on the new drive and then using an adapter to hook up your old drive to a USB port and copy any documents, etc that way. All programs will need to be reinstalled of course. Here is such an adapter:

https://www.amazon.com/SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable-Black/dp/B07FDTY299/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1540294967&sr=8-2-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=usb+sata&psc=1

If you search your particular model PC on YouTube you’re likely to find a guide to help you swap the actual hardware. It’s almost always a piece of cake to change a HDD out. Usually you just unscrew a panel on the bottom, pop it off, take out a couple of screws holding in the drive, put the HDD bracket from the old drive into the new drive and then reassemble.

https://www.amazon.com/SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable-Black/dp/B07FDTY299
Something like this will convert it to USB. I don't do any passthru in my setup but I don't recall any passthru of any devices other than USB in Unraid, other than video cards...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM7ntkiUoPk maybe you can adapt this video card passthru tutorial for your drive?

> Are you seriously saying shooting the motherboard wouldn’t destroy the tower?

Yes, I am saying that shooting the motherboard in a computer tower will not destroy a computer.

If the motherboard is damaged but the harddrive is fine then all the information can still be extracted with something like this. Just shooting the motherboard causes no data loss.

> but saying “the only way to destroy the computer tower with a bullet would be by shooting the hard drive” is ridiculous to the point of being laughable.

It's not ridiculous, it's true.