Reddit mentions of Vantec USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA HDD Adapter with case (CB-STU3-2PB)

I still am a Wii lad.

(just took my soft-modded launch day preordered Wii, not Wii U, to a family relative's house this past Sunday and we played Smash Bros Melee, Rush 2049's battle mode, Mario Kart Wii, and were going to play some Brawl Minus before we ran out of time)

　

If anything, a soft-modded Wii is easier and more practical nowadays than ever (except for the abundance of used Wii Minis - those cannot be softmoded) thanks to really cheap SSDs which let you just get a simple known-working USB-SATA adapter (I use this Vantec one) plus a 120 to 240GB SSD for only like $30 to $40 in total, and it being an SSD combined with the Wii's own internal storage being flash memory as well as just generally being small means you can transport it all around largely without worry! (transportation protip - to prevent Wii remotes for accidentally having buttons pressed during transport and killing batteries, simply turn a single battery to be backwards which is safe specifically for wii remotes. Don't try this on other electronics unless you know for absolute sure the batteries are directly connected in series and not individually to the device itself)

For reference, USB flash drives can be problematic, especially USB 3.0-based ones, and you can't launch disc-based Wii games from SD cards. Certain microSD--to->USB adapters could theoretically work just as well if you wanted something smaller, but I had a spare 128GB SSD around and a family friend already got that USB-SATA adapter on my suggestion for an unrelated task, so I was able to borrow it for a bit and confirm that it really does work perfectly with soft-modded Wiis before buying an adapter of my own (which was a godsend considering my incredibly hit-and-miss luck with USB flash drives).

That is a 2.5" SATA hard disk. A cable exists that will allow you to connect it to a running computer via USB and browse its filesystem. You could then navigate to your files, if they are still there, and manipulate them. You'd buy it on amazon, or locally if you want. Anything like the following query will get you one: "2.5" sata to usb" Here is a link to one that will work for you:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015FB3R12/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Either a cable or an enclosure would work. The linked item can function as both (see pictures). That's a good thing because you are able to use the old hdd as external storage, provided it hasn't been damaged.


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Take out the drive. And buy one of these Vantec USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA HDD Adapter with case (CB-STU3-2PB) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B015FB3R12/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_D7YUDbP94EV62 or a cloner which is the same thing just a bigger box

No problem. Glad I could help. Luckily you were able to get boosted to 11% savings today + 30% from the coupon code! Congrats. They have a generous return policy (not sure if they're competent about it though) so see if it's right for you. This thing will last your entire university career though. Engineering/math/architecture might need a P52S for the quadro discrete GPU but this will be more than adequate for everything else.

This site below is biased to 1 company but they provide the specs of what's compatible with the T580 after-market upgrades:

https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Lenovo/thinkpad-t580

They will sell a 4 GB ram stick for $33.99 from amazon.ca. You're also lucky that SSD and memory prices have fallen drastically this year for your upgrades. When you buy an SSD, make sure it has DRAM so it'll be faster and last longer (this is what differentiates the $54.99 250 GB MX500 I got from amazon vs. the non-DRAM 250 GB BX500 variant that can be had for 34.99 on newegg.ca).

You don't have to use Crucial/Micron products though, just make sure your RAM clock speed is 2400 MHZ, your CL is 17, your voltage is 1.2V and that it is a 260-pin laptop DDR4 ram. You'll want to match the specs of the RAM already inside which I suspect will be an SK Hynix (expensive as it is rare but generic RAM used by manufacturers). I've mixed RAM brands and capacities before without issue (but I never f'ed around with the voltage (more dangerous) and clock speeds (less dangerous)).

Hard drives are easier to pick...just make sure it is a SATA3 (which matches your HDD) and it is a 2.5" form factor. The longer you wait, the cheaper RAM and SSD prices will get this year though. I've seen a 1TB ADATA SU800 priced at $115 pre-tax on amazon.ca. I think many speculate SSD prices will drop to 10 cents per GB (that ADATA deal kinda has in USD terms). Not sure how ADATA would jive with Thinkpads though.

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I got this enclosure for $11.57 pretax - you'll need it if you do the cloning route, you can find a cheaper/similar alternative, you can either sell your 500 GB HDD or you can put it into one of these and use it as an external/backup (you'll need it if you're in residence and you can share files through DC++ not sure if that's a thing anymore, I've been out of school for a decade+):

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B015FB3R12/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I wish I knew about these when I was in school, I lost a semesters worth of work because my Powerbook G4 HDD died...But now you have the Cloud as well...

Most SSDs will come with disk cloning software. Just get a USB dock, clone your HD to the SSD and then put the SSD in the laptop using the link from the other post.

https://www.amazon.com/Vantec-SATA-Adapter-case-CB-STU3-2PB/dp/B015FB3R12

This is the only one I could find that would match it. Because I'm ordering from a dutch website which doesn't state it's name of the product.

Well I certainly can't ask for a better recommendation than that, and I definitely can't thank you enough either—I can't even imagine where I'd begin if I were to go looking for something like this on my own

So now that I've officially given up trying to fix the g6, I'm realizing that I'm gonna need some way to cannibalize the hard drive—and from my multiple attempts at disassembly and repair (and getting several good looks at the hard drive in the process), I'm fairly certain that all I'll need is something like this guy here:

Vantec USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA HDD Adapter with case (CB-STU3-2PB)

The HP website has a page with specs for the model (g6-1d21dx), but it's like laughably uninformative about the hard drive, so I'm basing my guess on the number & layout of the connector pins on the unit

Like I said, I'm pretty sure, but an extra set of eyes never hurt

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If you want m.2

Wd blue m.2 for $85

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A prime $12 enclosure

= $97 pre tax

If you don't mind the size a 2.5" setup is WAY cheaper

su800 for $75 tax in

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$10 cable, my bad for saying enclosure

= 86 ish bucks after tax

add $7 if you want an actual enclosure