HD in laptop dying...

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by hopperdave2000, Feb 20, 2007.

  1. hopperdave2000

    hopperdave2000 MajorGeek

    Hitachi 40gb HD in a Gateway laptop; the CDROM port (not just the drive) is dead and BIOS doesn't allow booting to a USB device. My question is: if I pull the HD and put it in an enclosure, hook it to a desktop USB port, can I boot to Hitachi's diag tool and have it pick up the USB connected drive? I need to test it (and repair it if needed- DFT has a repair option) before proceeding... any help, ideas or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.....

    hopperdave2000
     
    hopperdave2000, Feb 20, 2007
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  2. studiot

    studiot MajorGeek

    If you are lucky enough to have the correct mechanical interconnections the hard drive will perform as any other in the enclosure.

    Studio T
     
    studiot, Feb 21, 2007
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