StarTech USB3S2SAT3CB SATA to USB Cable USB 3.0 to 2.5” SATA III Hard Drive Adapter External Converter for SSD/HDD Data Transfer

/u/SubstantialResearch8 has your answer. It's not uncommon for the adapter in an external enclosure to go bad. Pull the drive from it and A) connect it to your laptop with a different USB adapter, something like this or, B) connect it to a desktop internally as a second drive using regular SATA cables.

If you're not sure how to open the enclosure just search online, "remove drive from enclosure/name/model".

If it's still not accessible then you have a choice to make, attempt data recovery on your own or pay for a professional recovery service. the more you muck with it yourself the more it'll probably cost to have it recovered professionally, and it's not cheap to begin with.

If you go it on your own use Test Disk, which includes PhotoRec, which, despite the name works on all file types. From the site:

>PhotoRec ignores the file system and goes after the underlying data, so it will still work even if your media's file system has been severely damaged or reformatted.

Finally, learn a lesson, data stored in one place is at risk. Always keep a backup of important data. Drives die all the time.

This is the Startech adapter I have: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HJZJI84

The speeds are going to be exactly the same, so in terms of utility, there is no difference.

M.2 drives take up one of the m.2 slots on your motherboard, which are more scarce of a resource than conventional SATA connections. The up side is that it makes the inside of your case neater (you don't have to run a cable) if you have the slot available.

I like 2.5" sata drives since I can very easily take them out of my computer and put them in storage, then just hook the up with simple USB cable. m.2 enclosures are becoming more popular, but this is still easy for me.

My use case is high volume photography work, though, so for people just using this for normal storage and as a Steam drive, it's whichever fits your case the best.

need help using a 2.5" sata hdd via usb

so i bought a sata to usb cable like this one to make transferring files to my ps3 hdd faster. i plugged it in and the power and access lights light up and the unit vibrates like its spinning and my computer makes a ding like when i plug in a usb but nothing pops up in windows explorer like a usb does. what am i doing wrong?

If it’s just the pins, try straightening them out with pliers, then use a hard drive adapter, such as this one the adapter will work with both your hdd and ssd

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84/

The one in your old PC is likely connected to the whole power supply, which I suppose you could do but it would be inconvenient. Is your new computer a desktop or laptop?

If your new computer is a desktop, there power supply probably has a spare sata power connector and maybe even data cable and you can keep it inside.

If it's a laptop you probably only have space for one HDD, but it's worth googling the model to double check. If it does only have one, just buy a cable like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HJZJI84/ It's both cables in one and that way you don't have to worry the hassle and issues of a random power supply.

I use a 1.6tb ssd with the following cable and it works better than any store bought external storage I’ve used.

StarTech.com SATA to USB Cable - USB 3.0 to 2.5” SATA III Hard Drive Adapter - External Converter for SSD/HDD Data Transfer (USB3S2SAT3CB) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_z7iIEbSZQBKVT

Google around and find out how to remove the hard drive from that old laptop, then order a connection cable online. Finally use a free recovery tool...

Here are some links to get you started: https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84/

https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva

Yes, in most cases but with a couple of exceptions, one being whether or not the HD was also damaged by the liquid. If it's a basic 2.5 inch hard drive than a simple USB to SATA adapter like the one below is all you need. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_SLtfFb0JPMH1A

You can mount an old laptops hard drive to another computer and just read the files like it was an external drive, you just need to take the drive out and a USB adapter like this. Ifixit.com has step by step instructions of how to open up old MacBooks too

In mechanical hard drives the head is the moving part that swings out over the spinning magnetic disc called the platter, the platter holds the data, the head reads and writes it. the head is supposed to never touch the platter, when drives are dropped the head can touch the platter and scrape off some of the material, destroying data and creating dust which gets stuck to the head and dragged across the platter destroying more data and creating more dust and the cycle continues till there's nothing left to recover.
I've had this happen to one of my drives that seemed to be working fine after a drop, if I'd started moving files off it immediately or sent it to a recovery specialist instead of continuing to use it i could have saved my important files.
It sounds like you may not be comfortable messing with cables inside your PC so if you want to attempt to save the files yourself you'll want to use something like this as another poster said if it makes any grinding or scraping noises unplug it immediately, another bad noise it may make is clicking which you should also immediately unplug it for

I hope you get it sorted but for an ssd something like this will work.

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84

I have a bunch of 3.5" cases from shucking 3.5" hard drives if anyone is in a similar boat

Yes, you should be able to pull the files off your current drive.

You'll want something like this to access your drive from another computer, unless the new computer has the room for an extra drive.

Pull the hard drive and order an adapter to do it yourself.

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=sr_1_16?dchild=1&keywords=sas+to+usb&qid=1607971724&s=electronics&sr=1-16

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=sata+to+usb&qid=1584216920&sprefix=Sata+to+&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzOEJJQUFEV1BaQVU3JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMzA1MDQ2MkNNUEQ3VkZIM1lQSSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUExMDQwNTUwMlRDRVNEMk1QSVhaViZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX3Bob25lX3NlYXJjaF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

Yeah, sounds like your disk may have failed. If you can take the LT apart, you can buy an inexpensive cable that will allow you to plug the drive into another PC via USB. That will give you much more info. Do the drives spin at this point(you should be able to feel it with your fingertips), does the other PC recognize the drive? From this point you should be able to make an educated decision.

You can pick up an external converter like this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_yYwZEbK5V5KMS And it acts as an external harddrive

usb to sata power + data

something like this

I mean, you could do it that often, but I'm talking about physically removing the drive, so I was thinking in /u/massiveparanoia's case, they could do that whenever they're about to put the PS3 away for an extended period of time, and they're afraid the drive will be bad when they pull it out of storage.

**Edit for clarification**

I'm talking about using one of these cables and physically pulling the drive out of the PS3, plugging it into a Linux machine, and creating a bit-for-bit image of the drive.

NOTE: This cable will only work on 2.5" drives (both HDD and SSD), because it runs on 5V. It will NOT power a 3.5" HDD, as those run on 12V.

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84

will something like this work, or is the sata part on the drive

Yep, sometimes it's just the USB controller that dies. If it's one of the small WD ones though, the USB port is on the drive's board and doesn't use a separate USB adapter in the enclosure.
If it's a 2.5 (smaller laptop size drive) can just try and pop it on a sata to USB adapter and see if it mounts.

StarTech.com SATA to USB Cable - USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA III Hard Drive Adapter - External Converter for SSD/HDD Data Transfer (USB3S2SAT3CB) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_kXgL4nECCAaYM

Haha thanks! Just to make sure, would this one work? https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84

Amazon sells a sata power+sata data to usb. Will be less of a hassle than having to swap 24/7.

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84/

This one has served me well: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_k5OeFbQ3ST3SQ

Macrium Reflect is a great backup/cloning software as well, the free version is all you’d need.

You want something like this to connect to your new laptop and just copy the files from your old drive over. I use one of those cables with a SATA SSD as a large capacity USB drive for RAW photos.

It'll work fine. You'll have worse latency and more points of failure on those two drive, but it seems like you're ok with that. For the internal adapter you might consider something like. https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=usb+to+sata&qid=1592066644&sr=8-4

Since it is SATA 3 harddrive you could used a SATA to USB hard drive adapter cable. The hard drive will have a SATA port for the data which is shaped kinda like an "L" and the other port will be for power. So when looking for an adapter make sure they have both those things.

Something like this would work. https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84

Hopefully this helps :)

Then yeah, do the upgrades I and others suggested, and you will be set for a long time! I will also recommend getting a SATA to USB cable so that once you have your computer set up with the new SSD, etc., you can plug in the old HDD to the computer and drag your docs, pics, music, etc.

Something like this from Amazon:

StarTech.com SATA to USB Cable - USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA III Hard Drive Adapter - External Converter for SSD/HDD Data Transfer (USB3S2SAT3CB)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HJZJI84ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_R03vEbMA4H26S

Good luck! It shouldn’t take more than an hour or so to get all the stuff done. The downloading will be based on your internet speed, obviously.

> As in get a USB, re-download Windows 10 then put it in my pc?

Yep.

> My pc is the only desktop in the house, the rest are laptops

So get a USB to SATA adapter to pull the data off. Pull the drive, connect it to your laptop, and then start copying off the data.

> My dad suggested waiting an hour for it to "update", as he said this happened to him numerous times before with his laptop and all it needed was an update.

Sure. Why not? It won't work, as repairs are not updates. But there's nothing to lose by trying. And you may need to wait for your USB to SATA adapter anyway unless you have a Microcenter or Fry's Electronics near you that has one in-stock.

First how old is the laptop, check on the MSI website if there is any warranty. If your laptop has a removable battery take it out and just plug in the power cord and try to Boot. Laptops should be able to boot without the battery and only the AC cord. This should rule out if its a Battery issue. If it wont Boot, it could be a motherboard issue which would be costly to replace.

If you need the data off it here is what you can try, take the laptop apart and remove the hard drive. Then get yourself a Sata to USB cable ( i provided a link) then you simply plug the hard drive on one end and then connect the usb to any working PC. It should read it like if it was a USB, and you can get your Data. Cable is only under $20

Bilgisayarımda tek slot var dersen şunun gibi bir kablo işini görecektir. Laptoba veya masaüstüne takabilirsin https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84

Not a SD card, try a SSD. I just switched to one and the difference is stunning. I'm using one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_5RbiEbVM917WZ

and an old 64GB SSD a friend gave me. The Pi with Home Assistant eats SD cards for breakfast. I've never had one last more than 6 months.

As long as you give the Pi 3 amps via the power supply, it works great. Faster, and won't crap out on you.

The suggestion to connect both SSDs mean that you would need to purchase a SATA-TO-USB adapter to connect the new SSD via USB and then boot into a cloning software that would copy your old SSD to the new one. There are free cloning software and one that cost about $50.

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable/dp/B00HJZJI84

Get this https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=hard+drive+reader&qid=1580849170&sr=8-3 hook it up and you can view all the files on the HDD, be it a HDD or SSD or whatever as long as it uses that interface. It is super easy. Places charge tons for data retrieval like this and it is literally 13 bucks and 6 minutes on average, they charge 200 bucks.

All the ones I see look like this but i need one like this but with the right connector, but I don't even know what the right connector is, on mine it has the second links sata thing and a 4x1 pin connector, and I don't know what to buy

If it's just for a 2.5" drive, I like this one from Startech. Note that these types of adapters will not power full size 3.5" mechanical HDD's.

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84/

First of all, to answer your question; No, downgrading/upgrading your BIOS will not overcome Bitlocker. Bitlocker has nothing to do with your BIOS.

Bitlocker is a built-in function of Windows 10 to encrypt your data so it's secure against unauthorized access.

If it truly was a bad hard drive (I doubt it, I think the technician did not recognize what a Bitlocker-encrypted drive looked like because when it is encrypted it looks a lot like corrupted data), I'm sorry but it's very difficult to recover something like that without sending it to professionals (which are expensive).

If it simply was a case of a forgotten password, you may still have hope. If you were using a Microsoft account to sign into the computer, you can log into your Microsoft account here and hopefully it was backed up to OneDrive. If you have that recovery key, you can simply use a SATA to USB drive adapter to plug your hard drive into your laptop and enter the recovery key to decrypt the drive.

12.5mm is rarely used anymore AFAIK.. which is probably why you'd have trouble finding one. They all list the sizes that fit in their specs though.

Just the first one I found with a search.. seems there's not a ton out there. You might be able to find others, just add 12.5mm to your searches

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-External-Hard-Drive-Enclosure/dp/B00GYR75GK

Another option is just a cable like this

If you can pull out the hard drive, you can use a USB to SATA cable to connect it to another computer like a flash drive and pull any important files off of it.

Or if you have any knowledge of linux, you can use a linux bootable USB to load up a live version and copy the files to an actual flash drive that way, like /u/NateOnLinux mentioned.

A little late to the party on this, but... a few things you may want to try:

1. Verify that all your connections are seated properly (sata connection & power for the SSD).
2. Go into the BIOS, and see if it is detecting a drive connected - if it's not detecting the drive at all, then there may be a serious issue and/or it may have somehow got uninitialized.
3. In Windows, use diskpart in the command console (in administrator mode) and see if it lists the drive.

If you've gone through those steps, and you still have nothing, then there's a few options to continue:

1. Initialize the disk and reinstall it - note that this will delete all your data, so I don't recommend this unless it's all you have left to try.
2. Connect the drive to a different sata port on the motherboard - while it's rare, it is possible that the port is bad. Also try a different line of power, in case that's the culprit (again, very rare, but...).
3. Try connecting the drive to an external sata connector (like a USB to sata adapter), and see if it shows up that way.

For what it's worth, I keep one of these in my backpack pretty much 100% of the time, exactly for issues like this:

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=usb+3+to+sata&qid=1582927519&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUE3V0s0SlVWQzdQWkYmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA0MTEyNzcyQk00QkhGNzdRTkJPJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA2NTc0MjMzODg3VjhUV1kxVzc3JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

> SO THATS GONNA HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT MONTH BECAUSE REINSTALLING XIV IS HUGE TOO

FYI, IF YOUR NEW SSD IS GOING TO BE EXTERNAL (WHICH SPEED-WISE, BARELY MAKES NO DIFFERENCE FOR PS4, READ TIMES ARE CRAP REGARDLESS), YOU CAN TRANSFER THE GAME FROM YOUR INTERNAL HD TO THE SSD WITHOUT NEEDING TO RE-DOWNLOAD THE GAME.

ALTERNATIVELY, YOU CAN ALSO CLONE YOUR OLD PS4 HD TO THE SSD IF YOU PLAN ON USING IT AS THE NEW INTERNAL HD USING A SATA-TO-USB CABLE LIKE THIS.

I've connected these to Windows 10, MacOS, and a Raspbery Pi without any issues.

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia-wc-p13n1_0?crid=5KP6X3M7DREC&cv_ct_cx=sata+usb+adapter&dchild=1&keywords=sata+usb+adapter&pd_rd_i=B00HJZJI84&pd_rd_r=e589d578-897d-490e-ac88-bd5c86e3c3c6&pd_rd_w=NHQeY&pd_rd_wg=zhHvt&pf_rd_p=1da5beeb-8f71-435c-b5c5-3279a6171294&pf_rd_r=X8C5GFQSFMT06SY1RP5T&psc=1&qid=1593629147&sprefix=sata+usb%2Caps%2C223&sr=1-1-70f7c15d-07d8-466a-b325-4be35d7258cc

I have a Samsung 850 EVO 250gb SSD that I plan on using in my upcoming build, but it's filled with a bunch of Mac stuff so i'll have to reformat it beforehand. Is this the cable that I need to buy? https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84#customerReviews

if you found this one, this is the one I'm thinking of, there are external enclosures but they cost more, this would probably be the best for just a quick transfer of data

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84

So, alternative idea, could I just use it as an external SSD with this:

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=sr_1_9?crid=G6BGZQ3A1BCI&dchild=1&keywords=sata+data+cable&qid=1596069826&sprefix=sata+data+%2Caps%2C199&sr=8-9

You can try pulling out the harddrive and moving those files to another computer.

This is a step by step guid to remove the harddrive:

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Core+2+Duo+Hard+Drive+Replacement/514

After that you'll need a cable like this:

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84

It'll act like an external hard drive. The only issue would be it that drive was encrypted. I'm not sure what the process is to recover a MacOS encrypted drive.

As stated, it depends on the style of the "hard drive" in your old laptop. What was it? another Mac or windows?

If it has a SATA drive, it's pretty simple.

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2K5DULVDLH360&dchild=1&keywords=usb+sata+dock&qid=1586739113&sprefix=usb+sata%2Caps%2C199&sr=8-6

I've already found this cable and this enclosure that use it.

Also found videos from linus and Dave 2D.

Apparently you have to plug one end to the ssd and the other to the usb port and somehow you're getting data speeds with it (6Gbps) even though it's plugged to a usb port which has a max limit of 5Gbps.

I want to if that's actually true. Does using this cable or enclosure bypass the usb limit?