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What's this bit called?
Amba_Gambla
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Hi
I had a 2.5" HDD for work, and it broke in May. I took it to the local computer shop and he opened it, and made it so I could get the data off. Now Tesco are refusing to refund it, so I want to replace the broken bit.
I had a 2.5" HDD for work, and it broke in May. I took it to the local computer shop and he opened it, and made it so I could get the data off. Now Tesco are refusing to refund it, so I want to replace the broken bit.
Can anyone help me with what this bit is called so I can search for a new one please?!
It's the bit that you plug the USB cord into, that the HDD plugs in to....
Thanks for any help
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You would struggle to find one, buying an external USB hard drive enclosure would be the easiest option.0
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That's just a SATA to USB connector and for the price you would be better off just buying a new caddy. Getting just the board will be nigh on impossible when you can pick up a complete caddy for pennies.
Amazon - £2.990 -
You require a USB hard drive enclosure to fit the drive your local PC store should have one .
The bit will more than likely not be a standalone product .
Cost of the case is relatively cheap its the drive that costs .
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That's just a SATA to USB connector and for the price you would be better off just buying a new caddy. Getting just the board will be nigh on impossible when you can pick up a complete caddy for pennies.
Amazon - £2.99
Do the connectors come with the caddies as standard then?
I have a connector, but the guy in the shop didn't have a new case to sell me at the time0 -
The whole thing comes as part of the enclosure. The connectors are mostly bespoke to the enclosure which is why you'd likely have some difficulty tracking down the connector separately0
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Yes the caddies have the card in them. I have 2 identical caddies and the cards are different so you cannot always just swap them. A new caddy will mean all your data on the hard drive will be available to you. I keep one of the cards handy so i can just plug it into a hard drive just like the man in the shop did.0
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Awesome. Thanks everyone!0
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caddies can start from £7 online, just get a new caddy and make sure its the correct type IDE (drive has lots of connector pins, about 40) or SATA (Drive has 2 L-shaped connector)0
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