Pls Suggest a Hard Drive Dock or case and cable for this.

dealman on 09/02/2015 - 13:33

Hey Guys,
I just removed this Hard disk from an old Aldi NAS that wasn't working. Looking for a case and cable that I can use to retreive all the data from here.

This is what the port on the hard drive looks like. see the pics here, I think it's one of the larger ones and will need power and a data connection as shown on the sticker, just don't know which one to buy.

http://imgur.com/a/7qb2Y

The Hard Drive is a Seagate Serial ATA,

Here are some of the pics of the Hard drive / connector. Thanks,

Computing

Comments

  • bdl on 09/02/2015 - 13:54
    +1

    http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/PARTS.pdf

    search for Orico 3588US3-BK on third page under "3.5'' HDD Enclosure" - assuming you want USB3

    If MSY not suitable, search on staticice.com.au :)

    this is what enclosure/case looks like: http://www.mwave.com.au/product/orico-3588us3bk-usb-30-tool-…

    • dealman on 09/02/2015 - 17:42

      Thanks Mate, The MSY list looks good, 3.5 HDD enclosure that's what I need, Will take the hard drive to the shop to ensure correct fit.
      Thanks,

  • Davo1111 on 09/02/2015 - 14:34
    +1

    You need a 3.5" sata hdd enclosure.

    Pick any from your nearest cheapo computer store

  • ESEMCE on 09/02/2015 - 14:47

    If you have a desktop computer, it's very likely that you can plug it straight into the motherboard with the cables that came out of the NAS.

    • dealman on 09/02/2015 - 16:43

      Thanks, I don't have a pc. Only laptop. So I have to get a dock.

  • advalsol on 09/02/2015 - 18:31
    +1

    Well,in that case you have no choice, you will have to buy a dock, even if you find a cable for the 12v and 5v,usually Laptops don't have the 12v required, so you will need a power source for the voltages.

    Why bother with a cable ? If you will get a dock in $30-$50

    • dealman on 09/02/2015 - 22:22

      Yes I'll get a dock.

      Just found out that the hard drive has special Unix based files system. I can't simply copy the data out 😢😢😢

      • retiredfeline on 09/02/2015 - 22:30

        Yeah, the NAS was probably based on Linux. If you can boot your laptop off a live Linux CD or DVD you can mount the external Linux disk as well as the internal Windows disk and copy the data to it. That is assuming you have a DVD drive. If not, perhaps boot off a live Linux USB stick.

        • ESEMCE on 10/02/2015 - 08:18

          Use Unetbootin to make a bootable Linux USB drive.

      • Davo1111 on 10/02/2015 - 00:32

        …which one? and what were the files stored? just photos?

        • dealman on 10/02/2015 - 11:11

          Thanks for the tips guys, yes, getting the hard disk dock today. Next will have to do some Unix things which I have no idea about yet, learning slowly..

          The data is, document abs stuff from years abs photos of all family trips and the like,

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