Hi all,
I have a few questions/concerns. About a year and a half ago, the HDD in my Asus laptop abruptly died. I took it to Geek Squad and was told the HDD was so full, there wasn't enough space to even create a text document. I never got an definitive answer, but I have a feeling I got a nasty virus that wiped that hard drive out. Fast forward to now, I just remembered I still have that HDD. I'll be starting school this year for PC Maintenance & Repair, so recovering files from a dead HDD would be one of those things i'd like to know how to do before hand. I've built and stripped computers from the ground up in the past, but never attempted data recovery.
Now to the two questions: 1) What is the name of the USB cable i'll need to link to the dead HDD? 2) If it was indeed a virus that killed that HDD, is there a risk of spreading it to the linked computer?
I appreciate any and all answers.
I have a few questions/concerns. About a year and a half ago, the HDD in my Asus laptop abruptly died. I took it to Geek Squad and was told the HDD was so full, there wasn't enough space to even create a text document. I never got an definitive answer, but I have a feeling I got a nasty virus that wiped that hard drive out. Fast forward to now, I just remembered I still have that HDD. I'll be starting school this year for PC Maintenance & Repair, so recovering files from a dead HDD would be one of those things i'd like to know how to do before hand. I've built and stripped computers from the ground up in the past, but never attempted data recovery.
Now to the two questions: 1) What is the name of the USB cable i'll need to link to the dead HDD? 2) If it was indeed a virus that killed that HDD, is there a risk of spreading it to the linked computer?
I appreciate any and all answers.