# Laptop Help - External HD Enclosure? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 27, 2005, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-help-external-hd-enclosure/1087 "2005-07-27T07:54:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PumiceT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@PumiceT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PumiceT)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-help-external-hd-enclosure/1087/1 "2005-07-27T07:54:34Z")
A friend of mine is having troubles with his laptop. It was working for his wife, using her profile, but when he used his profile, it slowed down to a crawl. It could be the heat, as they don’t have air-conditioning, and when he was using it, it was warmer in the house than when she was using it. So, if letting it cool down doesn’t help, I offered to back up his needed info, wipe the drive and reinstall Windows, etc., as it seems possibly virus related. However, I made that suggestion before I realized it was a laptop. I figured it was a tower, and I’d pop his HD into one of my external cases and do the backup on my main system. But, it’s a laptop. I don’t have an external case for a laptop drive. Anyone have one I could use? Anyone have other ideas on how to back up a not-so-happy laptop? ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-help-external-hd-enclosure/1087/2 "2005-07-27T08:19:03Z")
Network connection available on the laptop? ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-help-external-hd-enclosure/1087/3 "2005-07-27T08:36:30Z")
you need a 10 dollar adapter [http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat\_id=906&sku=17705](http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat%5Fid=906&sku=17705) or you can send it to me and i can do it forensically 😉 ---
**Author:** ![PumiceT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@PumiceT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PumiceT)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-help-external-hd-enclosure/1087/4 "2005-07-27T08:54:16Z")
Hmm… Maybe I’d send him to CompUSA for one of those to hook up to one of my HD enclosures. ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-help-external-hd-enclosure/1087/5 "2005-07-27T09:15:10Z")
send me the drive. comp usa will rape you. send em 5 mighty bux and ill do whatever you want. ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_Cheater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Lucky\_Cheater](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lucky_Cheater)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-help-external-hd-enclosure/1087/6 "2005-07-27T09:30:29Z")
> [@krazyjon](#): > > send me the drive. comp usa will rape you. send em 5 mighty bux and ill do whatever you want. :word: -Cheater- ---
**Author:** ![PumiceT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@PumiceT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PumiceT)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-help-external-hd-enclosure/1087/7 "2005-07-27T10:49:48Z")
I don’t mean to have CompUSA do any work, I mean to get that connector, and subsequently return it when we’re done. “It didn’t work.” :gotme: :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-help-external-hd-enclosure/1087/8 "2005-07-27T11:03:11Z")
that will work becasue they are very sensitive. we go through a few a month… ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-help-external-hd-enclosure/1087/9 "2005-07-27T20:37:44Z")
I have one of the connectors from my last HD that took a shit. $10 locally and its yours or if im feeling generous enough to look around for free i could probly find it ---
**Author:** ![PumiceT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@PumiceT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PumiceT)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-help-external-hd-enclosure/1087/10 "2005-07-28T06:20:45Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > I have one of the connectors from my last HD that took a shit. $10 locally and its yours or if im feeling generous enough to look around for free i could probly find it I ended up just installing Microsoft AntiSpyware, and it seemed to remedy the situation enough for the time being. If I end up needing to dig deeper into the computer, I’d like one of those adapters - pretty please? ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-help-external-hd-enclosure/1087/11 "2005-07-28T06:25:34Z")
> [@PumiceT](#): > > I ended up just installing Microsoft AntiSpyware :tup: i love it :tup: ---
**Author:** ![PumiceT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@PumiceT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PumiceT)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-help-external-hd-enclosure/1087/12 "2005-07-28T06:42:08Z")
> [@krazyjon](#): > > i love it I’d normally assume I am smart enough to avoid spyware, but I guess some files are super :snky:. I’m usually not a big fan of ANY antivirus software, but I can deal with this Anti-Spyware stuff from Micro$oft. Chances are they’re monitoring my illegal software, but in the meantime, I’m free of OTHER spyware. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-help-external-hd-enclosure/1087/13 "2005-07-28T06:49:32Z")
> [@PumiceT](#): > > I’d normally assume I am smart enough to avoid spyware, but I guess some files are super :snky:. I’m usually not a big fan of ANY antivirus software, but I can deal with this Anti-Spyware stuff from Micro$oft. Chances are they’re monitoring my illegal software, but in the meantime, I’m free of OTHER spyware. 🙂 i agree with you, but i like to look at it this way… they know how windows works can identify when the registry settings are not optimal, and detect spyware the best. i love it.