Cable for recovering data from an SW5-111?

pwyetzner

I'd like to recover data from the hard drive of an SW5-111. Before I remove the drive, does this look like the right cable to connect it to another machine? Because it looks larger than either of the two ports I can see.

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JackE

If an HDD is installed, you need a 2.5" USB-to-HDD adapter which looks like the one shown below. However, I don't see a 2.5" HDD in your image. A 2.5" HDD was an extra cost option in this model since the boot drive is actually a non-removable chip. Did you order it with the optional 2.5" HDD?

billsey

Nope, your SW5-111 doesn't have a SATA drive installed, the SSD is an eMMC type and is soldered to the motherboard. Unfortunately if it has failed you are likely out of luck recovering data in a cost effective manner. The only SATA drive for your system was one that was installed in the docking station with the keyboard.