Retrieve Data From a Toshbia 1.8" ZIF Hard Drive

[singletons11]

I have a Sony DCR-SR200 camcorder and it has died and I cannot get it powered up but I am really interested in getting the data (i.e. video clips) off the camcorder.

I was wondering if I removed the ZIF hard drive how would I go about connecting it to a PC to remove the data or video files?

 

[mcnumpty23]

should be able to do it with a 1.8 zif to usb enclosure then just connect to the pc by usb--look here

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=1.8+zif+to+usb&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB😱fficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=4484343709014188930&sa=X&ei=4Lw5Tp62DYrNhAfdudSzAg&ved=0CDYQ8wIwAA

 

[singletons11]

Thanks

I just ordered this: StarTech IDE1810U2Z Aluminum 1.8" USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure for LIF/ZIF HDD

I will try it when it comes and post the success or failure - hopefully the hard drive isn't ruined and I'll be able to access the video file.

Thanks for your help.

 

[mcnumpty23]

you are welcome

hopefully your drives fine and you get your files

 

[singletons11]

Thanks again for all your help - everything worked great and I was able to retrieve all my information - camera still does not work but hey I guess I now have a 40GB flash drive?!

 

[singletons11]

Best answer selected by singletons11.

 

[kewl1]

I have a sort of similar problem with a different twist. My Sony HDR-SR1 did not die but it cannot access the 30 gig Toshiba MK3008GAL hard drive that has a ribbon connection that I believe is called ZIF. I am getting a HDD formatting error. I definitely did not try to format the drive and I don't think it could have formatted itself while I was trying to film my granddaughters dance competition but whatever happened will not allow me to use it. I have not tried to record or reformat or anything because I have some irreplaceable stuff on it i.e. maybe 5 gig worth. My desktop does not recognize that the camera is connected. So even if I bought the USB device to connect the drive directly to the computer do you think that it would recognize the damaged drive so that I could try to retrieve the movies?