How do I get data off of a dead laptop's SSD?
I have an old Dell Inspiron 15 7000 that is broken and dead in the sense that it will power on, but it won't boot or show anything on the screen. I've tried connecting it via HDMI to a monitor to see if that's the problem but nothing. I attempted to access my files by connecting the old laptop to my current laptop with an Ethernet cable. I was able to confirm that it did connect but I had no luck getting to my files because I can't turn on the file sharing on the old laptop.
I've now opened it up and removed what I think is the SSD. I say think because it was plugged into a port that says SSD and it the drive itself says "SOLID STATE DRIVE 512GB". I'm not sure because it looks a bit small to be a drive. There was something in the HDD section but it wasn't plugged into anything, it just looks like a placeholder. I took photos of it all here: https://imgur.com/a/Jlf9Gca
The brand is Toshiba and the model number is KGB30ZMS512G but do check the photos in case I read it wrong. I'm aware that there are things called "enclosures" which can be used to turn laptop drives into external drives. What I need is help identifying exactly what kind of drive this is and what enclosure I need in order to access my files.
Thanks in advance.
Posted Jul 9, 2025, 4:21 AM UTC