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Title: Computer nerds help!!
Post by: ALLslowNOshow on December 26, 2012, 09:32:27 PM

First off I'm one of those people that push buttons till it works, so I don't know to much about computers.

Well I got a HP laptop that crapped out on me, I think it might be something with the power. Anyways I was wondering if there's a way to retrieve my documents and stuff off the hard drive onto another computer.

Title: Re: Computer nerds help!!
Post by: digitalsolo on December 26, 2012, 09:42:41 PM

Yes, remove the hard drive and install it in an external enclosure and hook that up to the new computer.  :)

Title: Re: Computer nerds help!!
Post by: bikedad on December 26, 2012, 09:54:33 PM

Quote from: digitalsolo on December 26, 2012, 09:42:41 PM

Yes, remove the hard drive and install it in an external enclosure and hook that up to the new computer.  :)

^^+1 (it'll show up like a USB flash drive)

Title: Re: Computer nerds help!!
Post by: ALLslowNOshow on December 26, 2012, 10:13:49 PM

I guess it's a SATA type hard drive. I'll check and see if I could find one those external enclosures you guys are talking about.

Title: Re: Computer nerds help!!
Post by: bikedad on December 26, 2012, 10:18:24 PM

Quote from: ALLslowNOshow on December 26, 2012, 10:13:49 PM

I guess it's a SATA type hard drive. I'll check and see if I could find one those external enclosures you guys are talking about.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4846666&CatId=2783 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4846666&CatId=2783)

Title: Re: Computer nerds help!!
Post by: DavidPHumes on December 26, 2012, 11:06:47 PM

Quote from: bikedad on December 26, 2012, 10:18:24 PM

Quote from: ALLslowNOshow on December 26, 2012, 10:13:49 PM

I guess it's a SATA type hard drive. I'll check and see if I could find one those external enclosures you guys are talking about.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4846666&CatId=2783 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4846666&CatId=2783)

This... or you can usually find them at Best Buy (going to cost you more $$ obviously).

Title: Re: Computer nerds help!!
Post by: nadeem on December 27, 2012, 12:03:27 AM

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Title: Re: Computer nerds help!!
Post by: BeatTheTunaUp on December 29, 2012, 10:17:12 AM

Try this for the hell of it.  Remove the battery and unplug the power cord.  Hold power button down for 10 seconds.   Plug it back in and see if it turns on. 

Title: Re: Computer nerds help!!
Post by: WannaBeFast on December 29, 2012, 01:27:54 PM

I'm sure it's full of porn  :D

Title: Re: Computer nerds help!!
Post by: DavidPHumes on December 29, 2012, 03:09:21 PM

Quote from: WannaBeFast on December 29, 2012, 01:27:54 PM

I'm sure it's full of porn  :D

In that case he needs Amazon S3 in addition to colocation... lol.

HAP (high availability porn).

Title: Re: Computer nerds help!!
Post by: ALLslowNOshow on December 30, 2012, 02:26:26 AM

I ended up going to Fry's and found one there for 10 bucks.

Quote from: BeatTheTunaUp on December 29, 2012, 10:17:12 AM

Try this for the hell of it.  Remove the battery and unplug the power cord.  Hold power button down for 10 seconds.   Plug it back in and see if it turns on. 

I had to do that a few months ago, to get it to work again.