Computer nerds help!!

[ALLslowNOshow]

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.

[digitalsolo]

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

[bikedad]

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)

[ALLslowNOshow]

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.

[bikedad]

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

[DavidPHumes]

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

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

[nadeem]

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[BeatTheTunaUp]

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. 

[WannaBeFast]

I'm sure it's full of porn 

[DavidPHumes]

I'm sure it's full of porn 

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

HAP (high availability porn).

[ALLslowNOshow]

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

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.