My old laptops screen is gone but it will boot. I need to get some of the old info off of it to put on my new laptop. Help. FYI- I do not have an external hard drive.
2006-12-14 08:06:47 · 8 answers · asked by kellydavid62604 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
I have a cat5 cable. Would that work? I can't see my screen on the old computer but it's on. However it's in stand by so I can't see the area to put my password in windows. What I'm needing to know is once I have the correct cable to transfer will I be able to toggle the screens from the new laptop? Okay I'm confusing myself so I'm sure this makes no sense. But basically I can't see my old screen to get my password in which means I can do the toggle fn key from the old one and need to somehow from the new one be able to view the old ones screen. Wow that was a lot to say. Hope someone can help. THANKS!
2006-12-14 12:57:47 · update #1
If you have a monitor, you could try and plug the monitor into your old laptop with the non-functioning screen, and you might get lucky and be able to navigate around that way enough to copy the files you want.
Get a Crossover Cable to copy files from one PC to another.
http://www.cnaweb.com/index.html?lang=en-us&target=d154.html
http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=39&threadID=199665&messageID=2080256
http://www.cablegear.com/Category.cfm?catid=636&AZX=
These are software solutions that mention using a crossware cable:
http://www.cellarstone.com/softcopy.htm
It may help you copy the files you want.
http://www.stompsoft.com/easy-pc-transfer-complete.html $40.(adds the cable for 'free')
UPDATE: cat5 won't do it...not geek enough. Hmmmm....let's make this practical and realistic. I'm thinking you may need to "get a geek" to help you (think relative, friend of relative, friend, friend of a friend, relative of a friend, coworker, friend of a coworker, salesperson...you get the picture...do some human networking and follow the chain until you can hit on a serious geek..). Didn't catch it all, but what I did catch is that your old laptop is messed up, but the harddrive seems to spinup okay. "get a geek" to get that harddrive from the old laptop and set it up in an external hard-drive bay with a usb...that may be the best way for you to get access to the old laptop's files. Print this out and take this to comp-usa, best-buy or some place with the geekiest looking salesperson, wave the print out infront of them and ask them for help (buy them a MtDew or something if they help you through it, for future, ongoing assistance). Take the old and new laptop with you, in the trunk of your car or somewhere hidden.
2006-12-14 08:21:52 · answer #1 · answered by huskerbidwatcher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have done some computer troubleshooting and repair yourself, you can directly transfer data from the old hard disk to the new hard disk . Connect the old hard disk to the computer with the new drive with the secondary IDE cable. Set the jumpers , so that the new drive is configured as the master and the old drive is set as the slave. When you switch on the computer, you can directly transfer data between the 2 drives, using the copy command. More details at http://fixit.in/transferdata.html
2006-12-16 01:06:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check to see if there is an output for a monitor on the broken laptop. If so then connect it to a monitor so you can see what you are doing. If equipped with a CD-R drive then copy info need to CD. If not equipped then there are various software's that can help you. There are too many to list. Just run a search for "copy info from old computer to new one" and go from there.
2006-12-14 08:16:22 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you've get admission to to a special pc that you'll connect the computer to? i assume you're utilizing living house windows ninety 8 and if I keep in innovations rightly you could set up an instantaneous cable connection with a serial cable to community both. this would make it easier to receive the archives you want and replica them to the computer.
2016-10-18 07:23:47 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RJ45 Patch Cable
2006-12-14 08:12:28 · answer #5 · answered by Cybercat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to barrow someone's jump drive/flash drive and their computer monitor or just their monitor and their email connection...or you'll need a networking cable...of some kind and...I really have no idea...
2006-12-14 08:10:05 · answer #6 · answered by tamara_giggles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hook your old laptop up to a monitor, boot both, make sure both can connect thru your network, and have fun.
2006-12-14 08:11:42 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can you port to an exterior moniter if so - usb cable and software ( you should be able to with a docking port )
2006-12-14 08:10:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋