Here's the situation: my laptop won't boot and can't be fixed by checkdisk. But, when I use a boot disk to load DOS, it can still read most of the drive. So, I want to move my data off. I own the laptop, and can take it apart or remove pieces at will (and have). I do not own a desktop, though I do have access to one, so I'd preffer any sollution be "non-invasive" on the desktop end (hence the 2.5 HDD adaptor is out). Does anybody know of a way I can pull this off?
2007-02-08 02:05:35 · 7 answers · asked by Joseph 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Go buy a USB data transfer cable, that should suffice.
2007-02-08 02:10:06 · answer #1 · answered by Always Can 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can purchase what is called a "transfer case". You remove the hard drive from the laptop and plug it into the connector inside the case. The case then has a USB connector that plugs into the back of your desktop. You can then access the files on the laptop drive. Should run you around $30-40.
2007-02-08 02:20:14 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try purchasing a "crossover cable' and hook the two systems together to access the laptop drive or you can purchase a USB hard drive case for laptop drives (seen them as low as thirty bucks) and by removing the HDD from the laptop sliding it into the case you can access the drive via a USB port.
2007-02-08 02:13:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could mount the hard drive into an external USB drive caddy (you will need to an adapter so it will fit) then plug it into a USB port on the desktop. It will see it as a removeable device and you could copy off your data. The external drive caddies are about $25.
2007-02-08 02:14:52 · answer #4 · answered by hllywood72 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are USB HDD Enclosures that enable your laptop HDD to be used as a USB disk drive. Choose one to enclose your laptop hdd and get a usb cable to connect via desktop USB port. That should work!
2007-02-08 02:17:27 · answer #5 · answered by Arun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok you have to remove the HD there is a USB cable that can connect it as an external HD to any other PC, and then u can get all the data u want, but in the HD problem it is less than 50% to get ALL the data
2007-02-08 02:13:11 · answer #6 · answered by ricko ^ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just create a network between the computers and transfer data. go to your control pannel and go to network wizard or network connection and create one, make the network name as HOME for both computers and it will work.
2007-02-08 02:15:24 · answer #7 · answered by Unexistingpromise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋