My desktop, ( I have 3 computers ) is broken. The Motherboard is Down. It wont start up. Any tricks?
Well, Can I hook that hard drive to my Toshiba Tecra 8000.
The desktop is an Compaq Sr1210nx.
What can I do?? Please post your answer even if you think it is what I dont need. Cause then if I have a little bit of info, i can work from there and research.
Thank you all for your help.
2007-02-14 10:36:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
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2007-02-14 10:45:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't connect the hard drive into your laptop because it doesn't fit. You said your systemboard is down ... do you hear any beeps when you start it up? If so, what lights are flashing on your keyboard? Lights on top of the number pad on the right side of the keyboard. i.e: CAPS
Depending on the lights that are flashing, and the beeps you may be able to figure out the problem. It could be video, memory, or something similar.
As for the hard drive, you can connect it to another computer as a second drive, just change the jumper settings on the drive - make sure it's not set to master. Or you can disconnect the drive you are using on one of your other computers and plug it in - it should be jumpered for master, so you should not have a problem.
Hope this helps!
M
2007-02-14 10:46:33 · answer #2 · answered by meliballest 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you are thinking of installing the desktop harddrives on the laptop then the answer is NO.
But you can put all of your hard drives on one desktop and use all 3 harddrives as external drives for the laptop.
To do this choose the best desktop among the 3 and put the other 2 harddrives on this desktop as slave drives. You can find on how to configure slave harddrives if you search on google, or you can ask here.
2007-02-14 11:23:36 · answer #3 · answered by S J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There may be a solution. First take out your desktop hard drive. Then go to Radio SHack or some other computer goods store to buy a hard drive to usb adapter. This part may be hard to find. If you are not able to find this part, there is a more challenging option. If you know enough about circuitry and soldering, you may buy just a hard drive plug in and usb plug in to create a device yourself
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2016-10-02 03:45:46 · answer #5 · answered by stepp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not clear about what it is you're trying to accomplish.
Access the data on your computer's hard drive?
Move it to your laptop?
Rebuild your desktop PC?
If you just want to get the data off your dead PC's hard drive ask a techy friend to install the HD into their desktop and move the data onto a removable USB device. Then hook the USB device to your laptop and move the data to a safer place.
2007-02-14 10:41:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't mind the hard drive hanging outside (it won't fit inside your laptop). You can get a serial adapter cable that connects them. But, I think you're better off listening to the posts above me and getting the data off in another desktop. Use a router or a hub to transfer the data.
2007-02-14 10:47:37 · answer #7 · answered by Hahn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you just need to move data from the dead computer hard drive to another computer. It is easy. Take off the hard drive, put it in a USB enclosure , and plug the usb from the enclosure to a usb port of working computer.
You can find many enclosures on Ebay. Just type enclosure to search
http://cgi.ebay.com/3-5-USB-2-0-Hard-Drive-External-Enclosure-Super-Slim_W0QQitemZ190082868020QQihZ009QQcategoryZ41911QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item190082868020
2007-02-14 10:47:12 · answer #8 · answered by Henry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only possible way to connect these devices would be to get an external enclosure and transfrom ur desktop's harddrive into USB external harddrive. Besides that there is nothing else to do.
2007-02-14 10:42:57 · answer #9 · answered by pdtpatrick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can but an external hard disk case and run it into your laptop using a USB cable. A 3 1/2 inch case is anywhere from $35.00 - $80.00.
2007-02-14 10:45:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, your desktop computer uses a 80 pin EIDE cable that is incomptitable with your laptop, best chance is, find somone with a working comp, take your desktop hard drive out, reattache it to their cable as a slave w/master copy your files onto their hard drive or a external usb one.
2007-02-14 10:39:40 · answer #11 · answered by Who Pinched My Bottom? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋