overheated the insides. For a while it wouldn't charge and i could only use it when the charger was plugged into my laptop. Obviously it didn't like that and started smoking. All of my photo's and word docs are on there and i want to get them of and put them onto my new laptop. There is no battery charge left on my old laptop so i can't even start it up. Is there a way of taking the hard drive out and transferring all my stuff. I heard someone say something called ghosting but i don't know what that is?? Also if there is a way for me to do it can anyone tell me where i can get the equipment from?? Thanks for the comments :)
2007-08-17 02:33:13 · 9 answers · asked by Lee Lee 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
To be honest you can take your laptop drive and stick it in a PC in most cases - thing is - if you aren't sure this isn't easy.
It may be easier to take the HDD drive out - go to a local PC store and ask them to transfer it to a bunch of DVD's for you
2007-08-17 02:36:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The double ended USB cable is a good idea but will only work if you can power both units which is obviously not the case here. If your hard drive is not damaged (it probably isn't - sounds like the primary power source components are burnt out which means board damage rather than peripheral damage) then remove the drive and purchase a mounting unit for a hard drive (Maplin, PC World,etc) ensuring that it is compatible with the type of drive found in a laptop. Mount the drive in this and then use it as an external hard drive to your new laptop (usually via USB2.0 connection). You can then use Windows Explorer to locate and copy the files you want to keep.
I do believe that if you don't wish to go to the trouble of mounting your old drive externally some of the PC outlets will provide this service for you but I am not sure at what price.
2007-08-20 23:45:52 · answer #2 · answered by Nigel B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you are a victim of a bad battery and charger.
It is very likely that the hard drive was not damaged. You can purchase a hard drive enclosure from many computer stores. Be sure to get one that works with your notebook drive. Remove the drive from the notebook to make sure you have the proper style enclosure.
The enclosure enables you to connect the hard drive as a secondary drive and copy from it. These usually work better with a desktop but you may be successful with a notebook - check carefully before you buy.
You would transfer using Windows explorer.
2007-08-17 02:40:04 · answer #3 · answered by GTB 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
GTB has got it spot on, but just and addition. Sony and others have done a recall on a lot of laptop batteries which were faulty and could set on fire. I would e-mail the manufacturer of your laptop and tell them what happened. You may get a replacement, it's got to be worth a try. Good luck.
2007-08-17 03:06:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
of cause u can get ur data if ur hard disk is not damaged. take out the hard disk from ur laptop. it will be described in ur laptop manual. buy a casing for ur hard disk. the case cause only less than 10$. Put the hard disk in ur casing and connect ur casing to ur computer with USB cable. If ur hard disk is all right, u will get ur data. no need for ghosting.
2007-08-17 02:41:37 · answer #5 · answered by San 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can now buy a cable which will let you use your old hard drive as an extenal drive using USB.
i got mine from maplins and i now have a great ext hard drive for all my important stuff.
2007-08-20 11:52:42 · answer #6 · answered by gr0undh0gd4y 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally you can not do it it is called Data Recovery, and it is very expensive to do, Do A Google search.
Don
2007-08-17 02:36:45 · answer #7 · answered by Don M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get a pro
2007-08-20 02:35:11 · answer #8 · answered by mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's trying to tell you it's a really hot item. T4
2007-08-17 02:37:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋