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Posted by Me on December 24, 2007, 3:01 pm
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> Me wrote:
>>> On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:34:47 -0600, snt2300
>>>
>>>> I have a Gateway laptop and the power button broke on it. What is the
>>>> best way to get the files from the hard drive so I can put them on
>>>> another computer or CD? If you need any other information just let me
>>>> know.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Sharon
>>>>
>>> Assuming that you can't operate the laptop at all, I guess you'd first
>>> have to remove the laptop's hard drive. Once that is accomplished, it
>>> then depends on what hardware you have available. Basically, your
>>> choices seem to be:
>>> 1. An adapter that allows you to install the laptop drive in a desktop
>>> as an IDE drive. They sell for about $5. This isn't the easiest method
>>> since it involves opening the desktop machine and installing another
>>> drive in it.
>>> 2. A USB adapter that connects to the laptop drive. They sell for
>>> about $15-20. This allows you to connect the bare drive to the USB
>>> connection on another computer.
>>> 3. A housing in which you install the laptop drive, thus making it a
>>> "portable" external drive. Again, you then simply connect it to
>>> another computer. These vary a lot in price, but I've seen them on
>>> sale for as little as $20.
>>>
>>> Or, I guess you could just take the laptop to a good computer service
>>> dealer and have him extract the data for you.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Charlie Hoffpauir
>>> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/
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>> or just repair the power button................
> No, extract the data one way or the other (and the above suggestions are
> quite valid) and then, and ONLY then, repair the power button ... Unless
> you are a professional (but you would not be posting this kind of
> question), attempting to repair anything on a laptop is risky business.
> Play it safe.
>
> --
> John Doue
I was referring to Charlie saying take it to a computer service dealer to
which I said repair the power button...............meaning the service
engineer.
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