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Posted by JHEM on July 16, 2006, 11:15 am
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jialingw@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My Thinkpad A22m just died recently. I have read some discussions on
> how it might be revived, but I'm not crossing my fingers. Since it's
> old, i'm not too concerned about the computer, but i never backed up
> my data except for 2 years ago... (i know it's horrible). Anyways,
> it's not a hard drive problem- it's that the computer won't turn on.
>
> My question is, is there a way of connecting to the hard drive
> externally and plugging it into another computer so I can back up this
> hard drive onto the other computer's hard drive? I think there are
> kits but I'm not sure which to use and exactly how to
> install/implement them. Please be specific cuz I'm in no way an
> expert in computer hardware.
Pick up a laptop HD external USB enclosure (widely available for around
$10), install the HD from your A22m in it and connect it to any computer
with a USB connection. It will be seen as another HD and you can copy
whatever you need from it to a HD, CD, DVD, etc.
--
James
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