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Xfer of data

  • 26-10-2006 9:30am
    #1
    cold_filter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 744 ✭✭✭


    Hi i hope someone can help me.... my motherboard is fried i have a dell inspiron 2200, i dropped it in for repair the guy said the laptop is worth less than it would cost to put in a new mother board. Which is fie, i need to xfer my data from the crocked hard drive to a new laptop, whats the best way to do this?


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  • #2
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    If the motherboard is the only thing fried then you could get a 2.5" USB2 caddy and put the disk into that. Copy off the data to a new laptop or computer then easily enough.

    If the hard disk is also fried then you may not be able to recover anything, depending on how badly it's damaged.

    edit:
    You could also have a look on eBay for a replacement motherboard for the laptop
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DELL-INSPIRON-LAPTOP-MOTHERBOARD-CPU-FAN-1200-2200_W0QQitemZ200040434960QQihZ010QQcategoryZ51162QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


  • #3
    liamo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭liamo


    I've done this a couple of times. You need to connect the old laptop drive to a PC. You'll need a specific cable for this job - here's a link to the cable in Maplins.

    Having done this, you then connect the new laptop and PC across a network and simply copy over the data from the PC to the new laptop.

    Regards,

    Liam

    Edit : jor_el's suggestion seems easier - and easier is always better!


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