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Data recovery options

  • 21-08-2007 4:05pm
    #1
    killbillvol2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭


    My friend's Dell laptop has gone kaput and Dell tell her it's the motherboard and it'll cost about €400 to fix. It's nearly 3 years old so I reckon she'd be better off buying a new machine.

    Anyway, am I right in thinking that the data on the HDD will still be intact? If so, what's the best way to recover it and how much is it likely to cost?

    Luckily she's backed up her vital stuff but has photos and things she'd like to recover.


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  • #2
    vir7ual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 119 ✭✭vir7ual


    Connect it to a desktop using an internal ide cable, buy an external 2.5" caddy and connect it that way, or sent it down to me (based in cork) tell me what you want off it and i'll send them back on DVD.


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,857 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    You can also put the drive in an external usb bay and read it that way.


  • #4
    killbillvol2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    Thanks lads. I'm away at the moment but I'll check it out when I get back next week and come back to you if I need to take you up on that vir7ual.


  • #5
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    killbillvol2 wrote:
    Thanks lads. I'm away at the moment but I'll check it out when I get back next week and come back to you if I need to take you up on that vir7ual.
    This did the job for me [it's for an IDE drive; newer drives use SATA but you can tell by looking at it].


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