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LAPTOP HAS DIED.......R.I.P.

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  • 19-03-2009 10:02pm
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    amulet
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭


    SO my laptop has died and i know that its due to the power thingy being damaged. so now i cant power it up to charge the battery or to transfer data off hard drive. if i take out the hard drive what type of adapter thing do i need to hook it up to my new computer? the hard drive has about 40+ little pins in it so how do i power it up and get the data off ? any ideas please?
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    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    What's the make and model of the laptop?


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,843 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    44 pins and a block of 4 too

    borrow a power adaptor form someone withthe same type of laptop

    or get a 2.5" USB ATA or IDE enclosure
    or a 3.5 to 2.5 IDE adaptor


    the new laptop probably has a SATA drive which uses a different connector ,


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    ttm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,045 ✭✭✭ttm


    What your looking for is this......

    http://cgi.ebay.ie/USB-2-0-To-IDE-HDD-Adapter-2-5-3-5-Connector-Cable-C6_W0QQitemZ250320895848

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    .... I'm not recomending that eBayer or anything but even if they don't deliver 3euro isn't a big loss ;) but do allow at least 2 weeks (often takes 3) for stuff from Hong Kong.

    For a laptop IDE drive you don't even need a power connecter its all in the 44 pin block.


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    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users Posts: 14,970 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    When you say the power thingy being damaged do you mean the socket on the laptop or the power supply?


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    x in the city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭x in the city


    Just buy an external HDD, swipe out the drive and insert yours....> then hook this up to another pc via the usb 2.0

    Most use sata interfaces, well the ones I had anyway.


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