Notebook PC does not power up
Started by
feroz
, Jul 14 2006 09:23 AM
#1
Posted 14 July 2006 - 09:23 AM
#2
Posted 14 July 2006 - 10:54 AM
Yes, you can. You will need to remove the hard drive and get a 2.5" to 3.5" HDD adaptor to hook it up to another computer. (You can get them on eBay or a decent computer store.) Once you do that, you should be able to set the drive as a slave, and attach it to the IDE cable of another drive. You can also leave it a primary if there is a spare IDE channel that you can plug it into. When you turn the computer on, you should see the laptop drive as a new hard drive and you can copy files to the other computer. Then just put the laptop drive back and send it in. You may want to check with your warranty to see if doing all that will void the warranty though. Sometimes they can be pretty picky.
#3
Posted 14 July 2006 - 11:50 AM
Can I do the recovery without removing the hard drive from the pc - using an ethernet / some other kind of cable.
#4
Posted 14 July 2006 - 11:54 AM
If the PC doesn't turn on, how can the hard drive get power?
You would need to have the laptop on and running Windows to link it to another computer through an ethernet or a crossover cable.
You would need to have the laptop on and running Windows to link it to another computer through an ethernet or a crossover cable.
#5
Posted 14 July 2006 - 01:18 PM
even though the PC does not turn on, I could feel the harddrive section at the bottom of the PC becomes hot when it is plugged on to an AC adapter. So I was not sure.
#6
Posted 14 July 2006 - 01:23 PM
That is probably the battery recharging. The charging circuts are just trying to keep the battery good, and charging batteries will heat up some.
You might be able to find a local computer store that can recover the data before you take it in. It's a pretty simple process, but it will cost you a few bucks.
You might be able to find a local computer store that can recover the data before you take it in. It's a pretty simple process, but it will cost you a few bucks.
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