Posted: 8/1/2012 7:31:36 AM EDT
My hard drive crashed on my Dell laptop - error code 0142. I know I need to replace the hard drive. But, I'm planning on just getting a brand new laptop instead of screwing with my old, tired Dell. My issue is extracting the files from my dead hard drive...any way to do this? Also, if I reinstall the OS will this wipe out all my files or, can I launch in safe mode and the files still be present?
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You can get a USB adapter for it and connect it to a PC or your new laptop. Something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812156102 |
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Cheapest thing is to get an external enclosure and plug it into (via USB more than likely) your new laptop or another computer. Depending on what "crash" means you might not get anything off it. Depending on what options you choose during the OS install you could wipe your entire drive. This of course is dependent on what "crash" means again if it is even a possibility. |
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You can get a USB adapter for it and connect it to a PC or your new laptop. Something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812156102 I would actually suggest an enclosure so he can get some use out of the drive later. Like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392032 ETA: FWIW I've fixed "error code 0142" several times with a "chkdsk /r" |
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You can get a USB adapter for it and connect it to a PC or your new laptop. Something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812156102 I would actually suggest an enclosure so he can get some use out of the drive later. Like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392032 ETA: FWIW I've fixed "error code 0142" several times with a "chkdsk /r" I've got a couple old hard-drives in these. Works great. |