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Posted: 3/29/2009 8:05:45 PM EDT
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Buy one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812232002
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Posted: 3/29/2009 8:32:10 PM EDT
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Have you used it yourself? Seems like there are some issues with it, but the posters have been able to deal with it.
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Posted: 3/29/2009 8:37:29 PM EDT
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If you are comfortable pulling the hard drive out of the laptop, which is not hard, then Evilsmurfkilla is correct, that is a great option. If you are having hardware problems, the computer will probably lock up during the file transfer to the external drive and it will be a long painful process. The hard drive could be dying and the more booting up, pc locking up and rebooting will only quicken the final demise of the hard drive, then you'll never get your data off. Again, that might not be the problem but no need in taking chances. IMO your best bet is going to be the IDE to USB adapter that was posted above. It's very very simple and basically turns your internal laptop drive into an external hard drive that you can connect to another pc and transfer you data off of it.
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Posted: 3/29/2009 8:58:30 PM EDT
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Okay, I'll go with Evilsmurfkilla's suggestion, because I don't know how much longer the DELL is gonna last. The computer works for about 15 minutes, or less, then starts to freeze up. I'll click on something then the computer will get "stuck," which requires a complete shutdown of the system in order to get the computer working again for a short period of time.
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Posted: 3/29/2009 9:03:54 PM EDT
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Okay, so, basically, I just plug the thing into the dying DELL and the USB end to a working laptop and PRESTO?
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Posted: 3/29/2009 9:07:30 PM EDT
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Yep. FWIW I own a managed IT services company. This is essentially the way we do it when a VIP laptop goes south and said VIP has not done backups for 90 days. |
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Posted: 3/29/2009 9:08:54 PM EDT
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Okay, so, basically, it just plug the thing into the dying DELL and then the USB into another maching and transfer the data I want to the working computer??? No. You yank the hard drive out of the Dell, hook it up to that device, then plug it into your new computer. Then manually transfer the files you want. |
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Posted: 3/29/2009 9:10:02 PM EDT
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Well, good to hear. I just hope that I'll be able to pull the data that I want/need without any issues.
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Posted: 3/29/2009 9:12:05 PM EDT
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Okay, so, basically, it just plug the thing into the dying DELL and then the USB into another maching and transfer the data I want to the working computer??? No. You yank the hard drive out of the Dell, hook it up to that device, then plug it into your new computer. Then manually transfer the files you want. Weeeell, it shouldn't be too hard. ETA: And I 'm thinking that the DELL is having fits due to a virus or some crap, not the hardware itself. |
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Posted: 3/29/2009 9:16:39 PM EDT
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Four screws to get the drive free. Trained monkeys could do it. Untrained monkeys too, but they get poop on it.
ETA- if the drive from the Dell is good, you can get an external enclosure for it like this. The adapter cable shown above is more useful for a shop or geek where they're going to be tossing a variety of drives on and off the adapter. An enclosure is a little cheaper and will allow more convenient access to the one drive you need to work with. |
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Posted: 3/29/2009 9:18:40 PM EDT
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Have you used it yourself? Seems like there are some issues with it, but the posters have been able to deal with it. These guys suggested the same thing to me last year or so. I took their advice and was able to save my wife's patient data on her laptop. IMHO it's a great tool. |
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Posted: 3/29/2009 9:20:06 PM EDT
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Have you used it yourself? Seems like there are some issues with it, but the posters have been able to deal with it. These guys suggested the same thing to me last year or so. I took their advice and was able to save my wife's patient data on her laptop. IMHO it's a great tool. Cool. Gonna order one now. Let's see how it goes. |
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Posted: 3/29/2009 9:33:58 PM EDT
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Just ordered it.
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Posted: 3/29/2009 9:48:20 PM EDT
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Dont be stupid on this. You can transfer a virus and malware right along with your files. Clean that puppy good!
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Posted: 3/29/2009 10:07:03 PM EDT
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ok heres what you do:
1) Never buy dell. 2) NEVER buy a dell laptop. 3) If all you have is word documents and picture, there is no reason why you can't just burn the files to a few disks (unless you don't have a burner). 4) If you can't do #3, buy an external HD not because it is the only option, but because they are cheap and you will love having one. But unless you store a fair amount of information, its may not be worth it to you. 5) NEVER BUY DELL. |
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Posted: 3/29/2009 10:23:41 PM EDT
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ok heres what you do: 1) Never buy dell. 2) NEVER buy a dell laptop. 3) If all you have is word documents and picture, there is no reason why you can't just burn the files to a few disks (unless you don't have a burner). 4) If you can't do #3, buy an external HD not because it is the only option, but because they are cheap and you will love having one. But unless you store a fair amount of information, its may not be worth it to you. 5) NEVER BUY DELL. My Dell laptop served me well. I dropped the ball but not updating anti-virus software and not doing a good jop defending against stuff. Plus, porn site sure do "F" computers, don't they!  But, seriously, the DELL lasted for about 6 years. Not too shabby.
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Posted: 3/29/2009 10:24:50 PM EDT
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Dont be stupid on this. You can transfer a virus and malware right along with your files. Clean that puppy good! Hmm. What would you use to "clean" up stuff? |
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Posted: 3/29/2009 10:27:18 PM EDT
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When's the last time you cleaned out your vents?
The inspiron 5100 and 5150 have a known issue of dust collecting on the heat sinks within the computer, causing it to overheat, slow down, and eventually shut down until it cools off. I've got a 5100 myself, and have to give it a shot of compressed air weekly. |
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Posted: 3/29/2009 10:29:54 PM EDT
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Dont be stupid on this. You can transfer a virus and malware right along with your files. Clean that puppy good! Hmm. What would you use to "clean" up stuff? Your new computer should have some virus protection/scanning program. Just scan the entired contents of the old drive when you hook it up to the new computer. Also, you might have to take control (change permissions) of the files on the old hard drive before you can access/copy the data. |
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Posted: 3/29/2009 10:31:36 PM EDT
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Thanks.
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Posted: 3/29/2009 10:34:07 PM EDT
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After my hard drive took a shit last year, I've kept one of these at hand ever since... |
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