Skink   10 #13 Posted January 18, 2017 It may cost a bit to get the data off (maybe?)  you could buy a USB to SATA cable on ebay and do it yourself - just plug your old hard drive in to the new machines USB port Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Hera   10 #14 Posted January 18, 2017 It may cost a bit to get the data off (maybe?) you could buy a USB to SATA cable on ebay and do it yourself - just plug your old hard drive in to the new machines USB port  Plug old hard drive in ? : step by step , please and no long words . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Skink   10 #15 Posted January 18, 2017 Plug old hard drive in ? : step by step , please and no long words .  ok  you would buy something like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB3-0-To-2-5inch-HDD-SATA-Hard-Drive-Cable-Adapter-For-SATA3-0-SSD-HDD-Black/232173062624?_trksid=p2045573.c100505.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555014%26algo%3DPL.DEFAULT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38661%26meid%3Db625e5e51841482784d3a9ce97dd8f3e%26pid%3D100505%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26  One end plugs in to the laptop hard drive (I dont this works for larger Desktop hard drives which need more power) and the other in to the USB on the computer  The computer then "sees" the drive and all the files on it - if you know where stuff is you can copy it off  the more technical folks on here will tell you any of the stuff to be careful of, HDDs can be delicate things Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Hera   10 #16 Posted January 18, 2017 ok  you would buy something like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB3-0-To-2-5inch-HDD-SATA-Hard-Drive-Cable-Adapter-For-SATA3-0-SSD-HDD-Black/232173062624?_trksid=p2045573.c100505.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555014%26algo%3DPL.DEFAULT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38661%26meid%3Db625e5e51841482784d3a9ce97dd8f3e%26pid%3D100505%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26  One end plugs in to the laptop hard drive (I dont this works for larger Desktop hard drives which need more power) and the other in to the USB on the computer  The computer then "sees" the drive and all the files on it - if you know where stuff is you can copy it off  the more technical folks on here will tell you any of the stuff to be careful of, HDDs can be delicate things  Apparently there are 2 HDDS :" plugs in to the laptop hard drive " : do they have sockets . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
kidneystone   23 #17 Posted January 19, 2017 VISTA!!!!!! We're all going to die... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437 Â Â 14 #18 Posted January 21, 2017 VISTA!!!!!! We're all going to die... Â Â Loved that Moss quote! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
