Thanks Guy- may take you up on that offer. Amazing how dependent we are on our computers and the internet!! Thanks for all the suggestions. You guys, and gals are terrific when someone need help. Now to pack for the flight tomorrow- supposed to be 20 degrees and possible snow and airport is 90 miles away! Look forward to getting back to the land of the warm weather!! Hope to see you all at the next event - - - <BR><BR><B><I>Guy Aldrich <graldrich@gmail.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Connie if all of this sounds to difficult just bring your laptop to me<BR>when you get here and I'll transfer your data to whatever you like.<BR><BR>Guy<BR><BR>On 1/9/07, AZTech <AZTECH.GC@GMAIL.COM>wrote:<BR>> After my Gateway laptop's power supply died on me last year (neither battery nor AC adapter would power it up), I got a USB enclosure for the 2.5" internal HDD for about $25 and was
then easily able to xfer everything over to my new laptop. Then, when done, I now had a small 60GB portable USB drive that fit nicely in my new laptop bag! Works great for making backups and transfering files...<BR>><BR>> David - AZTech<BR>><BR>> > ------- Original Message -------<BR>> > From: "Lisa G." <LISASJUNK@BUPPAS.COM><BR>> > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com<BR>> > Sent: 1/9/07, 9:27:21 AM<BR>> > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] orygun connie<BR>> ><BR>> > I think most laptops have a video out where you can attach an external<BR>> > monitor. This may or may not help you depending on the nature of the<BR>> > card failure, but it would be worth a shot. A friend of mine recently<BR>> > bought a 250G external USB drive for just over $100 (make sure the USB<BR>> > versions match; I know my older laptop has USB 1.0, and a lot of newer<BR>> > things use USB 2.0). If that's affordable for you and you
can get the<BR>> > laptop to last long enough, you could transfer the data to one of these<BR>> > yourself, and then you'd have a useful drive when you're done.<BR>> ><BR>> > Good luck...computer failure sucks. :(<BR>> ><BR>> > -Lisa<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Brian Casteel wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > >I guess I didn't realize it was a laptop, or I wouldn't have said anything<BR>> > >about on-board video, because integration is the only possibility for a<BR>> > >mobile computer. If that's failing and it is this old, you will spend more<BR>> > >money for repair/replacement of the failed component, which would involve<BR>> > >replacing the entire motherboard to resolve the issue. Buy a new laptop.<BR>> > ><BR>> > >But in the meantime, I wouldn't use the laptop at all until you get a new<BR>> > >one, so you can see at least something on the screen when you're
trying to<BR>> > >set it up to get your 'stuff' copied from it to the new one. Many new<BR>> > >computers these days offer software that will pull the information for you<BR>> > >and put it back in place just like it was on the older computer, so look<BR>> > >into that when you're shopping. There are other ways, but they would cost a<BR>> > >bit of money, which would involve having someone else pull and transfer the<BR>> > >data for you.<BR>> > ><BR>> > >Brian<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> ><BR>> > ____________________________________________________________<BR>> > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com<BR>> > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit:<BR>> > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching<BR>> ><BR>> > Arizona's Geocaching Resource<BR>> > http://www.azgeocaching.com<BR>> ><BR>>
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