Re: [Az-Geocaching] orygun connie

I suspect this is the best overall solution, and is what I would
recommend/do if it were my problem.

AZTech wrote:
> 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...
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> David - AZTech
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>> ------- Original Message -------
>> From: "Lisa G." <lisasjunk@buppas.com>
>> To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
>> Sent: 1/9/07, 9:27:21 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] orygun connie
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>> I think most laptops have a video out where you can attach an external
>> monitor. This may or may not help you depending on the nature of the
>> card failure, but it would be worth a shot. A friend of mine recently
>> bought a 250G external USB drive for just over $100 (make sure the USB
>> versions match; I know my older laptop has USB 1.0, and a lot of newer
>> things use USB 2.0). If that's affordable for you and you can get the
>> laptop to last long enough, you could transfer the data to one of these
>> yourself, and then you'd have a useful drive when you're done.
>>
>> Good luck...computer failure sucks. :(
>>
>> -Lisa
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>> Brian Casteel wrote:
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>>> I guess I didn't realize it was a laptop, or I wouldn't have said anything
>>> about on-board video, because integration is the only possibility for a
>>> mobile computer. If that's failing and it is this old, you will spend more
>>> money for repair/replacement of the failed component, which would involve
>>> replacing the entire motherboard to resolve the issue. Buy a new laptop.
>>>
>>> But in the meantime, I wouldn't use the laptop at all until you get a new
>>> one, so you can see at least something on the screen when you're trying to
>>> set it up to get your 'stuff' copied from it to the new one. Many new
>>> computers these days offer software that will pull the information for you
>>> and put it back in place just like it was on the older computer, so look
>>> into that when you're shopping. There are other ways, but they would cost a
>>> bit of money, which would involve having someone else pull and transfer the
>>> data for you.
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>>
>>>
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