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Tech moron here. My laptop refused to turn on today and I don't have a recent backup. I have loads of important work on it, including a 50 000 word document that I have a deadline on a week from now. Basically I need to get the info somehow. Now, I don't think the laptop is completely fucked. The on-button is messed up, and I think it finally quit on me. Is it possible to start the computer without it? Bypass it somehow? What are my best options?
inb4 opening it. I did (and have done so in the past) to fix the button but it didn't work. It doesn't react. It is very dead.
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>>17817407
Well you might try taking out the hard drive and loading that on another computer. IT might be the processor (in which case you're fucked) or something else. Best to just get what you need and get another laptop
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>>17817423
How do I do that without breaking anything?
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go to you tube and search for:
<laptop model> disassembly
Most are very difficult
Do you have a "mom & pop" computer fix-it place nearby?
You could pay a few dollars for them to take it out for you.
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>>17817434
>Most are very difficult
I meant most AREN'T very difficult
typing too fast.
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>>17817434
>Most are very difficult
:( I'm a moron tho
Any universal do's and don't?
>Do you have a "mom & pop" computer fix-it place nearby?
Nothing
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>>17817440
phew :) thanks m8
Nice accidental trolling you did there
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>>17817424
Literally all you need is a small screwdriver. Take out a few screws from whatever square-shaped plate is on the side/back, take out a few more screws, and wrestle that fucker out of there. Look up Youtube videos of your specific model if you're still skeptical. Then you can drop it in a different computer or buy an external enclosure (and then plug it into a different computer).
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>>17817448
Thank you :) Getting into it as we speak
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>>17817424
It's a laptop, it's probably not even screwed in. Pull the hard drive out and connect it to an adapter that you can get on Amazon. Whatever it is - > USB. Then plug it into another PC and suck off your data.
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>>17817457
inb4 OP fucks up his laptop more
and blames us
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>>17817483
Thanks
>>17817486
Nah m8. I'm grateful for the help. I double check on goggle to make sure I'm doing it right. I have no problems sacrificing lappy to get the info.
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>>17817508
Unless it caught on fire or got real close to a magnet or something, your data is fine.
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>>17817448
Good job, anon.
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