I need to get data off a laptop. It won't power on, but the HDD is not damaged.
If it was a desktop I'd just pull the drive and plug it in to my desktop obviously.
I've had the laptop apart several times to rebuild and replace the fan, but it's finally beyond me.
So, what is the easiest way to connect the drive? Will a special cable be involved? Pretty sure it's an IDE or something similar not a SATA. Should I just take it to best buy? I've opened it several times and it's one screw to take out the HDD but I just can't be assed at the moment.
>>62035157
also
>power cord loose
>batt wasn't charging
>jiggling power cord just right gets boot with no battery but only until winlogin screen
I'm going to put the batt back in and try to charge via jiggle, but if I can get it booted I can obviously just use a thumb drive.
Thots?
>>62035157
Use one of those SATA or IDE to USB enclosure things. They cost around USD$ 40.