From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: May 16, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: can I recovery my hard drive?
>
> Leo,
> I own a Compaq Presario 1800T notebook from summer of 2000.
> While I\'ve been wanting to upgrade to a newer machine
> recently, my old laptop accelerated the process by refusing
> to turn on the other day. It simply beeps 3 times, the screen
> doesn\'t light up, then it goes through the usual noises of
> DOS start up (it\'s a win98se machine) before shutting down
> on its own.
>
> My question is this: is there a way to cure this problem that
> you know of offhand? If not, it\'s not a big issue, as I\'ve
> needed a new computer anyway. However, if the problem cannot
> be solved, do you know of a way to connect my laptop hard
> drive to a desktop? I\'m temporarily using a buddy\'s PC
> (with XP professional) right now, but I\'d really like to get
> to some of my old data which is locked away behind an
> unresponsive screen.
Hard to say if it's fixable without much more data or a closer
look. As you say, it might not be worth the time or effort.
Yes, there are adapters available that might allow you to
remove the hard drive from the laptop and plug it into another
computer's usb port. Assuming that the hard drive is not the
problem itself, that seems like a very good alternative.
Good luck!
Thanks for asking,
Leo
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