The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    laptop won't get power

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by chesieofdarock, Jul 8, 2007.

  1. chesieofdarock

    chesieofdarock Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    314
    Messages:
    1,156
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    so my laptop stopped getting power from its charger for some reason. I checked and the charger works so the lappy is just messed up. If my laptop is broken, how can I get stuff off of my hard drive?
     
    chesieofdarock, Jul 8, 2007
    #1
  2. Thibault

    Thibault Banned

    Reputations:
    1,079
    Messages:
    1,319
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    55
    You can just remove your harddrive before you send it in for repair.
     
    Thibault, Jul 8, 2007
    #2
  3. chesieofdarock

    chesieofdarock Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    314
    Messages:
    1,156
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    yea... i'm pretty sure its dead and won;t be getting repair so is there a way to get like my itunes and some stuff off of my hard drive?
     
    chesieofdarock, Jul 8, 2007
    #3
  4. Donsell

    Donsell Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    163
    Messages:
    546
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I had the same thing happen to my same era Compaq. The power connector disconnects from the motherboard. Even though its a solder job to fix they'll charge you for a new motherboard and put in a used one they already re-soldered.

    The option I went with was to get a media cable and charge mine through the expansion port. It worked, but it sucks lugging around another cable.
     
    Donsell, Jul 8, 2007
    #4
  5. chesieofdarock

    chesieofdarock Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    314
    Messages:
    1,156
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    yea I think im going to give up on this comp and just get a dell, but i need a way to get my music off of my hard drive. Anyone know how I can do it?
     
    chesieofdarock, Jul 8, 2007
    #5
  6. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    736
    Messages:
    2,762
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    I'd imagine that you can hook up the drive to another computer as an external device to pull files from it (provided you have a USB hd enclosure).
     
    R4000, Jul 8, 2007
    #6
  7. chesieofdarock

    chesieofdarock Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    314
    Messages:
    1,156
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    hmm I may need to buy one. If I do and then I plug it in to my comp does it just boot the os and everything on that hard drive up?
     
    chesieofdarock, Jul 8, 2007
    #7
  8. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    736
    Messages:
    2,762
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    No. You would copy the files from it as you would a data dvd.
     
    R4000, Jul 8, 2007
    #8
  9. chesieofdarock

    chesieofdarock Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    314
    Messages:
    1,156
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    oh ok so even though it has an os on it i could just go through it and find files I want?
     
    chesieofdarock, Jul 8, 2007
    #9
  10. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    736
    Messages:
    2,762
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Yes.

    As for the enclosure, they are handy to have. I have an Apricorn one that I use for cloning, but they can be used for many other purposes. Just be sure to get one that is the correct type for your drive (SATA or PATA).
     
    R4000, Jul 8, 2007
    #10
  11. chesieofdarock

    chesieofdarock Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    314
    Messages:
    1,156
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    chesieofdarock, Jul 8, 2007
    #11
  12. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    736
    Messages:
    2,762
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    R4000, Jul 8, 2007
    #12
  13. chesieofdarock

    chesieofdarock Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    314
    Messages:
    1,156
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    ok thx
    is there such a thing as a pata enclosure?
     
    chesieofdarock, Jul 8, 2007
    #13
  14. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    736
    Messages:
    2,762
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Yes. My Apricorn is pata (although I need to buy a sata one for my newest laptop).
     
    R4000, Jul 8, 2007
    #14
  15. chesieofdarock

    chesieofdarock Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    314
    Messages:
    1,156
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    hmm on newegg there is either SATA or IDE help plz
     
    chesieofdarock, Jul 8, 2007
    #15
  16. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    736
    Messages:
    2,762
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    IDE is pata. Just make sure it is a 2.5 notebook enclosure and not a 3.5 one for desktop drives.
     
    R4000, Jul 8, 2007
    #16
  17. chesieofdarock

    chesieofdarock Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    314
    Messages:
    1,156
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    ok thx a lot +rep
     
    chesieofdarock, Jul 8, 2007
    #17