Old laptop won't power on. How to get info off it?
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812156102&cm_re=ide_sata_usb_adapter-_-12-156-102-_-Product
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Old laptop won't power on. How to get info off it?
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You should be able to take ownership of the drive you have in the enclosure. Go into My Computer and find the drive. Right click on it, and choose Sharing and Security. Click on the Sharing tab. ...
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Thanks, Mike. You've been extremely helpful. I didn't realize I needed to pull off the end of the hard drive. It worked and I got it to load on my laptop. Unfortunately, it's saying I'm not...
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Dell 1545! Tons of people have that laptop! Find a friend who will let you borrow their battery or swap hard drives while you're at their house. Just ask around.
EDIT: I think the 1505 through...
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Look in my post #2 above. I posted a Google link to the EXACT style of drive enclosure you need.
USB External Portable 2.5 Inchs 2.5-Inch ATA IDE Hard Disk Drive HDD Enclosure Box Case Laptop...
Old laptop won't power on. How to get info off it?
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Something like this is great to have around. Works with 2.5 and 3.5 IDE and SATA. It's not a permanent enclosure, though. I've had one for years, and I couldn't count how many times it's come in...
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Oy. I'm guessing the external enclosure I just got from the Amazon link isn't the right one, because I don't see any way of these things fitting together. Any ideas how I can find out what enclosure...
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This will save me time explaining it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQeHCjN3ods
Run it ahead a little over 2 minutes, and it'll show the drive.
Old laptop won't power on. How to get info off it?
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Thanks everyone! I think I'll go with the enclosure then. By the way, it's a Dell Inspiron 1545.
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Super easy. I've done this lots of times. As mentioned above, get a USB external enclosure or you can just get a connector to attach to the drive one one end and a USB connector to another computer...
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I agree taking the hard drive out is the best option. There is probably 2 or 3 screws that holds it in and then it should slide out one of the sides. If you post the model number you have we can...
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This is what to do.
Not likely, but if you knew someone who had a Dell that used the same battery you could get yours charged.
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Rosewill RX81U-ES-25B 2.5" IDE to USB 2.0 External Enclosure - $10 shipped
The DC Jack is probably broken off of the motherboard. There are people on ebay who will repair it for you or you might...
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If it's 8 years old, the harddrive is an IDE 2.5 inch. Buy an external 2.5 inch IDE USB drive enclosure. They can be real cheap. Remove the drive from the Dell, insert it in the enclosure. Plug the...
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Let me preface this to say that I am not extremely tech savvy.
I have an old Dell Inspiron laptop that's about 8 years old. It had power issues (the cord had to be just right or it would die),...
