Can I retrieve an email from a dead laptop?

JPS29

anyway to tell?

Its a hewlett packard compaq presario v6500

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take it out, and look at the connector, or google the model number.

omen666

Have you got a CD\DVD Burner on your current machine?

JPS29

I think so, theres definitely a cd tray anyway:o

googler

If you have a desktop machine as well, another option is to remove the HDD from the laptop and install it as a secondary drive in the desktop.

Again, if the HDD is in good condition and it's merely system files that are corrupt, you should have access to all your data files via the OS on the primary HDD in the desktop.

Google 'installing secondary desktop drive' or similar.

You can get adaptors from Maplin and similar stores if your laptop drive is one style (PATA/SATA) and the desktop another.....

JPS29

NO desktop sorry, but do have another HP laptop I bought off ebay a pavillion dv600. so could poss use the caddy hooked up to a usb on this?

omen666

JPS29 wrote: »

I think so, theres definitely a cd tray anyway:o

Dowload this and burn it as a image to a disc - boot it up and as long as the ard drive is not failing then copy the data off via USB

ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/knoppix/ADRIANE-KNOPPIX_V6.2.1CD-2010-01-31-DE.iso