pc died hard drive apparently ok

barjam_2 · 14 August 2007 at 4:25PM

our pc has died the death or so i thought, took the hard drive to a computer shop and the guy said the hard drive is fine and to bring in pc, but they charge £30 to test to find out what component/s needs replacing then will ask if you want it fixed with then giving the prices for parts etc....
what i want to know is if the hard drive is ok can i transfer anything from it to my laptop and if so is it easy?:o cos getting the pc fixed might not be cost effective

Nikolai · 14 August 2007 at 4:31PM

You can get a caddy to put the drive in which would let you connect it to hte laptop via USB look here: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/search/?qfind=drive+caddy&x=630&y=145

barjam_2 · 14 August 2007 at 4:51PM

is it that simple to connect as coming up as an extra device or do i have to go into any settings etc....:o i'm useless for techie stuff and hubby is even more useless:D

Nikolai · 14 August 2007 at 4:55PM

Should just plug it in and it should show up as an extra drive!
Easy!

albertross_2 · 14 August 2007 at 6:26PM

A good lesson in the importance of backups, it could have been the HD that died..

What is wrong with the PC, symptoms?

pc died hard drive apparently ok

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