Due to my new apartment's faulty outlets my ASUS All In One PC is now dead. Ruined. Useless. It was a mere 1 year and a few days old, when it stopped turning on thanks to this stupid apartment. I salvaged the hard drive and I want to know if I can buy an external hard drive casing / housing with usb connection and connect my PC's hard drive to a new display instead of buying a new PC? All my files are on the hard drive along with the operating system. I really can't afford to replace my all in one right now so I'm looking for other options.
Can I connect my dead PC's hard drive to a new monitor?
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The hard drive is just one part of a computer. Many users call the full tower a hard drive.
The operating system will most likely not work if you connect a hard drive to another system.
You can use another system to get files off the hard drive.
If just the monitor in the all on one failed, you may be able to use an external monitor on that system.
The operating system will most likely not work if you connect a hard drive to another system.
You can use another system to get files off the hard drive.
If just the monitor in the all on one failed, you may be able to use an external monitor on that system.
Are you sure you're out of warranty? It's not really acceptable for a new computer to catastrophically fail after 12 months. It would definitely be worth speaking with ASUS about it.
Also, I know some countries have consumer laws which demand a "reasonable" working life for products. This extends beyond standard warranties. So in Australia, for example, if you bought a washing machine with a 1 year warranty but it had a serious, fundamental failure after 18 months which couldn't be fixed for a reasonable price, you would be on very solid ground to argue that 18 months is an unacceptable life for that product and the company would likely be liable to repair, replace or refund it. There are consumer rights groups who can support these sorts of approaches and they hardly ever end up in court. It's just about approaching in the company in the right way.
I don't know what the laws are in your country, but if the PC has indeed had a complete and fundamental failure when it's less than 18 months old, I would believe that that's not a reasonable or acceptable life for a computer. If you have any consumer protection laws in your country they may well apply.
Also, I know some countries have consumer laws which demand a "reasonable" working life for products. This extends beyond standard warranties. So in Australia, for example, if you bought a washing machine with a 1 year warranty but it had a serious, fundamental failure after 18 months which couldn't be fixed for a reasonable price, you would be on very solid ground to argue that 18 months is an unacceptable life for that product and the company would likely be liable to repair, replace or refund it. There are consumer rights groups who can support these sorts of approaches and they hardly ever end up in court. It's just about approaching in the company in the right way.
I don't know what the laws are in your country, but if the PC has indeed had a complete and fundamental failure when it's less than 18 months old, I would believe that that's not a reasonable or acceptable life for a computer. If you have any consumer protection laws in your country they may well apply.
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