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Hiker_440   05-10-2009 at 05:49:27 AM

well my laptop doesn't seem to boot up windows... I only see the mouse pointer every time it boots up... with white as a background... Now, I want to transfer all of the files from that laptop to my PC... can a laptop act as a virtual drive? just like USB connectors...? Is it possible that the laptop can be like a USB drive to transfer files on the PC??? Hope that someone can help me... thanks in advance.

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marcellis22   05-10-2009 at 06:15:36 AM
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Have you tried booting into 'Safe Mode'? There are many hard drive to USB connectors to hook your laptop drive to your desktop...something like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6812195005

You just need to know how to remove the hard drive...

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LouArnold   05-10-2009 at 04:46:02 PM
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Hiker_440 wrote :

well my laptop doesn't seem to boot up windows... I only see the mouse pointer every time it boots up... with white as a background... Now, I want to transfer all of the files from that laptop to my PC... can a laptop act as a virtual drive? just like USB connectors...? Is it possible that the laptop can be like a USB drive to transfer files on the PC??? Hope that someone can help me... thanks in advance.



I assume you mean that the laptop no longer completely boots anything and you want a way to copy the files off the hard drive? Is that correct?

I also assume that the laptop cannot be connected to a LAN - by wire or wirelessly - so that another computer can find and access the files on the laptop hard drive without actually logging on to the laptop at it's keyboard; is that correct?


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rand_79   05-10-2009 at 04:50:21 PM
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probably have to remove the harddrive and use the appropriate

laptop hdd to usb adapter.


depending on how old the laptop is this could be sata if its newer

or 2.5" ide if its older

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LouArnold   05-10-2009 at 04:55:20 PM
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rand_79 wrote :

probably have to remove the harddrive and use the appropriate

laptop hdd to usb adapter.


depending on how old the laptop is this could be sata if its newer

or 2.5" ide if its older


Yes. In all likelyhood, you are correct. But a few last ditch questions may avoid dismantling the laptop.

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rand_79   05-12-2009 at 08:00:37 AM
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you dont have to dismantle anything really its usually 1 screw and the hdd will slide out of its drive bay.

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