How do i transfere data from my laptop hard drive to a pc when laptop screen won

[rohanas]

my sony vaio ar51j has stopped displaying on screen i used to get three beeps an i reseated the ram but still no HUD i even attached a external onitor and nothing and want to take all important info off laptop to put my pc hard drive and have it there and was advise there was a lead from hdd to usb to do that but no idea then name of it and also can i use my laptop hdd as a pc hdd?

this is bugging me as i have very important memories of lot family members and my son (whom passed away) that i want what are my options

Many thanks in advance

Richard
from Birmingham UK

 

[EnderWiggin]

You need to remove the hard drive from the laptop and then connect it to a PC using an USB/IDE-TO-SATA adapter. You should then be able to locate and copy over all your pictures and other files.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/IOMAX-SATA-Adapter-Power-Drive/dp/B001A5SK56/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1302124188&sr=1-1