Dipin Dhakal 1- Remove the hard drive from the dead laptop. Turn off the laptop, unplug it, and remove the battery. Turn it over and you’ll see that various sections of the laptop base can be unscrewed and removed seperately. Either look up your laptop model online to see exactly where the hard drive sits or simply look for the most likely candidate: though it differs between laptops, a laptop hard drive is often similar in size and shape to a 3.5-inch floppy disk. Unscrew the hard drive cover and remove the hard drive. Some models will pop upwards, some will slide outwards, etc. --------------------------------------- 2-Remove the disk enclosure’s connector plate and insert it into the hard drive interface. Look for connector pins at one end of the drive to see where to make this connection. If you have an IDE hard drive, note that there is a detachable adaptor sitting over the interface. Simply pull this adaptor off so that the drive will properly connect with the enclosure’s connector plate. --------------------------------------- 3 -Insert the hard drive into the enclosure. Screw it shut if necessary; read the enclosure manual for additional details. --------------------------------------- 4 Connect the external hard drive to the working computer via a USB cable. Make sure the computer is turned on. Once the drive is connected, an icon should appear on your desktop (Mac) or a notification should pop up (Windows). The computer might also open the drive for you automatically. If Windows doesn’t automatically prompt you about the new external storage unit, simply open it manually by going to My Computer and looking for the new drive.If the hard drive isn’t recognized at first, try ejecting it and plugging it back in.If the hard drive is not readable, it’s likely that the hard drive itself (and not your computer’s software) failed. If this is the case, you will need professional assistance if you wish to continue the salvage. Be warned that this can be very expensive.------------------------- 5- Explore and salvage your old files. Transfer them to either the working computer or to a second external hard drive by copying and pasting, clicking and dragging, etc. If you have a lot of large files (ex. songs, movies), note that the transfer could take many hours.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:46:44 +0000
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