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 Member 2667 Level 8.73 Mar 2006 
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External hard drive
So, I have a laptop that stopped charging, and it was my primary computer for over a year, so I had a lot of stuff on it. I decided I would try to hook it up to an external casing so I could access it via USB. No luck -- apparently the external casing wants me to format the drive to gain access to it. That is decidedly not useful, seeing as I want to keep all the data on it. Seeing as my laptop is pretty much dead, anyone have any ideas how I could gain access to the data on the drive?
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Member 2667 Level 8.73 Mar 2006
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Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear, but the laptop doesn't charge. I do have the AC adapter but it does not power the laptop anymore. I believe there is something wrong with the internal piece it plugs into. I've been quoted like $500-700 dollars for repairing it. I just don't want to spend that kind of money on the laptop, I could just put it toward a new one. But I would like to get the data off of the drive. The enclosure I tried to use was Transcend brand. I wouldn't mind trying the specific brand you mentioned that apparently lets you get the data off of it.
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