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Backup
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:31 pm
by tecktalkcm0391
Whats the easiest way to backup my laptop? Like the whole thing because I have an HP [don't ever buy one, i've had 2 lemons, and 1 with problems which i have now] and I have to send it in, and I wanna back up the whole thing.
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 12:08 am
by Kieran Huggins
use an image program like ghost and backup to an external drive or DVDs
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:05 pm
by tecktalkcm0391
Ok thanks!
Now I have another question in this same topic. My laptop won't charge, and I have to send it to HP, and the battery is dead. Is there anyway to hookup another computer and access the HD and get the files off of it?
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:07 pm
by daedalus__
Pull the harddrive out and stick it in another box
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:41 pm
by Kieran Huggins
has anyone ever told you that you have a face for radio?
j/k - I've just always wanted to use that line

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:45 pm
by tecktalkcm0391
daedalus__ wrote:Pull the harddrive out and stick it in another box
Anyother was, can't take it out i'll void warranty
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:01 pm
by daedalus__
If they don't know that you pulled it out then they won't have to void the warranty?
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:50 pm
by John Cartwright
daedalus__ wrote:If they don't know that you pulled it out then they won't have to void the warranty?
Arn't there usually security seals to prevent this dishonest behavior?
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:24 pm
by RobertGonzalez
tecktalkcm0391 wrote:Now I have another question in this same topic. My laptop won't charge, and I have to send it to HP, and the battery is dead. Is there anyway to hookup another computer and access the HD and get the files off of it?
Can't you just connect the machine to the power cable to get power? Then you can set up networking on it so you can access it from another machine if needed (which I don't think you'd need since the power is on).
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:34 am
by tecktalkcm0391
Everah wrote:tecktalkcm0391 wrote:Now I have another question in this same topic. My laptop won't charge, and I have to send it to HP, and the battery is dead. Is there anyway to hookup another computer and access the HD and get the files off of it?
Can't you just connect the machine to the power cable to get power? Then you can set up networking on it so you can access it from another machine if needed (which I don't think you'd need since the power is on).
When I connect the power, it doens't charge/turn on at all. Can't take it out either, there's a seal.
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:30 am
by RobertGonzalez
If you got no power, then the only way to get your information from your harddrive is to pull the drive out and install it into another machine. Which is really not an option since the that would void your warranty.
Maybe you can have the folks working on the machine at the warranty provider image the drive for you?
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:18 pm
by seodevhead