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June 24, 2012
How to save file from a dead laptop
How to save your file from your dead laptop.
First remove the hard drive by opening the hard drive compartment inside your laptop.
Once your hard drive is removed.
Purchase what we call a enclosure box. The enclosure box will convert the hard drive the was removed from the dead computer and turn it into an external USB hard drive.
the enclosure box should be 2.5" (PATA - if its a very old model) or (SATA - for many newer models).
Difference of PATA and SATA
Here is an example of how a hard drive enclosure box looks like.
After you build your external hard drive , connect it to your new computer and search for your files. They should be there unless your hard drive died too. Good luck!