Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Windows OS .... troubles and can't access my cad files - BACKUP yours.

I'd be game for that as I saved a 20 gb hd several
years back that went down on me too once. Then... I
started backing everything up to my external hd but
alas, not often enough.
Would you know where to get an adapter for this for a
laptop hd to usb?
Darren



--- kz1927 <kz1927@...> wrote:

> Swapping the drives will do no good. What he meant
> was to add
> the corrupted drive as a secondary drive in another
> machine.
> Presumably a desktop machine.
>
> What you can do is buy on of those kits that
> converts an
> internal drive to a USB drive...hook it up to your
> laptop that
> works and it'll be recognized as an extra drive that
> you can access
> and copy your files from and save them.
>
> That's assuming you consider that you're going to
> have to reinstall
> the O.S. on the bad drive.
>
> If you keep trying you'll eventually be able to
> repair it but it can
> be less trouble to just get your stuff off it and do
> a reinstall.
>
> If you want to go the linux route you could download
>
>
> http://slax.linux-live.org/download.php
>
> you'll need to burn a cd which will boot from the CD
> drive.
> It will allow access to your files and you could
> copy them off to a
> USB Jumpdrive.
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Darren Lucke
> <oneluckeboy@y...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Will this work w/ laptops (both are HP omnibooks)?
>
> > I've upgraded before from 20 to 40 gb so I'm not
> > concerned w/ swapping but thoguht OS was on hd
> thus
> > the same prob w/ boot up, no??
> >
> > The other linux type program may be what I try
> > tomorrow... this has me more beat trying to
> understand
> > it than learning CNC... haha..
> >
> > Darren
> > --- Ken Strauss <ken.strauss@s...> wrote:
> >
> > > I haven't followed all of the messages but...
> > >
> > > Why not just remove your disk drive and attach
> it to
> > > the other computer and
> > > copy the needed files (assuming that both are
> > > running W2K or XP)? If the
> > > file structure is not damaged this will work
> > > perfectly and you'll still have
> > > the disk to attempt recovery without fear that
> > > you'll lose data.
> > >
> >
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