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damaged laptop screen
Name: chilling96 Date: March 2, 2009 at 22:25:51 Pacific OS: Windows Vista Subcategory: General
Comment:
i have 2 laptops , one with a working screen , the other with a damaged screen! i have bought a VGA cable to connect the 2 so i can get my files from the damaged screen laptop but have not succeeded!!! when i insert the VGA cable the screen on my working laptop goes black??? what am i doing wrong?? i was told to buy a VGA cable and that would do the trick!!!??????? thank you for all your help. Cordially, computer dummie :)
Name: Rayburn Date: March 3, 2009 at 00:10:51 Pacific
Reply:
Who in the world gave you that kind of advice? That's not the way to do it at all. I wonder if you might've damaged the working laptop's video subsystem by doing that. Does the working laptop's screen still work with the VGA cable unplugged?
Anyway, there are a few ways you could go, but in my opinion, the most easiest way to get your files off is to buy a 2.5" USB hard drive enclosure. Unscrew the hard drive from the damaged laptop, put it into the enclosure, then connect it to the USB port on the main laptop. Windows will install the enclosure as an external hard drive, and you can then explore it like you would any other hard drive with Explorer. You can get an enclosure for about $20.
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