Shelby_Polo Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I have an HP dv9000 laptop which died recently; by died I mean It just won't charge and the battery is dead, so it won't turn on.There are a few files I want from it though. Is there any way I can take the hard drive from my dv9000 and put it into another computer (or anything along those lines)? I've tried charging it just so I can move the files into an external but it the adapter or power slot just won't work.Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance. Suggest a poll for Tip.it - Here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandorf61 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 You could buy a laptop hard drive adaptor and connect the hard drive to a desktop computer to transfer your files. They usually only cost between $10-20 so they're not that expensive. Another option would be to take the hard drive out and put it into another laptop to access it. Pyramid Plunder Guide Tip.it Forum Rules Adventurer's LogThanks to Cowboy14 for the awesome sig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby_Polo Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 You could buy a laptop hard drive adaptor and connect the hard drive to a desktop computer to transfer your files. They usually only cost between $10-20 so they're not that expensive. Another option would be to take the hard drive out and put it into another laptop to access it.I forgot to add, I did try to put it into another HP laptop (different model) and it didn't fit. Will I need to use another dv9000 to do this then?I'll also look into a hard drive adapter. Suggest a poll for Tip.it - Here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Suzis laptop recently died so i took the hard drive out and put it in a usb enclosure. Cost £4. Acts just like an external hdd now. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloter Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 It is actually a standard laptop SATA drive. To get it to fit into another computer you will need to remove the HP adapter from the end of the hard drive. It is like a black piece that looks like part of the hard drive but it isn't it will pull off. Pull that off and it will then have the standard sata connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Why did my post get deleted? I was being helpful by posting an image.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf14141 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Slave it over if possible. Am I missing something? Couldn't you just barrow a battery? Finally on here to update that I have officially quit! It's been fun.[hide=Signature]R.I.P Billy Mays and <3 My Friend C.D.S 7/8/09 <360,816th to 99 Fletching 03/07/09|220,309th Person to be Able to Kill Dusties | 10 Year Cape on 12/20/14[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby_Polo Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 I successfully got my hard drive into another computer, but windows won't start; how can I fix this? <_< Suggest a poll for Tip.it - Here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Did you put it in a desktop or a laptop? It would be preferable to have it plugged in as a secondary hard drive, leaving the original one in the computer so that windows loads and you can get your things back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby_Polo Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 Did you put it in a desktop or a laptop? It would be preferable to have it plugged in as a secondary hard drive, leaving the original one in the computer so that windows loads and you can get your things back.That's sounds like it should work, I was putting into a single hard drive computer. Which hard drive should I use from the old 'dead' one, the first or second? Suggest a poll for Tip.it - Here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandorf61 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Did you put it in a desktop or a laptop? It would be preferable to have it plugged in as a secondary hard drive, leaving the original one in the computer so that windows loads and you can get your things back.That's sounds like it should work, I was putting into a single hard drive computer. Which hard drive should I use from the old 'dead' one, the first or second? The first one should have all your files on it. The second hard drive in HP laptops are just used for system recoveries. Pyramid Plunder Guide Tip.it Forum Rules Adventurer's LogThanks to Cowboy14 for the awesome sig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby_Polo Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 Looks like none of my other computers have a second hard drive... Even the desktop.Any other chance I can get windows to work? Suggest a poll for Tip.it - Here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Ah, I didn't know you wanted Windows to work. I thought you wanted to back up your files to another hard disk. They are standard SATA connectors so you should be able to plug it in a desktop (while not attaching it) and back up your files, but getting Windows to work, you're going to have to put it in the same model of computer that has the same hardware because of the drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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