All your PC problems, Volume 2

rufus diabolus · 10th August 2008, 02:54

Downloading now let's show the cunts who's boss, If this doesn't sort me out I'm reformatting tomorrow.

VidaRed · 10th August 2008, 03:13

use all the anti virus softwares and anti spyware software available in that just to be sure.

ZIDANE · 11th August 2008, 22:18

Any FREE media converters out there?

Particularly, FLV to MP3.

Rams · 15th August 2008, 18:55

I know some, but Im not telling you.

mehro · 15th August 2008, 23:13

Is there anyway I can get data from a laptop in which the screen doesn't function? My girlfriend broke her screen sometime back. A new screen was costing too much so she got a new laptop but she wants her old data. Went to Best Buy, they're asking $150 to do that. Anyway I can do this on my own?

esmufc07 · 15th August 2008, 23:16

Can you not connect the laptop to an external screen?

brophs · 15th August 2008, 23:16

Don't laptops have a tv out port? Could you plug that in, and use a tv as a screen? Sorry if that isn't practical, I'm pretty clueless when it comes to computers.

mehro · 15th August 2008, 23:16

Got this from somewhere on the net:

Since you can not access the old laptop to be able to set up a network connection between it and the new PC, your only option is going to be to remove the hard drive from the old laptop and attach it to the new one using a USB enclosure.

Check on line, and you can usually find USB enclosures for 2.5 inch drives beginning in the $25 range. It will be a small metal "box" that you would place the old hard drive into. Then it has a USB cable that attaches it to your new PC.

Once attached, it will show up as another hard drive ("e:" drive for example) under My Computer. Click on it, and it will open so that you can see all the files, and then simply drag and drop them to your new PCs hard drive.

Then, once you have all the data, you can format the old hard drive, and continue to use it as an external USB hard drive to store data and other files as needed. For the price of only the enclosure you will end up with an external Hard Drive that you can continue to use.

Is this easy to do? Anyone have any experience in handing hard drives?

mehro · 15th August 2008, 23:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by esmufc07

Can you not connect the laptop to an external screen?

I would need the laptop screen to change the settings for that.

crappycraperson · 15th August 2008, 23:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by mehro

Is there anyway I can get data from a laptop in which the screen doesn't function? My girlfriend broke her screen sometime back. A new screen was costing too much so she got a new laptop but she wants her old data. Went to Best Buy, they're asking $150 to do that. Anyway I can do this on my own?

1)Take out the HDD from the laptop. If someone has a portable laptop drive, you can probably use that to retrieve the data. Or you can put in another laptop which uses same kind of HDD:

2) Attach a monitor to the laptop. Sometimes it automatically uses the other screen to function.

150$ is a rip off. First method would definitely work.

esmufc07 · 15th August 2008, 23:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by mehro

I would need the laptop screen to change the settings for that.

Then I'm stumped.

Top · 15th August 2008, 23:19

Is the screen the only thing not working, Mehro?
If so then it really shouldn't be necessary to open up the laptop and mess around with the hardware.
What laptop are we talking about here - the old one?

crappycraperson · 15th August 2008, 23:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by mehro

Got this from somewhere on the net:

Since you can not access the old laptop to be able to set up a network connection between it and the new PC, your only option is going to be to remove the hard drive from the old laptop and attach it to the new one using a USB enclosure.

Check on line, and you can usually find USB enclosures for 2.5 inch drives beginning in the $25 range. It will be a small metal "box" that you would place the old hard drive into. Then it has a USB cable that attaches it to your new PC.

Once attached, it will show up as another hard drive ("e:" drive for example) under My Computer. Click on it, and it will open so that you can see all the files, and then simply drag and drop them to your new PCs hard drive.

Then, once you have all the data, you can format the old hard drive, and continue to use it as an external USB hard drive to store data and other files as needed. For the price of only the enclosure you will end up with an external Hard Drive that you can continue to use.

Is this easy to do? Anyone have any experience in handing hard drives?

It is very easy. On the back of the laptop you can see where the HDD is, just unscrew it.

mehro · 15th August 2008, 23:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Top

Is the screen the only thing not working, Mehro?
If so then it really shouldn't be necessary to open up the laptop and mess around with the hardware.
What laptop are we talking about here - the old one?

It's a dell 700m

mehro · 15th August 2008, 23:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by crappycraperson

1)Take out the HDD from the laptop. If someone has a portable laptop drive, you can probably use that to retrieve the data. Or you can put in another laptop which uses same kind of HDD:

2) Attach a monitor to the laptop. Sometimes it automatically uses the other screen to function.

150$ is a rip off. First method would definitely work.

How does that work?

crappycraperson · 15th August 2008, 23:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Top

Is the screen the only thing not working, Mehro?
If so then it really shouldn't be necessary to open up the laptop and mess around with the hardware.
What laptop are we talking about here - the old one?

There is always a separate enclosure for Hard disk. I have played around a lot with laptop HDDs, no biggie.

Top · 15th August 2008, 23:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by crappycraperson

There is always a separate enclosure for Hard disk. I have played around a lot with laptop HDDs, no biggie.

If I read Mehro right then he doesn't sound like a guy who'd be overly comfortable taking out the harddrive. Though if he is then that's fine.

mehro · 15th August 2008, 23:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by crappycraperson

There is always a separate enclosure for Hard disk. I have played around a lot with laptop HDDs, no biggie.

So I need to buy an enclosure for the hard drive, get it out of the old laptop, put it in the enclosure and I'll be able to plug it in to the new one using a usb cable? Any suggestions for the enclosure?

crappycraperson · 15th August 2008, 23:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by mehro

How does that work?

Two kinds of portable HDDs. One which does not need external power, these are the kinds which use a laptop HDD.

If you open them, you can dettach the HDD and place your own. And then access the data using the USB connection.

If you can not find anyone with such a portable drive. You can just buy the the external HDD case, which would be cheap.

crappycraperson · 15th August 2008, 23:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Top

If I read Mehro right then he doesn't sound like a guy who'd be overly comfortable taking out the harddrive. Though if he is then that's fine.

Yea but unless it is like my current laptop which detects external screen without having to activate from the OS, I don't see any other choice.

mehro · 15th August 2008, 23:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Top

If I read Mehro right then he doesn't sound like a guy who'd be overly comfortable taking out the harddrive. Though if he is then that's fine.

I've never taken apart a computer but I don't think it'd be that difficult.

crappycraperson · 15th August 2008, 23:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by mehro

So I need to buy an enclosure for the hard drive, get it out of the old laptop, put it in the enclosure and I'll be able to plug it in to the new one using a usb cable? Any suggestions for the enclosure?

Let me take a look, may be I can find it online.

crappycraperson · 15th August 2008, 23:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by mehro

I've never taken apart a computer but I don't think it'd be that difficult.

You won't have to take anything apart. You will see the symbol for HDD on back of the laptop. Just unscrew it.

Top · 15th August 2008, 23:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by crappycraperson

Yea but unless it is like my current laptop which detects external screen without having to activate from the OS, I don't see any other choice.

No that's why I asked for the model and name of the computer, but if he does have an external monitor at hand then that should really be the first option - to see if it does recognize the screen without having to open the settings.

He could alternately try to enable the screen blindfolded, I've done that a few times in the past, though it's not really something I'd put my hat on.

mehro · 15th August 2008, 23:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by crappycraperson

Two kinds of portable HDDs. One which does not need external power, these are the kinds which use a laptop HDD.

If you open them, you can dettach the HDD and place your own. And then access the data using the USB connection.

If you can not find anyone with such a portable drive. You can just buy the the external HDD case, which would be cheap.

Ah so any external HD will do. Fuck, my roommate had a couple but he's gone to Cali. I'll get a case then. And I can use the old laptop's HD as an external later, right? So for the price of a case I'll get an external HD.

Quote:

Originally Posted by crappycraperson

Yea but unless it is like my current laptop which detects external screen without having to activate from the OS, I don't see any other choice.

What laptop do you have?

crappycraperson · 15th August 2008, 23:29

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-5-USB-2-0-IDE-...QQcmdZViewItem

http://www.pinecomputer.com/slimusb20exh.html

This is what you are looking for I think.

crappycraperson · 15th August 2008, 23:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by mehro

Ah so any external HD will do. Fuck, my roommate had a couple but he's gone to Cali. I'll get a case then. And I can use the old laptop's HD as an external later, right? So for the price of a case I'll get an external HD.

What laptop do you have?

Not every, the ones which don't use a power cable. They are the ones which use laptop HDDs. Also there are different kind of them, their pins are different. Check the type of HDD first and find the appropiate case.

Right now I am using Acer. But my earlier laptop, HP could not detect the external screen by itself.

Top · 15th August 2008, 23:34

If you do have an external screen at hand, then these are the steps it takes for me to change the screen, though the chances of our layouts being the same are probably not that big:

Right click with mouse
press down seven times
Press enter
Press tab 4 times
Press right 4 times
Press tab 2 times
Press down 1 time
Press enter

mehro · 15th August 2008, 23:42

Thanks, people.

duffer · 18th August 2008, 15:15

Not really a problem but i want to convert some AVI files into a format which i'll be able to burn onto a DVD and watch on a normal DVD player.

I normally can burn the AVI files to DVD and watch them on my DVD player (I bought one which plays DIVX files) and get a whole seasons worth of programmes onto one disk at pretty decent (very watchable) quality. Will converting the files reduce the quality and increase the ammount of disk space i'll need?

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mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,408	Is there anyway I can get data from a laptop in which the screen doesn't function? My girlfriend broke her screen sometime back. A new screen was costing too much so she got a new laptop but she wants her old data. Went to Best Buy, they're asking $150 to do that. Anyway I can do this on my own?

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esmufc07 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cobra on my left; Leopard on my right! Posts: 278	Can you not connect the laptop to an external screen?

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brophs Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dublin. Posts: 4,449	Don't laptops have a tv out port? Could you plug that in, and use a tv as a screen? Sorry if that isn't practical, I'm pretty clueless when it comes to computers.

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mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,408	Got this from somewhere on the net: Since you can not access the old laptop to be able to set up a network connection between it and the new PC, your only option is going to be to remove the hard drive from the old laptop and attach it to the new one using a USB enclosure. Check on line, and you can usually find USB enclosures for 2.5 inch drives beginning in the $25 range. It will be a small metal "box" that you would place the old hard drive into. Then it has a USB cable that attaches it to your new PC. Once attached, it will show up as another hard drive ("e:" drive for example) under My Computer. Click on it, and it will open so that you can see all the files, and then simply drag and drop them to your new PCs hard drive. Then, once you have all the data, you can format the old hard drive, and continue to use it as an external USB hard drive to store data and other files as needed. For the price of only the enclosure you will end up with an external Hard Drive that you can continue to use. Is this easy to do? Anyone have any experience in handing hard drives?

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Top Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,556	Is the screen the only thing not working, Mehro? If so then it really shouldn't be necessary to open up the laptop and mess around with the hardware. What laptop are we talking about here - the old one?

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crappycraperson "Resident cricket authority" Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: <Insert something funny here> Posts: 11,450	http://cgi.ebay.com/2-5-USB-2-0-IDE-...QQcmdZViewItem http://www.pinecomputer.com/slimusb20exh.html This is what you are looking for I think.

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Top Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,556	If you do have an external screen at hand, then these are the steps it takes for me to change the screen, though the chances of our layouts being the same are probably not that big: Right click with mouse press down seven times Press enter Press tab 4 times Press right 4 times Press tab 2 times Press down 1 time Press enter

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mehro President of the Kick Smashed Out Movement Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,408	Thanks, people.

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duffer Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chelsea fan. Posts: 2,720	Not really a problem but i want to convert some AVI files into a format which i'll be able to burn onto a DVD and watch on a normal DVD player. I normally can burn the AVI files to DVD and watch them on my DVD player (I bought one which plays DIVX files) and get a whole seasons worth of programmes onto one disk at pretty decent (very watchable) quality. Will converting the files reduce the quality and increase the ammount of disk space i'll need?