[Hidden-tech] hard drive issue

[Neal Priestly]

The short answer is "it depends."

It depends on what's actually wrong with the PC that keeps it from booting
- and how hosed the data on the disk may or may not be.

There is indeed a relatively inexpensive enclosure you can drop a hard
drive in and connect to a working system via USB, and if the hard drive
isn't the problem, or isn't completely inaccessible you may be able to pull
(some or all) data off of it.  I've purchased one at Staples in the past
for under 25 bucks.

On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 5:41 PM, Mark Kurber <mkurber22 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hi folks,
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> I have a 6 year old Dell running Windows XP Pro.  I'm not able to get past
> the start-up screen (Dell logo, press F2 or F12 and nothing happens).  I
> have stuff on that hard drive I need.  I've built computers in the past so
> I've played around to a degree inside the guts of various machines.  My
> question: can I unplug that hard drive and somehow house it in an external
> box, or the like, then access the files I need through a USB cable
> connection?  Is there a simple solution I'm missing or, in fact, do I have
> a more serious dilemma to address?
>
> Thanks, in advance.  I'm a quasi-geek at best.
>
> Best regards, *Mark H. Kurber*
> c: 413-441-5101
> e: mkurber22 at gmail.com
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