remove the hard drive. Buy an enclosure for it. Connect it to your new computer. Transfer files. Save hard drive. E-waste recylce the old computer.
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omnis_audis - Aug 02, 2014 12:56:07 pm PDT #23965 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Jesse - Aug 02, 2014 6:07:49 pm PDT #23966 of 25496
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
How easy is that to do? I am willing to try whatever, but have no experience in opening up computers.
Dana - Aug 03, 2014 6:04:50 am PDT #23967 of 25496
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
It's not that hard, especially if you don't have to worry about breaking the computer.
Theodosia - Aug 03, 2014 9:03:45 am PDT #23968 of 25496
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Jesse, it's the kind of thing that a local computer shop should be able to do while you wait. They'll have enclosures and the right kind of cables and software, and be able to copy it over onto a jump drive, most likely, right in front of you.
Jesse - Aug 03, 2014 11:20:00 am PDT #23969 of 25496
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Thanks, guys!
meara - Aug 07, 2014 7:35:36 am PDT #23970 of 25496
Argh! What is going on and how do I fix it? My wifi is not working....sort of. It was being weird on my iPad and phone but after I tried turning it on and off, resetting the router, and "forgetting" the network once or twice, it's now working fine. But my Mac is still claiming that the wifi doesn't have an IP address or has a self-assigned one and can't connect to the Internet. Which is clearly false. What do I do to my computer to smack it upside the head?
meara - Aug 07, 2014 8:44:24 am PDT #23971 of 25496
Ugh. Fiddled with 18 billion different things google suggested (restart! delete this file! delete that file! type in this thing! hook it up via ethernet, then restart! etc etc), eventually futzed with some settings on my router and it suddenly worked fine...even when I then changed those settings back. WTF??
§ ita § - Aug 07, 2014 2:02:21 pm PDT #23972 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
TiVo question:
1. There's a point in this week's Perception (god, I love that show) that makes my TiVo HD restart. I tried watching it three times just to make sure (that I'm an idiot, but not hallucinating)
2. Pixellation. For the first time I have a show so pixellated it's unwatchable 50 minutes out of 60. Audio's gone during this point.
Does this sound like system failure, or HD failure? Last time I took it in they pointed out that some of the capacitors had popped their tops (I didn't even know capacitors did that--nifty). I'd rather get a new HD, but this would be the third time I've done this. So it may be time to say goodbye anyway. Maybe to weaknees, maybe to the TiVo HD.
Polter-Cow - Aug 11, 2014 2:02:46 am PDT #23973 of 25496
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Aaargh. I have no idea whether this is relevant, but the reason I restarted my phone was because a Tweet hadn't sent and the notification wouldn't go away. When I restarted (Samsung Galaxy S4), it said my SD card was unmounted. It wouldn't recognize it to mount it again, even after popping it out and in again and restarting (plus turning it off and on again). What the hell is going on?
Gris - Aug 11, 2014 2:41:41 am PDT #23974 of 25496
Hey. New board.
I was recently having SD Card issues (along with other random issues) and a new battery fixed it, weirdly. Only suspected it might be the battery because it was also randomly shutting off every so often.
I would use an SD card reader in your computer and make sure the card is working fine, and if it is then move from there.
If you do try a new battery (not a bad idea to have a spare anyway) I have had good luck with my Anker batteries. I bought a 2 pack with a wall charger for less than 1 OEM battery and my battery life and stability both increased greatly.