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Computer help needed
On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:52:38 +0000, jan olieslagers
wrote: schreef: It looks as if I'll have to do the repair myself. New keyboards are available from the OEM (Vivo) for about $40. The HP maintenance manual is available via the internet. That leaves a few issues unresolved but since the thing was working in the past I'll assume it can be returned to service. -R.S.Hoover -(KA6HZF) Bob, Allow me to suggest some clarification. I understand you are after an "identical" or "matched" or "certified" keyboard - but there's no need. Any PC keyboard with the proper interface (in your case, USB, I understand) and the proper layout (US English, assumedly) will do. Indeed it shouldn't be too difficult to locate a suitable keyboard near you (neighbours? friends? shop PC?) and borrow it for a quick swap, just to confirm the diagnosis. An IMPORTANT correction here. This WILL work - BUT. The original damaged keyboard MUST be disconnected first if, as I suspect, at least one key is "stuck" electrically. As for returning the PC to service: yes, sooner or later that's always possible. Questions are 1) if it's worth the money (I abandoned a laptop after breaking the display, the replacement was over-expensive) 2) whether you can recover the data from the harddisk. This is crucial: a new harddisk is easily available at reasonable cost, but is unfortunately supplied blank. Indeed you'll likely find the data on the disk much more valuable than the PC as such. It is not out of the ordinary for the data to be worth HUNDREDS of times more than the computer it is on. I'd pull the hard drive, stick it into a USB drive case, and connect it to another computer to see if it is readable before wasting ANY more time on the computer. No need to get the old computer running if you can just pop the data from the old drive into a new computer. (by the way, I do this a LOT in my business - repairing and maintaining computer systems) There's companies specialized in recovering data from crashed harddisks but they're horribly expensive. Hoping this helps, KA ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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Computer help needed
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clare at snyder dot ontario dot canada wrote: I'd pull the hard drive, stick it into a USB drive case, and connect it to another computer to see if it is readable before wasting ANY more time on the computer. No need to get the old computer running if you can just pop the data from the old drive into a new computer. (by the way, I do this a LOT in my business - repairing and maintaining computer systems) There's companies specialized in recovering data from crashed harddisks but they're horribly expensive. If the drive works when inserted in an external case and you get error messages trying to read it, you can order and download a copy of SPINRITE from grc.com. Cost is $89, money well spent. It may take some time (the longest reported recovery time is 3-months, I personally had one run 23-days on a 250GB HD on a Toshiba laptop) but it will recover anything that is recoverable. |
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Computer help needed
On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:42:49 -0400, clare at snyder dot ontario dot
canada wrote: It is not out of the ordinary for the data to be worth HUNDREDS of times more than the computer it is on. chuckle my laptop cost $1500. the software on it that will be installed on site in the next few months is worth $440,000 to the customer. thats 293 times. 'bout right. I'd pull the hard drive, stick it into a USB drive case, and connect it to another computer to see if it is readable before wasting ANY more time on the computer. No need to get the old computer running if you can just pop the data from the old drive into a new computer. (by the way, I do this a LOT in my business - repairing and maintaining computer systems) that advise is bang on the money Clare. it is the easiest way to go. Stealth Pilot |
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