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    [SOLVED] Ide? Sata? Cables? What do I need

    Have two spare drives I'm trying to access. Is the one of the left Ide and the one on the right sata? What exactly do I search for hhd enclosure? hhd convertor? The cable on the right is the with the hard drive on the left, it came from a Lacie rugged hard drive (horrible customer service)...
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    LAPTOP BLACK SCREEN (power + fan OK, HDMI to TV OK, touch screen OK)

    Hello, I have a Sony Vaio T-series laptop (model SVT13126CXS) running windows 7. As of yesterday the screen is black...it doesn't display anything. Laptop powers on (lights are on, fan makes noise, etc.). I was able to plug an HDMI cable from my laptop to my TV and I am able to use the laptop...
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    "can't connect to network"

    I re-installed my operating system (windows 8, sony vaio). After reinstalling the wireless worked and I was updating everything, than after a restart, it says "can't connect to network". My network is fine (can connect to it on my macbook wireless fine) and on my sony it works with the...
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    how to recover data off bad corrupt hard drive ??

    We should back up a few steps lol. Lights on keyboard light but nothing loads on screen (black screen). Took it to computer shop, said hard drives bad and needs replacement. Quoted me $350 for HD and $100 for data recovery (only one shop in town so he rips off). I can buy HD for $50 and...
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    how to recover data off bad corrupt hard drive ??

    my hard drive is bad and I need to replace it...which I can do myself. My question is how do I recover the data off my bad/corrupt hard drive
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    how to make zip on mac from winrar files? zipeg winrar winzip

    I have macbook and use zipeg to open rar and zip files. Problem is with rar files, if I want to make a folder (i do right click>new folder)... it only allows me to transfer 1 file (drag and drop) at a time from raw to new folder. If I try highlighting all and drag and drop it freezes. Even if...
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    2 portable hard drives, using both macbook + PC, which format for each

    I have a macbook pro retina. But, I also use PC time to time (not too much). Goals: - I'd like to keep my info on 2 portable hard drives. (same info on each hard drive) - One drive I'd carry with me and use often, and the other more as a backup What I've heard: - FAT32 is not safe and...
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    Laptop Vaio won't power on, no lights, no dispplay, no sound

    Ok so yesterday at noon: doesn't turn on, no lights or anything. I tried some power trick, like unplugging battery and AC adapter and holding power for 30 seconds, than using AC adapter alone... didn't power on. Last night: some how it turned on all of a sudden. backed-up my info. 20 mins...
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    Laptop Vaio won't power on, no lights, no dispplay, no sound

    which flow chart? i dont think it's over heated, was looking at a word document, not playing a video with 8 other windows opened...
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    Laptop Vaio won't power on, no lights, no dispplay, no sound

    Hey guys, My sony vaio laptop won't power on. I was on it 30 mins ago, than closed the lid (puts computer to sleep). I haven't been able to turn it back on since. I have a battery and AC power supply. Tried using battery alone (has a decent charge left), AC power supply alone, and both...