Needing to transfer but without power

danika13 · 01-26-2009, 11:26 AM

I have a Toshiba laptop that fails to recharge. Toshiba has repaired it three times and now I need a new laptop. But I want my files from it. I read that I could use a USB to USB cable like the Meritline USB Direct Link Cable, but I won't have more than an hour of power left on my laptop. Is it possible to still transfer the files without power? These files are important and I need to get them. Please help!

**raptor_pa** · 01-26-2009, 03:53 PM

Not without power, the hard drive requires power to spin up. get a USB cable adapter for the drive ( not an enclosure, the cables/external supply are available on ebay for less than $10.00 - and remove the disk from the laptop and connect with the cable to the new system you want to copy the files to.

01-26-2009, 11:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
danika13 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Needing to transfer but without power I have a Toshiba laptop that fails to recharge. Toshiba has repaired it three times and now I need a new laptop. But I want my files from it. I read that I could use a USB to USB cable like the Meritline USB Direct Link Cable, but I won't have more than an hour of power left on my laptop. Is it possible to still transfer the files without power? These files are important and I need to get them. Please help!

01-26-2009, 03:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,777 OS: XP	Re: Needing to transfer but without power Not without power, the hard drive requires power to spin up. get a USB cable adapter for the drive ( not an enclosure, the cables/external supply are available on ebay for less than $10.00 - and remove the disk from the laptop and connect with the cable to the new system you want to copy the files to. __________________