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Old 10-25-2010, 08:28 PM   Topic Starter
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Help with an upgrade on video card
I have a Dell C521

http://www.dell.com/us/en/dfh/deskto...21&cs=22&s=dfh

I can't support a whole lot of shit, I know that...but I need it to have a DVI card instead of the VGA one it currently has...and I want to upgrade immediately because I got drunk and pissed all over my laptop (allegedly)...

So lets try and find me a cheap DVI card that my computer supports...I'm a dipshit when it comes to this stuff (and most other stuff) so please help me out.
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Old 10-25-2010, 08:29 PM   #2
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Dude, I know you and I go round and round, but I can't discredit your entertainment value.

"Allegedly."
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Old 10-25-2010, 08:40 PM   #4
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Dude, I know you and I go round and round, but I can't discredit your entertainment value.

"Allegedly."
That's classic.
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Old 10-25-2010, 08:31 PM   #5
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well my laptop turns on but the hard drive is dead and the OS won't load...

I'm a dumbass and have nothing backed up...and I have a ton of important shit on there...

any ideas while we're at it? Or am I just ****ed?

if my CD-ROM would open I could just put Windows in and start from scratch but that's broke too.
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Old 10-25-2010, 08:32 PM   #6
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You can get a DVI to VGA adapter.

Or get this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130569
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Old 10-25-2010, 08:35 PM   #7
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You can get a DVI to VGA adapter.

Or get this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130569
He tried that. His computer has onboard analog VGA, no digital signal. If I remember correctly he is trying to get it to display on his TV and it needs a digital signal.
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Old 10-25-2010, 08:38 PM   #8
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You can get a DVI to VGA adapter.

Or get this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130569
Hey GoChiefs...

The only things I'll be using my PC for is streaming the occasional Dexter and watching Chiefs streams online...

I can afford to spend more than $30 if necessary...or will this video card do the trick?

Let me know.
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Old 10-25-2010, 08:34 PM   #9
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If you want to get the shit off of your laptop, buy a 2.5" hard drive enclosure. You can hook your HDD up to another computer and essentially pull files off of it as though it were a flash drive.

If your Laptop is 3-4 years old or newer, it's most likely a SATA drive, so look for a SATA enclosure.**

This of course assumes that that HDD isn't totally fried. It could appear dead for a number of other reasons not related to outright failure of the drive.
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Old 10-25-2010, 08:37 PM   #10
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If you want to get the shit off of your laptop, buy a 2.5" hard drive enclosure. You can hook your HDD up to another computer and essentially pull files off of it as though it were a flash drive.

If your Laptop is 3-4 years old or newer, it's most likely a SATA drive, so look for a SATA enclosure.**

This of course assumes that that HDD isn't totally fried. It could appear dead for a number of other reasons not related to outright failure of the drive.
Ok so I just booted it back up for the first time in a few days...

CD-ROM now opens...

The computer turns on and the boot screen loads...I run the diagnostics and it just doesn't find the hard drive...

and the OS doesn't load (obviously)...

so I think the hard drive got wet and everything is corrupt...

I can still pull the data off of it? What do I need to buy?
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Old 10-25-2010, 08:43 PM   #11
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Ok so I just booted it back up for the first time in a few days...

CD-ROM now opens...

The computer turns on and the boot screen loads...I run the diagnostics and it just doesn't find the hard drive...

and the OS doesn't load (obviously)...

so I think the hard drive got wet and everything is corrupt...

I can still pull the data off of it? What do I need to buy?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-001-_-Product

10 bucks.

You could have fried the SATA connectors on your Mobo w/o frying your drive. It's best to try the minor steps, like this, before doing anything drastic.
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Old 10-25-2010, 08:46 PM   #12
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-001-_-Product

10 bucks.

You could have fried the SATA connectors on your Mobo w/o frying your drive. It's best to try the minor steps, like this, before doing anything drastic.
Cool.

I'll buy that for sure but can I just ask what it does?

What do I do once I get it? It's just to get the data off of my hard drive, right?
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Cool.

I'll buy that for sure but can I just ask what it does?

What do I do once I get it? It's just to get the data off of my hard drive, right?
You take your hard drive out of your laptop, stick it in that thing, and then voila, you have an external hard drive you can connect to any PC.
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Cool.

I'll buy that for sure but can I just ask what it does?

What do I do once I get it? It's just to get the data off of my hard drive, right?
It basically turns your laptop HD into a really big USB flash drive. Hook it up to another computer, and the data on your laptop will appear. Hunt down the vital stuff in the important folders and drag and drop it over to the other computer.
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because I got drunk and pissed all over my laptop (allegedly)...
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