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    Laptop HDD to External HD? How?

    Thanks everyone! (I thought I had subscribed to the thread, but I was wrong) Anyway, a spare external drive was definitely what I was looking for...
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    Laptop HDD to External HD? How?

    Sorry if this has already been covered, but i couldn't find the exact answer I needed. I have a Dell Inspiron 1200, but I don't know anything about the hard drive other than it should still be working (though the laptop itself is not). How difficult is it to remove the HD and put it in an...
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    USB Port - Plastic piece inside came out?

    Will be trying this card. I'll try to remember to post whether or not they block access to the second slot... Thanks so much!
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    USB Port - Plastic piece inside came out?

    Thanks again - I worked with the USB port and the little black piece last night, and I was able to get the port to work if I inserted the black piece correctly. Couldn't get the black piece to stay in place consistently and eventually broke one of the pins :(
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    USB Port - Plastic piece inside came out?

    Yep, this one has two, one right on top of the other. NEVER realized it. Will look into getting the PCMCIA card, BUT Since the little black piece shattered when it came out, can it be replaced with a different little black piece (I actually have one from an old dead computer)? I've never...
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    USB Port - Plastic piece inside came out?

    So here's another stupid question...does this go where my wireless card is or somewhere else?
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    USB Port - Plastic piece inside came out?

    Hopefully somebody can help? We have an old IBM Thinkpad laptop with one USB port...when we unplugged something today, we found the little black piece that's supposed to be connected on one side of the pins had broken off and come out. Is there an easy way to fix this??? Thanks in advance...
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    Several Problems - Dell Inspiron 1200

    I just received the power supply as linked here, but it does not fit my laptop... :(
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    Several Problems - Dell Inspiron 1200

    Obviously I know nothing about that - thanks for your help again. I just wanted to make sure if I borrowed it for a short time that it wouldn't cause any problems. I'll definitely get a new power supply as soon as I figure out if the other two problems can be fixed!
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    Several Problems - Dell Inspiron 1200

    Sounds like a good idea - thanks! Oh - a friend just called. They have the Inspiron 1100 - will their power supply work on my 1200?
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    Several Problems - Dell Inspiron 1200

    Not sure where to start or what info y'all need, so here goes... 1. My power supply on my Inspiron 1200 seems to be shorting out...works intermittently. 2. DVD/CDRW drive stopped connecting...seems to get power when it's in the slot and the cd spins, but doesn't show up as a drive...