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by 264288

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I hava a ACer 9500 and the ac adaptor is not charging my computer. I have ordered 3 ac adaptors and to date none has worked. My ACER is under warranty but I have 2 years of family pictures on my computer. I need to get these pictures off before I send it off to be repaired. Problem - How do I get my pictures off my hard drive with no power?

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by ed woychowsky

Ask around, someone you know might have a machine that uses the same battery. Use their changed battery while they charge yours. When you're done swap back.

The alternative is to look for a stand-alone battery charger.

by boxfiddler

Remove the battery and run on AC only. Backup your data, and then do what you have to do to get a battery to charge.

I run my HP on AC only without the battery all the time. It doesn't hurt anything. I only need a laptop for portability - battery pretty irrelevant as everywhere I go I have access to electrical power.

by charliespencer

You can get an adapter that will allow you to connect a laptop hard drive to a desktop IDE connection. Stick it in a desktop as the slave drive and use the desktop to copy the files.

by rayfradella

You would have to either buy a new battery or take the hard drive out and put it in a compatible laptop to get the pictures off.

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