On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 07:42:39 -0600, Cal Kutemeier N9KO asked: > My Dell laptop CPi-A 400 died this morning. These was an audible > pop and then the nasty burnt electronics smell. It will not turn > on, even after disconnecting and giving it a few minutes to rest > and recover. > > How can I recover my DX4WIN data file? My last backup was about 3 > weeks ago, so not a total waste, but I would like to recover the > QSOs since then.
Have you considered taking the laptop to a repair shop to see about getting= it fixed? Until you (a) get the laptop powered up again or (b) remove the= drive and install it in another computer, your files aren't likely going anywhere!= (He says, looking at a 60GB hard drive that failed over the summer... luckily, I= had a backup that was only a month out-of-date, but oh, what a month it was for= me this summer on 6m! I KNOW I've lost records for 20-25 new grids on 6m, and= unless the other guy sends me cards, there's no way to recreate the QSO= record. Thank goodness the logs for the DXpedition to V31 were still on the laptop= when the desktop hard drive quit). Once you get an idea of how much getting the laptop going again will cost,= and decide whether you want to repair or replace the laptop, you can also look= at data recovery services, or find someone that would show you how to plug in= the laptop's mini-drive into your home computer system so that you can recover= the data. (I'm making the assumption that you don't have the technical ability to= diagnose and fix the computer - hence your original question.) G'luck 73 Wayne N5WD/V31WD
