Is the nessicary to hard drive...

... when I send my laptop in for repair?

I looked up data backup services and prices are absurd. Can I just remove my drive hard when I send to HP for repair? Do need it? What are my chance of losing data if I just wing?

Sorry if this is in the wrong place, but this seems to be the best place to ask.

Had this happen to me, and this is a possible work around: on the one hand, is the BIOS of your computer protected by? If no, go to a computer store and buy a hard drive enclosure USB 2.0 SATA 2.5 with USB (about 10-15 dollars). While off your computer, remove the hard drive. Remove the adapter from the end of the hard drive and the hard drive then plug the HD inside. Put the hard drive in the new enclosure and using the USB cable, plug it into another computer (PC at home, model of friends, whatever...) and navigate to your files as if it were the external storage device, copy on everything you need to save. Just reinstall the HD in your laptop and send it for repair.

I hope this helps.

Darren

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