What is the problem with my toshiba satellite and what are my options?

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Heber

I have an older Toshiba Satellite running Vista, I think its like an '07 laptop (if I remember correctly). I want to look through all my pictures and transfer them onto my new HP Windows 8 laptop. I run into the issue that my lap top's monitor will not cut on, however the laptop itself is on (due to the fact that the power light is lit and you can hear the fan working, and the cd tray retracts when I push the button). Now, I have tried to connect the Toshiba to my tv through s video and vga, it didn't work. And now I tried my vga to my HP (I haven't tried usb from computer to computer). Here's the thing, I connect my iphone with the charging cable to my HP and it began to charge, however when I did the same on my Toshiba it would not charge. I am now beginning to think it is a deeper problem than just the monitor. I need to know if my monitor is not working for the same reason my ports are not working, what may have caused this issue, and finally what are my options? I cannot lose these picture because they are of my 3 year old daughter's baby pics and these are the only ones I have.

Also, this laptop has spent about a year turned off collecting dust, even when it is off for a day the battery is completely out of juice so I have to charge it every time I want to attempt to turn it on. I want to know my options from cheapest to more expensive; further, acquiring the pictures so that I can have them on my new computer and printing them is the only thing i care about, getting music and docs that I have is not important but would be nice to have.

Answer
Turn your Toshiba laptop over ad remove the Hard Drive from the compartment.
It will probably be IDE type so you can get a caddy for it and then connect that HD to your new laptop and copy your data over to your new system.
Once our done getting all your files then FORMAT the "old" HD this will then give you an external storage device that you can use to keep your important files on if you want.

Is it better to connect on demand for directv with powerline ethernet adapter or lynksis adapter?

surferchic

There is a 3rd way connected directly with an ethernet cable but my hd dvr is in a completely different area and running wires around my house seems too complicated

Answer
I would definitely stay away from wireless if you can. The reason is that wireless is susceptible to all sorts of interference that can interrupt your network connection. And when streaming video, these interruptions will result in delays, pauses, and jitter in your video image. Things like cordless phones, microwaves, baby monitors, and neighboring Wi-Fi networks can all degrade the performance of your wireless network, resulting in poor image quality.

I definitely recommend powerline. I'm using some adapters from Plaster Networks that are GREAT! They have some diagnostic tools that allow me to see how fast the powerline network is performing at any point in time, so that I can be sure that I have a good connection. I haven't had any problems with the quality of my video using the powerline network.

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