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Solved! Bad video card

Solution
Pull the hard drive and put it in a USB adapter. Plug that into another computer and transfer the files.

Less expensive : pull the hard drive and temporarily cable it to another (desktop) computer.
Pull the hard drive and put it in a USB adapter. Plug that into another computer and transfer the files.

Less expensive : pull the hard drive and temporarily cable it to another (desktop) computer.
 
Solution