Way to get data from c;drive of a Toshiba notebook

[EddieTripod]

Hello, On my Toshiba x205-s9359, the main board died. I had already pulled all from my d:drive and stored it on an external drive with a usb 2.0 connector and an e-SATA port. I have not bought a SATA to e-SATA cable, but I plan to soon. I'm building a pc gaming system which has many SATA2&3 connectors. I'll be using that ext hd for backups, but it will be over 1-3 months until I can piece together all the components. I'm having back surgery and can't lift more than 8 ozs for 1-3 months. But I do have a couple days to get that info off my Toshiba c:drive and on the ext hd or a new notebook I just got. Samsung 7 series, which I'm very impressed with so far. That Toshiba c drive is a serial Ata 160 gb, and it is the Vista o.s. drive along with a bunch of files, bookmarks,videos, music etc which I'd like to keep. I don't need the OS, since my new computers are or will be win 7 pro. My Toshiba has power, but no video. Is there a way I can run a cable from the serial ata while its installed still(for power) and get the data from that drive to my ext hd or notebook? I was also wondering _"What if I ran a usb cable from my new notebook to a usb on the Toshiba? Could I extract the data? Or is there a simpler way which I haven't thought of? My last thought was pulling the 2nd hd out of my new NB if the size matches, popping in the Toshiba drive, copy what I want to the new NB, and then POP the new hd back in the new NB. I'd rather not do that if there's a chance it might screw up my system.
Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks.

 

[MMXMonster]

Does it power up but just no video? If so would it be possible to just plug a cable from the VGA to a monitor then use a flash drive to get the files you need?

If the NB is dead you can buy an adapter for a fairly cheap price that will allow you to take the drive out and plug it into you computer by way of USB. I have one I have on that has sata, IDE and laptop IDE. Comes with power supply to power the hard drive. Has saved me and colleges several times. Good to have around.

 

[EddieTripod]

Best answer selected by EddieTripod.

 

[EddieTripod]

Thanks for the great ideas. I tried the vga to both a hdtv and to the new notebook, but nothing on the screen. Same for the toshiba itself. I should have known that if getting zero on the Toshiba screen, like when it's starting up and you get the chance to enter the bios, etc, then I shouldn't expect anything on an external screen, but it didn't hurt to try. I found a device like you mentioned on Newegg.

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812161002&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo

It's the 1st one I looked at, so I don't know if I'll pick that one, but I will get one for sure. I have the Toshiba drive, an 80 gig drive from my pc, and an older external drive, so it will be great to get data out of at least 2 of those. Thanks again, Ed

 

[MMXMonster]

I found a device like you mentioned on Newegg.

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812161002&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=10&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo

It's the 1st one I looked at, so I don't know if I'll pick that one, but I will get one for sure. I have the Toshiba drive, an 80 gig drive from my pc, and an older external drive, so it will be great to get data out of at least 2 of those. Thanks again, Ed

I have one similar to this one http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812119152. Just plug it in and windows recognizes it without the need for drivers.
Your welcome