Need some help with these laptop issues

[Evie]

Hi all,

The first issue is to do with my keyboard - the keyboard went bust on my Toshiba Satellite so in desperation I tried to replace it with a different model's keyboard (although also a satellite) which to my surprise worked. However this keyboard is actually too small for my laptop so there is about a 1cm gap at the bottom where part of the underneath of laptop is exposed. Is there likely to be any kind of risk with this?

Now for the second issue.

I have a couple of duff laptops about which have documents on them I want recovered. Someone recently told me about these hard drive adapters that I could use to do it myself, in particular the Bipra USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Adapter Kit you can get on Amazon for £23 and seems quite simple to use. Would anyone advise this?

It has mostly good reviews but there is the odd one saying it messed up their hard drive. If there is a decent risk of this I'd rather just get a professional a do it rather than risk losing my stuff but I'd think if it is actually a simple job they'd have as much chance as me at messing it up? Unless I guess if they would be using much more sophisticated equipment...


Thanks

Evie

 

[Evie]

Wow this forum is so helpful and friendly!

 

[ExRayTed]

Issue 1 :- No problem, other than debris getting under the keyboard.

Issue 2 :- They are fine to use, I've used a similar adapter myself.

Issue 3 :- The people who post here are enthusiasts that spend time helping others and contributing to the forums. Don't think it odd that we haven't got time to address your problem straight away. People work and have lives. We are a friendly and helpful bunch in the main, just don't get your knickers in a twist if no-one answers your post.

Issue 4 :- There is a sub-forum dedicated to laptops here. If you want an answer it always helps to post in the correct section.