[QUOTE][My techie ex said that he can't remove my HD and connect it to his computer since Toshiba has a sort of lock that recognizes if it's not connected to a Toshiba laptop. His computer is not a Toshiba kasi.
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Is he sure about this? I highly doubt this. Just bring your old computer to any computer shop and ask them to remove the hdd and put it in a mobile enclosure. Guessing they may charge you 100 to 200 pesos labor plus the enclosure. The enclosure will have a usb connector. Attach it to your new laptop and see if you can recover your files.