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SSD in Dell Win 7 laptop failing, won't boot, request help w/ USB boot
Hello,
New to this forum, sorry if I'm making a mistake in folder to post, or whatever. In a massive bind. I have a Dell Ultrabook that won;t boot, stuck when I boot in safe mode after system32\drivers\aswbidsha.sys. Searched the net and found that it's most likely dying. Dell chat dispatched a new one, so I have to install it but I really need to get files off the old one. Due to wife's continued illness, I have not backed it up in a few months.
Is there a way I can get the laptop booted from a USB just to see if I can save the files and folders on the desktop? I never had a laptop without an optical drive, so I'm not sure if this can be done. Dell wants old SSD HD back, so I'm on a time constraint.
Thank you for any advice. Files are not super critical, like I'd be willing to spend $1k to get them back, but would like to save some website designs, business card files, family vacation pix. I did try running the repair utility, just sits with black screen and cursor for hours and hours.
Regards,
Rich K