 OT: Harddrive Failure . . . what to do? |
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| jd74914 |
 Jan 1 2008, 01:27 PM
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Ok guys, I figured I would ask here since many of you seem very computer savvy.
Today I was using my PC (its an HP Pavilion a1540n) and the computer suddenly froze. It gave me an error message saying that it could not read the hard disk and restarted. When I restarted windows the drive started making terrible noises and windows wouldn't load. Its still giving the cannot read errors. I'm pretty sure the hard drive is toasted . . . How do I go about fixing my computer. I don't care so much about the data on the current drive, but I do need the computer to work. I do not have my recovery disk (I lost it somewhere). How do I install a new hard drive and get the computer started again. Thanks in advance for any help. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| Porcharu |
Jan 1 2008, 01:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,314 Joined: 27-January 05 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 3,518 Region Association: Northern California |
buy a new disk (make sure it is the correct type PATA or SATA), borrow a copy of XP or whatever OS you like. Install the new drive and start the fun of reinstalling the OS on the new drive. XP is pretty simple to install on a basic PC - just follow the prompts.
Then buy yourself a big USB drive and actually use it to back up your files. Steve |
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jd74914 OT: Harddrive Failure . . . what to do? Jan 1 2008, 01:27 PM
davep You may want to give HP a call. First you need to ... Jan 1 2008, 01:42 PM solex The following steps assume the drive is some what ... Jan 1 2008, 01:59 PM sendjonathanmail once you get the pc up and running again, I sugges... Jan 2 2008, 03:42 PM
Sarastro I buy very little (read none) software preferring ... Jan 3 2008, 02:59 PM |
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