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> OT: Harddrive Failure . . . what to do?
jd74914
post 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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