05-07-2008, 18:55
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Computer is broken...
I have a broken laptop computer. Broken in the sense that the hard drive experienced a catastrophic failure and makes a bunch of clicky noises when it tries to run. No safe mode...no nothing. Just noises
I know the hard drive is the badness since I pulled it out, put it in a container and tried to access it via USB...still lots of clicky noises.
No sweat.
The question I have is..
Can I take a DIFFERENT hard drive and insert it into my old laptop and make it run?
It may sound stupid...but I haven't been able to get that option to work either.
Thanks-
Eagle
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05-07-2008, 19:28
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Can you? If you have the right model, yeah...  Generally Laptop drives are 2.5" PATA, but many are switching over to SATA... You'll also want to contact the vendor of your laptop.. they may be able to replace the drive.. you may need another copy of your desired OS.
If you got a Dell or HP/Compaq, they're usually pretty helpful within the barriers of allowed assistance (e.g., warranty status).
Obviously that won't help your data, tho. We're in a similar boat with one of our drives. There are lots of little tricks that apparently work (haven't tried them) such as freezing the drives, dropping them a little (reseats the heads).. yadda yadda... you could take it to a professional... it could be pricey unless it's a simple fix (can't really tell yet).
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05-07-2008, 19:34
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It's a SONY, I've been lugging it around (broken) for 3 years now. Just seems such a waste to toss the thing when all that is wrong is the hard drive.
Eagle
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Ain't no one getting out of this world alive. All you can do is try to have some choice in the way you go. Prepare yourself (and your affairs), and when your number is up, die on your feet fighting rather than on your knees. And make the SOBs pay dearly."
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05-07-2008, 19:35
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Is it a Vaio?
Are you looking at data recovery or just replacing the harddrive and starting new? if the latter, then it's relatively easy-peasy. If the former, it's gonna take a bit of work.
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05-07-2008, 20:02
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Easy Peazy Lemon Squeezy...
on my old VAIO 
Eagle
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Ain't no one getting out of this world alive. All you can do is try to have some choice in the way you go. Prepare yourself (and your affairs), and when your number is up, die on your feet fighting rather than on your knees. And make the SOBs pay dearly."
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05-07-2008, 20:36
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I've got a drive you can have or you can go buy a plain jane laptop drive. Any local computer store will carry them, just take the old one in and show them if you're not sure what you have. Load up you OS and track down your drivers.
PM me if you need something
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06-05-2008, 03:28
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eagle5US
It's a SONY, I've been lugging it around (broken) for 3 years now. Just seems such a waste to toss the thing when all that is wrong is the hard drive.
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What is the age of your laptop,, if it's been broken for 3 yr,, maybe 5-6 yrs old??
1)new 30 gb HD will cost around 50-90 USD,, just make sure you match the type pata/sata/etc.. don't go crazy on a super big drive 30-40 bg is fine.
2)IF you've lost the system cd's, you'll need to purchase a new OS,, 150 USD, make sure it's XP pro
3)geek help,, 40 USD per hr << geek friends help<<
Suggestion:
a)give the laptop to a geek friend and let him/her try to fix it. They may have a spare drive and can determine if that is the only problem.
b)It might be time to look at purchasing a new system. Dell has laptops in their factory outlet for under 400 USD.. pay for the 3yr warrenty..
c)donate the old one to a school or BSA or GSA or who-ever..
Good Luck
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06-05-2008, 05:09
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Considering that this thread is a month old, I suspect he's gotten the problem taken care of.
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