- Aug 9, 2014
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My fan was overheating for a while, them I broke my laptop screen. Now laptop won't start to windows and all diagnostics failed and hard drive was not found.
I relaxed the fan that has a broken loose cover, replace the heat sink, and also the screen which all seem in working order now. I also took out a few things including hard drive an put it back together exactly as I took it off as per instructions based off a YouTube Video of the same laptop.
Now the Hard Drive Diagnostic test passed, not start up tes and run in test still failed. The boot device is not found and needs an operating system installed.
This is the first tim I took a laptop apart and don't want to do anything wrong. How did my operating system get erased and how can I get a free version to install it back in? Should I install a better newer version without complications?
I went to office max and the manager says toi fix anything even simple as a replacing a cracked screen would start at $300 per the first job. He explained that he always charge that in case there are any shortages or complications, they have to check every single part of the laptop and it's connections to make sure there are no short or mechanical failures as well as they have to do pc hardware and software checks. It sound like alot of bull and I felt as if his was treating me like a piece of $$$ meat. What should I do from here? How much does it really cost?
I am the first and only owner of the laptop. Can I do all this myself for free?
I relaxed the fan that has a broken loose cover, replace the heat sink, and also the screen which all seem in working order now. I also took out a few things including hard drive an put it back together exactly as I took it off as per instructions based off a YouTube Video of the same laptop.
Now the Hard Drive Diagnostic test passed, not start up tes and run in test still failed. The boot device is not found and needs an operating system installed.
This is the first tim I took a laptop apart and don't want to do anything wrong. How did my operating system get erased and how can I get a free version to install it back in? Should I install a better newer version without complications?
I went to office max and the manager says toi fix anything even simple as a replacing a cracked screen would start at $300 per the first job. He explained that he always charge that in case there are any shortages or complications, they have to check every single part of the laptop and it's connections to make sure there are no short or mechanical failures as well as they have to do pc hardware and software checks. It sound like alot of bull and I felt as if his was treating me like a piece of $$$ meat. What should I do from here? How much does it really cost?
I am the first and only owner of the laptop. Can I do all this myself for free?
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