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Hello ! Thank you guys for all the help, i have the laptop connected to the
A/C adapter all the time , i rare use it using the batteries and for a laptop
been used just to read the e-mail and go online to surfe the web. I can't
believed it , the HD is gone so soon. The data on the HD, i don't care to
recover it , because i have all the
software on cd's. I went to check on Dell site and they don't have HD for
this laptop 40 Gig, but i'm thinking of getting me a 60Gig if i can. I may
call dell tech supp. see if they can help me too... thanks again.. Jose
Alvarez
"Jim Macklin" wrote:
> Make sure that the battery is fully charged, it is possible
> that your battery is low and can't spin up the hard drive,
> but can power the BIOS and the display. Two years is
> pretty quick for a hard drive to die (even in a laptop) but
> batteries fail.
>
> Dell is your best source if you bought the warranty. Two
> and three years is a common Dell period.
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> "jeffrey" <jeffrey@nospam.okinawa.com> wrote in message
> news:OnXanaN4EHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> | Hi,
> |
> | Usually when you hear that clicking noise, it means the
> drive has died.
> | There are a few tricks you can try to do, to recover data
> from it, but first
> | you need to get a new HDD and also a 2.5" USB or Firewire
> cradle. As for
> | the hard drive, you can pretty much use any 2.5" laptop
> hard drive. You can
> | also check with Dell to see if they have any specials. As
> for the current
> | drive, if you use a cradle to try to recover the data,
> seal it in a ZIPLoc
> | bag, take as much air out as you can, then put it in the
> freezer for a
> | while. Then put it in a cradle and connect it up to a
> working computer.
> | You may be able to access it and transfer some or all the
> data.
> |
> | Jeff
> |
> | "Jose J Alvarez" <Jose J
> Alvarez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | news:AE08C6E2-5EE1-438E-BF0A-B3973837A386@microsoft.com...
> | >I have a Dell inspiron 8200 1.8 GHz 128 MB Sdram , 40
> gig H.D , NVidia
> | > GeForce2 Go with 64MB. I turn on the computer this
> morning to find out ,
> | > it
> | > couldn't boot to windows, it saids there is not HD on
> this laptop. Here
> | > the
> | > message =*** Stop:0x0000000f4
> (0x00000003,0x82170B00,0x805FA7A8". i can
> | > also
> | > hear a sound like a clock "click, click, click, click,
> coming from the HD
> | > everytime i boot the computer . This laptop is only 2
> years old and i
> | > think
> | > not sure but the HD is gone south but any help will be
> appreciated.
> | >
> | > P.s Also if i need a new HD, where can i find one for
> this laptop ?
> | > thanks
> |
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