manually repair a hard drive wdc wd1 200bevs 60usto ata device vol c on a compa

[gloria61]

i have a compaq presario cq60 amd athlon x2 i do not have a whole lot of knowledge on laptops im the type of person that puts gas in a car and go. so please bear with me. when i open my laptop turn it on the screen reads i need to repair or replace my drive disk c or my laptop may be imemenant? then it says press f1 to ignore could you please help and give me some type of detailed advice as to how i can manually fix the priblem before i destroy it gloria gloriazmail61@yahoo.com

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Sounds like your hard drive is failing.

 

[gloria61]

any advice?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Sounds like you will need to purchase a new hard drive.

 

[gloria61]

you know how much im looking at and would it need to be sent in for repair

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

You can get a refurbished one on ebay for about 50 dollars.You will need to have windows reinstalled after the change.