lappy lost hdd - Club CDFreaks

banger9365 · 27-06-2005

i have a dell laptop and it got a bug went to clean it and crashed the lappy half way throuw the scan and the hdd has gone plaese help has the lappy is from my m8 and over five years old
it's a dell latitude cp-r ,400mghz pent 2 , 6gb hdd ,128 ram

**Dee-ehn** · 27-06-2005

Hi and welcome to thbe forums!

Can you perhaps try to describe the problem in a detailled way? What does happen when you turn on the system? Is the harddrive not detected? Or does the software (probably Windows) on it fail to load?

If you can provide us with some more detailled info, we might be able to help you!

banger9365 · 27-06-2005

it's not see by the bios any more ,makes a grinding noise and laptop just beeps at you after the dell test page/ startup page

*debro* · 27-06-2005

Can you enter the bios?

F2 key usually gets into the bios, however, you may need to look at dells website in case the button isn't F2.

Ensure that it is detected correctly.

If the grinding problem persists, it's likely the HD is gone.
You can remove the HD and stick it in a USB->HD case, which may be all of US$15, just to check it.

It may also be a corrupted file system, although I doubt it if the HD makes a grinding noise.

Can you also confirm that the grinding noise IS the HD and not the cdrom.

Failing that, it's time to either upgrade the laptop of buy a new HD, it's only $120ish US for an 60-80GB / 8MBcache 2.5" 5400rpm HD.

banger9365 · 27-06-2005

i can get into bios hdd not shown ,only floppy on the laptop it's the hdd making niose

*pinto2* · 27-06-2005

Most probably your MBR (Master Boot Record) and partition table got damaged.

What OS are you running? When on M$ Windoze XP check out THIS.
If you have windoze 98 simply run A:\>FDISK.EXE /MBR from your 95/98/ME start disk.

This actions might make it possible to access your HDD. To recover/repair files you need additional apps.

If you are not sure how to procede /or if your computer knowledge is limited, my advice is to let a proffesional computer engineer help you out.

banger9365 · 27-06-2005

my computer knowledge is very good and it pionts to the hdd is dead bios says no hdd, not tryed fdisk run on floppy,i give it ago put me think rip hdd .let you now how it go

27-06-2005	#1 (permalink)
banger9365 New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 11	lappy lost hdd i have a dell laptop and it got a bug went to clean it and crashed the lappy half way throuw the scan and the hdd has gone plaese help has the lappy is from my m8 and over five years old it's a dell latitude cp-r ,400mghz pent 2 , 6gb hdd ,128 ram

27-06-2005	#2 (permalink)
Dee-ehn Administrator Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: On my chair Posts: 14,986	Re: lappy lost hdd Hi and welcome to thbe forums! Can you perhaps try to describe the problem in a detailled way? What does happen when you turn on the system? Is the harddrive not detected? Or does the software (probably Windows) on it fail to load? If you can provide us with some more detailled info, we might be able to help you! __________________ Every answer is just a question away... My other hobby is photography. Come take a look at what I do! Help us fighting cancer! Hardware tools: Prime95, Sandra, MemtestX86, MBM, DFT CD/DVD: Smartripper, DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink, ForceAspi Check your CPU wattage online! Linux: be root \|\| Windows: reboot

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banger9365 New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 11	Re: lappy lost hdd it's not see by the bios any more ,makes a grinding noise and laptop just beeps at you after the dell test page/ startup page

27-06-2005	#4 (permalink)
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The c@ke mixer Posts: 10,214	Re: lappy lost hdd Can you enter the bios? F2 key usually gets into the bios, however, you may need to look at dells website in case the button isn't F2. Ensure that it is detected correctly. If the grinding problem persists, it's likely the HD is gone. You can remove the HD and stick it in a USB->HD case, which may be all of US$15, just to check it. It may also be a corrupted file system, although I doubt it if the HD makes a grinding noise. Can you also confirm that the grinding noise IS the HD and not the cdrom. Failing that, it's time to either upgrade the laptop of buy a new HD, it's only $120ish US for an 60-80GB / 8MBcache 2.5" 5400rpm HD. __________________ SAVE THE EARTH! It's the only planet with chocolate! CDFreaks - Educating the Masses since 2005! Click Here to join the educated & privileged! Viva La Resistance! Admitting that you've illegally downloaded movies/songs and need help to process/burn is comparable to robbing a bank, and walking into the bank the next day holding the bags of money to deposit them into your account. Don't be surprised if people laugh at you when you make the headlines.

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27-06-2005	#6 (permalink)
pinto2 DVD Freak Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nordic Region Posts: 7,307	Re: lappy lost hdd Most probably your MBR (Master Boot Record) and partition table got damaged. What OS are you running? When on M$ Windoze XP check out THIS. If you have windoze 98 simply run A:\>FDISK.EXE /MBR from your 95/98/ME start disk. This actions might make it possible to access your HDD. To recover/repair files you need additional apps. If you are not sure how to procede /or if your computer knowledge is limited, my advice is to let a proffesional computer engineer help you out.

27-06-2005	#7 (permalink)
banger9365 New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 11	Re: lappy lost hdd my computer knowledge is very good and it pionts to the hdd is dead bios says no hdd, not tryed fdisk run on floppy,i give it ago put me think rip hdd .let you now how it go

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