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JoshSB · 05-04-2007, 05:33 PM

Hey guys, my friend's laptop has had alot of trouble with it's hard drive, going out 2 times now and it was giving him issues for about 2 months now. The issue is that it suddenly will NOT turn on, I would assume this is a problem with the HDD, but it could also show that the motherboard is fried, is there anyway to tell without having to buy a new HDD which is a special HP HDD with a different ATA connection than normal HDDs.

Anyways, any of you guys got any suggestions/ideas to check before we order a new one?

Thanks guys.

05-04-2007, 05:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
JoshSB Geek Squad Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 780	Friend's Laptop Issues Hey guys, my friend's laptop has had alot of trouble with it's hard drive, going out 2 times now and it was giving him issues for about 2 months now. The issue is that it suddenly will NOT turn on, I would assume this is a problem with the HDD, but it could also show that the motherboard is fried, is there anyway to tell without having to buy a new HDD which is a special HP HDD with a different ATA connection than normal HDDs. Anyways, any of you guys got any suggestions/ideas to check before we order a new one? Thanks guys. __________________ Geek Squad Counter Intelligence Agent "Truth is violated by falsehood but outraged by silence." Ad Astra Per Aspera- To the stars, through difficulty.