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I Think I've Killed It

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RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 6 Jul 2014 14:31

remove power cord
try power on
result - no - check for loose battery as above
yes
does anything at all display on the screen ?
no - dead
yes - either you will get some kind of message that it cannot mount the hard drive OR you will get the initial loading screen and then it will fail to complete boot
if no HD reported try removing it and putting it back. You will need some little screwdrivers which are sold in Maplins.
still no HD ?
it will have to be replaced
if the windows loading screen appears but boot does not complete then the HD is damaged. Usually data can be recovered by putting the HD in a 2.5in holder and accessing it from another pc using USB.
replace the drive.

It is very unlikely that the laptop is dead.
It is very likely that you will have to replace the HD. As most PCs are not supplied with bootable media AND most users fail to create such when they have the chance chances are you will be shelling out to the OEM or Microsoft.

Always make sure that data on notebooks is backed up in real time to a USB device or the cloud. They are made to die or disappear.

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

Mayfield

Mayfield Report 6 Jul 2014 14:27

Worth opening to check a memory card as not popped out of the slot, just make sure you touch something earthed a tap or radiator valve to discharge any static before working inside. Unless you have one of those geek bondage wrist straps!

Researching:
Moribus facit homo,

Graham

Graham Report 6 Jul 2014 14:22

I've tried plugging it in. I get a message saying it is trying to repair itself. Then it switches off again. :-(
I've not used my desktop in ages. Windows just installed over 40,000 updates. :-0

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 6 Jul 2014 12:14

RSPCL has been contacted!

But, seriously, a lot depends on how it landed. Flat may be OK, but side/corners can be a problem.

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

Budgie Rustler

Budgie Rustler Report 6 Jul 2014 11:10

Mayfield just reminded me...
I had similar thing with my new laptop, not dropped, but failed to boot up.

Solution was :... I took out/disconnected the battery from Laptop then replaced it back again.

Whoopee!... A result.
It had just received the kiss of life. :-D

Researching:
... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz3lwXEGWIM ... There is no God. No single Creator. There is only Creation itself. Creation does not need to be explained ... It just IS.

Mayfield

Mayfield Report 6 Jul 2014 10:40

Have you tried using the mains adaptor in case the battery is dislodged or damaged?

Researching:
Moribus facit homo,

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 6 Jul 2014 10:34

Oops!

Would it be covered by your contents insurance? If not, you could get a specialist to look at it, just in case it can be easily fixed.

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Graham

Graham Report 6 Jul 2014 09:46

I dropped my laptop on the floor and now it won't even boot up :-0 :-(