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Constantine · 12-21-2006, 10:16 PM

My laptop harddrive is recently having an insane amount of problems and I need to know how to fix it.

Symptoms:
Randomly occuring black screen on boot (screen shuts off entirely)
It happens at random points, meaning sometimes I get the BIOS screen, sometimes I don't, sometimes I get the Windows loading screen, ect. If I leave it alone for a long time it seems to have positive effects.

I tried to restore my harddrive to factory conditions with the restore disc, but the computer got the 'Black screen of death' in the middle of it.

Any ideas?

Constantine

bamhm182 · 12-21-2006, 11:00 PM

I'd say just reformat it, at first it sounded like your HDD was dead, but than it sounds like some files are just corrupt or you've got a virus.

Constantine · 12-22-2006, 12:51 AM

I removed the harddrive to see if I could boot from a CD, but I still got the black screen. This points to me to the motherboard as the source of the problem. I'm going to take it to GeekSquad and have them run tests as soon as I can - I can't even get the damn thing open.

Constantine

ExaSpidey · 12-22-2006, 01:45 AM

Are you having a cooling problem? Are you in a warm room? Fan operational? Try a few of these and get back.... Good Luck!

pspwad · 12-22-2006, 01:53 AM

uhmm... do you thinik it could have any possiblility that something could have gone wrong during the Dual Boot and it just had a delayed reaction?

the real mr bob · 12-22-2006, 03:47 AM

ya it sounds like its yur mobo.... dont see what else it could be and basicly the same thing happened to my moms computer and it was her mobo (we had to replace it but the mobo screwing up is under warenty so we got a new one :P)

Constantine · 12-22-2006, 04:33 PM

When I start it up the fan starts as usual, the harddrive light lights up, ect, but the harddrive doesn't spin up for some reason.

As for the dual booting question, I quit dual booting a while ago because of the chip inside my wireless card. Unfortunatly, it wasn't compatible with Mac OS X.

As of now I do believe it is my mother board, which is really gonna suck cause I'm pretty sure it's integrated.

Constantine

bamhm182 · 12-22-2006, 10:16 PM

Do you have another Hard Drive you could throw in there? If not, I'm not sure that you can replace the mobo for a laptop...

Constantine · 12-23-2006, 03:27 AM

No, I don't have another harddrive that'll work with my laptop. It's not a standard harddrive, meaning it's small and looks like an iPod one.

Constantine

the real mr bob · 12-23-2006, 06:36 AM

^thats a standard laptop hard drive ..... i think they have them on newegg....

12-21-2006, 10:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Constantine PSP-Forum Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: A PSPirate on the high-seas of treason Posts: 2,705	In dire need of help My laptop harddrive is recently having an insane amount of problems and I need to know how to fix it. Symptoms: Randomly occuring black screen on boot (screen shuts off entirely) It happens at random points, meaning sometimes I get the BIOS screen, sometimes I don't, sometimes I get the Windows loading screen, ect. If I leave it alone for a long time it seems to have positive effects. I tried to restore my harddrive to factory conditions with the restore disc, but the computer got the 'Black screen of death' in the middle of it. Any ideas? Constantine __________________

12-21-2006, 11:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
bamhm182 The Moderationator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: United States, Colorado Posts: 4,640	I'd say just reformat it, at first it sounded like your HDD was dead, but than it sounds like some files are just corrupt or you've got a virus. __________________

12-22-2006, 12:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
Constantine PSP-Forum Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: A PSPirate on the high-seas of treason Posts: 2,705	I removed the harddrive to see if I could boot from a CD, but I still got the black screen. This points to me to the motherboard as the source of the problem. I'm going to take it to GeekSquad and have them run tests as soon as I can - I can't even get the damn thing open. Constantine __________________

12-22-2006, 01:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
ExaSpidey Former 12th Squad Captian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arlington, Tx Posts: 757	Are you having a cooling problem? Are you in a warm room? Fan operational? Try a few of these and get back.... Good Luck! __________________ Go ahead.....CLICK my sig! Life's Little Questions! * = unsure about spelling

12-22-2006, 01:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
pspwad PSP-Forum Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 876	uhmm... do you thinik it could have any possiblility that something could have gone wrong during the Dual Boot and it just had a delayed reaction? __________________

12-22-2006, 03:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
the real mr bob PSP-Forum Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Repin da 434! Posts: 2,224	ya it sounds like its yur mobo.... dont see what else it could be and basicly the same thing happened to my moms computer and it was her mobo (we had to replace it but the mobo screwing up is under warenty so we got a new one :P)

12-22-2006, 04:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Constantine PSP-Forum Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: A PSPirate on the high-seas of treason Posts: 2,705	When I start it up the fan starts as usual, the harddrive light lights up, ect, but the harddrive doesn't spin up for some reason. As for the dual booting question, I quit dual booting a while ago because of the chip inside my wireless card. Unfortunatly, it wasn't compatible with Mac OS X. As of now I do believe it is my mother board, which is really gonna suck cause I'm pretty sure it's integrated. Constantine __________________

12-22-2006, 10:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
bamhm182 The Moderationator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: United States, Colorado Posts: 4,640	Do you have another Hard Drive you could throw in there? If not, I'm not sure that you can replace the mobo for a laptop... __________________

12-23-2006, 03:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
Constantine PSP-Forum Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: A PSPirate on the high-seas of treason Posts: 2,705	No, I don't have another harddrive that'll work with my laptop. It's not a standard harddrive, meaning it's small and looks like an iPod one. Constantine __________________

12-23-2006, 06:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
the real mr bob PSP-Forum Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Repin da 434! Posts: 2,224	^thats a standard laptop hard drive ..... i think they have them on newegg....

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