broken laptop

adr0ck

i've managed to break my laptop!!!!!

put it down on the sofa.(i know silly me no air)....(when it was writing a dvd!!!!) came back to it and harddrive was making the dreaded sounds of being broken

screen frozen....wouldn't restart.........i managed to get it back working for a bit and get all my persaonal files off.....(bit of preying worked!!!!!)....very lucky as i also hadn't backed up all my photos ...of babies

now it wont restart or do anything........missing files blah blah blah.....i think the basic gist is that i need a new harddrive......but i've no idea about laptop parts

if someone could point me in the right direction that would be great.....laptop is the gericom one from aldi a couple of years back

thanks

donnalou

is it covered by you household insurance?

dougadam

I would take it to a tech to have it checked out.

adr0ck

i don't think its covered by household insurance.......i've not put it down specifically...so i doubt it

with regards to seeing a tech......do u mean local computer shop?

adr0ck

are harddrives in laptops specific to the laptop....or can u buy a laptop harddrive ....and fit it in any laptop?

JimArnold

laptop hard drives are pretty standard Usually 2.5 inch and cost £50 upwards depending on capacity eg

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Products.asp?CatID=16&Category=Hard+Drives&ThumbNails=Yes&FilterCategories=41&FilterMinPrice=&FilterMaxPrice=&FilterKeywords=

Replacement is usually pretyy straight forward. On many laptops there is a panel on the back about 3 inches square which you remove and the hard disk just unplugs.

You are assuming the hard diak is the problem of course