Hard-Drive Question

FusionFury

I'm just wondering if a faulty hard-drive on a laptop can cause the laptop to power on for a few seconds then turn off?

I recently paid for a computer shop to fit a new motherboard for my laptop (£130) because of the same problem but it's occurred again and a Independent computer expert said to me i have a faulty hard-drive.. but how did it work when i picked it up from the shop?

Thanks any computer experts!

closed

unlikely, you could prove it either way by removing the drive

FusionFury

closed wrote: »

unlikely, you could prove it either way by removing the drive

I don't have a suitable screwdriver to try that

FusionFury

http://www.adventsupport.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6558

This is the same problem I have..

Azrael_1701

Are there any beeps, any lights flashing or staying completelly on(such as the hard drive access light)? How far into boot does it get before cutting out?


If you want you can PM me and i'll try and take you through some diagnostics.

JasX

By the time you're spending £130+ on a laptop it very quickly much more economical to buy a new one which will be much faster too.

<1 year old you should be sending it off for a free warranty repair

Quotations of £130+ for an old laptop = new laptop time

ESPECIALLY if you're talking about a PC world 'overpriced and crap in the first place' own brand unit you've linked to above