Daughters sick laptop - no bootable device!

richwhit

Thanks fig - so if it was you - which on the list you gave me would you personally go for?

Figment

:laugh::whistle:

Look up!

richwhit

Are you a psychic???? - lol

Massive thanks Figment for everything over the last few days.

I'll order the HDD you advise and then hopefully replace the faulty one should be quite simple??

Then the problem of getting a OS onto the computer!!!

Thanks so much for everything so far and I now have a caddy that I don't think I'll ever use again - would it be of any use to you?? If so send me a pm or a text to xxxwith your address and I'll forward it on to you.

Cheers mate, richard

Figment

Just one point to note:

Shock Tolerance: 350 g @ 2ms (operating) / 1000 g @ 2ms (non-operating)

:laugh:

TakeThis

Get on with post #38 whilst you are waiting for the drive to be delivered and remove your number from the board. Sent it to him via PM.

Figment

richwhit wrote: »

Are you a psychic???? - lol

Massive thanks Figment for everything over the last few days.

I'll order the HDD you advise and then hopefully replace the faulty one should be quite simple??

Then the problem of getting a OS onto the computer!!!

Cheers mate, richard

The new drive simply slots into the drive bay.

You will need to burn the ISO file you downloaded the other day
onto a blank DVD. Insert the DVD into the DVD drive of her laptop and restart the laptop. It should boot from the DVD. Watch the screen for a message saying Press any key to boot from CD (may or may not appear)

If it doesn't boot from the DVD, restart the laptop again and press the F12 key straight after switching on to bring up the boot menu, then select DVD / CD drive as first boot device.


PS remove your mobile number from above post.

richwhit

Ok disk ordered - and instruction to 10 year old son that if he EVER !!! throws anyhing at his sisters laptop he is grounded for LIFE!!!

Takethis- massive thanks on the advices regards getting Windows onto the laptop once the HDD arrives. A bit exhausted out now ( and daughter desperate to get on Facebook) so will tackle this one tomorrow - seems a bit of a clear head is needed to startburning discs, etc; which I've never done before.

So - until tomorrow - thanks Figment and Takethis -you've got me in the wifes and daughters good books!! rich

just re-read below - sorry thought my number to Figment was sent by PM - will remove immediately

TakeThis

Your Drivers & Applications. Together with this Hardware Vendor Detection Utility you will be able to install the correct Drivers after you have installed Windows 7.

It's all quite simple. The instructions will carry you through. Have you at least begun the download?

LincolnshireYokel

Laptops..........more bloody trouble than the yare worth.

I rolled out 1200 laptops to Head Teachers for the LEA in the mid 1990's.

Several got stolen - one silly woman left it on the back seat of her car in full view, parked on the street, on a council estate, it went in under two minutes. I pointed out that she wouldn't have left £2000 (thats how much they were then) on the back seat in used fivers, so why did she think a laptop worth that was safe?

The killer used to be cracked screens, it was £1500 for a new lcd panel, and the insurance companies wouldn't insure them. Had a few laptops bounce down stairs., not only did it destroy the screen, it would shatter the ceramic HDD. I had on woman berate me because I couldn't get her documents of a HDD that was virtually powder, having made its own way down two flights of stairs.

richwhit

Takethis,

A bit computered out but will start the downloading of Windows once my new HDD arrives!!!

The caddy that I bought today - is it of any of use to either of you (Figment or Takethis) ???

richard