Help with LapTop replacement

NiftyDigits

SuiDreams wrote: »

The reason I think its the hard drive is it wouldn't boot up for over 24hrs, lights flashed on, then nothing, whole thing absolutely quite (no sound from the machine at all). and that not the first time it happened. Has the odd crash/freeze up as well.

Usually, if the hard drive, it will boot up to a certain point. Have you run Chkdsk or DELL Diagnostics? You should also check the RAM.

Click here, enter or Detect your Service Tag(it's on the underside of your machine) and then run a Diagnostic.

SuiDreams

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Usually, if the hard drive, it will boot up to a certain point. Have you run Chkdsk or DELL Diagnostics? You should also check the RAM.

Click here, enter or Detect your Service Tag(it's on the underside of your machine) and then run a Diagnostic.

It just wasn't starting up at all, but was up and running last night. I had a similar issue with a work PC, quite a few years ago now, disk was failing, and IT had to come round and give it a thump to get it to start up on a morning. I thinks its more an issue that the Hard Drive isn't spinning rather than corrupt.

NiftyDigits

SuiDreams wrote: »

It just wasn't starting up at all, but was up and running last night. I had a similar issue with a work PC, quite a few years ago now, disk was failing, and IT had to come round and give it a thump to get it to start up on a morning. I thinks its more an issue that the Hard Drive isn't spinning rather than corrupt.

This would be ideal for you.