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    * Accidently Leant on XPS M1530 Broke Hard Drive *

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by HybridAlien, Sep 17, 2009.

  1. HybridAlien

    HybridAlien Newbie

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    Yesterday while browsing the net i accidently put my elbow on the left side of my XPS M1530 the weight must of leant on the hard disc causing it to make a horrible sound which i guess is the actual spinning disc being pressed on.

    Now my laptop wont even boot into vista now all i get is the loading screen.

    Do i just buy a new hard drive but then how do i go about installing vista back on that new hard drive? With the dell disc?

    Thank You
     
    HybridAlien, Sep 17, 2009
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  2. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    Wow, that has to be a wacky story if I ever heard one.

    To reinstall, just use the Dell disc like your intuition says.
     
    surfasb, Sep 17, 2009
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  3. computernerd

    computernerd Notebook Consultant

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    I'm trying to visualize this... Is there a massive dent where your elbow was? Or is the palm rest so flexible that it can push down on the hard drive enough to "squish" it while spinning and then return to its flat shape?
     
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  4. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    that is strange.
    That wouldn't be possible with my notebook.

    Ever though about taking the HDD apart to see if there is physical damage to the disk?
     
    moral hazard, Sep 17, 2009
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  5. Siress

    Siress Notebook Enthusiast

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    hehe. I opened this expecting the only lines in the post to be "wat do?"

    Sorry for your misfortune, but um...yeah. Heh.

    If you want to continue leaning there, I suggest the SSD. :D
     
    Siress, Sep 17, 2009
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