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    i dropped my laptop

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by JayBear, Nov 6, 2010.

  1. JayBear

    JayBear Newbie

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    i have a gateway model:md2614u i dropped it awhile ago and it keeps goin in circles saying hard disk error ctrl+alt+del to restart when i dropped it it barly hit the ground. please help thanks,JayBear
     
    JayBear, Nov 6, 2010
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    Evil Claw Notebook Evangelist

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    You could have knocked the hard disk connection enough that it came unplugged a bit. Open it up and disconnect the hard disk and then reconnect it. be sure to turn power off and take out battery before hand.
     
    Evil Claw, Nov 6, 2010
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    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    reseat your ram while your opening it up too.
     
    crazycanuk, Nov 6, 2010
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  4. JayBear

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    wheres the disk conection?
     
    JayBear, Nov 6, 2010
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    wheres the ram ? i dont kno much about computers
     
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    Lol. Just take a look for yourself. I recommend an electro-static discharge wrist strap, but if you don't have one then you can touch the metal on the laptop surrounding the keyboard if the laptop is grounded (plugged in with all 3 prongs) to discharge yourself. You will also need a small phillips screwdriver. Unplug your laptop when you are working on it and take out the battery.
     
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    ill give it a shot thanks
     
    JayBear, Nov 6, 2010
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    now my laptop has a black screen but the mouse is there? thanks jaybear
     
    JayBear, Nov 8, 2010
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    Well s dude. I think the mouse working is an indication that some of your OS loads. If I were you I would try to get all your unbacked information off of it. (You will need to plug your hard drive into a working computer.) Hopefully your drive is still functional but just has errors that prevent it from booting. If you are unable to see the files on it you could try using the EASEUS tool that is designed to check for deleted files. I'm not sure that that would do anything though since you didn't delete any files.
     
    Ultimate Destruction, Nov 8, 2010
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  10. JayBear

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    is there anything i could do to try to fix it?
     
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    it says windows loading files then a black screen and none of the files are backed :(
     
    JayBear, Nov 8, 2010
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  12. Ultimate Destruction

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    Like I said, try to back up your files, then you can worry about repairing or reinstalling the OS.
     
    Ultimate Destruction, Nov 8, 2010
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  13. crazysoccerman14

    crazysoccerman14 Notebook Consultant

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    haha i dropped mine last night off my bed and now a piece of the front left corner is about to fall off and the screen bezel was jolted somewhat lose

    dropping expensive stuff sucks lol
     
    crazysoccerman14, Nov 11, 2010
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