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    Ahhhhh! I dropped my laptop!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by cjordanoncrn, Aug 21, 2008.

  1. cjordanoncrn

    cjordanoncrn Newbie

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    I dropped my laptop today when my foot got caught in the power cord. It fell onto a tiled concrete floor from ~3 feet :eek: It landed flat and there is no visible damage to the outside. I knew enough to try to get the bios screen up and it did come up. The hard drive test failed. Is that likely the only problem? It will not boot. The memory test passed. The screen seems fine and still works.

    Fortunately I have my data on a flash drive because I have had bad luck with hard-drives (defective, not operator error like today) since buying this HP DV2000. It is still under warranty, but I know that drops are not covered.

    Is there anything else that can be done? :eek: I probably know just enough to be dangerous, just so you have an idea about my computer skills. I know when opening the back of the computer to remove the battery and hold the power key down for 15 seconds first, and how to replace the HD. I have never delved any deeper into it than the HD.
     
    cjordanoncrn, Aug 21, 2008
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  2. Dook

    Dook Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yup, sounds like the hard drive is toast. Hopefully you have your restore disks created. Just go pickup a new 2.5" hard drive from Best Buy, Circuit City, etc. It's very easy to swap out and you'll be up and restoring your system in no time.
     
    Dook, Aug 21, 2008
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Hard drives are very sensitive to shock.
     
    flipfire, Aug 23, 2008
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    Infamous22 Notebook Deity

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    Hard drives are like virginity, one pop and all gone!
     
    Infamous22, Aug 23, 2008
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    czhang Notebook Consultant

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    Ouch, the exact same thing (even floor surface, distance, immediately doing a BIOS test lol) happened to my old Dell. The hard drive is pretty much toast, get all your data off it and change it out. The machine will likely still work (albeit extremely slowly), but the hard drive may get even more damaged if you use it too much. Mine started making clicking noises after about half a day or so.
     
    czhang, Aug 23, 2008
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    chrixx Product Specialist NBR Reviewer

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    This is where a technology like HP 3D Driveguard presents the perfect use case.
     
    chrixx, Aug 23, 2008
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