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Old March 18, 2011, 07:36 AM
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my buddies laptop crashed on him,and when u start it up it goes str8 to this screen
it just freezes if u run the system diag or continue starup,can't get into the bootmenu or the bios.when u turn it on no matter what u hit it goes right to that screen.Is his hard drive toast?
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Old March 18, 2011, 08:03 AM
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hard drive failing.
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Old March 18, 2011, 08:18 AM
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It hasnt failed yet but will shortly. Backup your stuff and if under warranty still get a replacement. Otherwise start shopping around.
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Old March 18, 2011, 11:49 AM
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that or the sata/ide cable is a goner, drop it in your pc and run hdtune on it.
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Old March 18, 2011, 11:52 AM
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that or the sata/ide cable is a goner, drop it in your pc and run hdtune on it.
Its a laptop.. that stuff doesn't happen.

Either the hard drive controller fails or the drive fails.
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