NSC Laptop Gurus - I Need Some Help............

[Beach Hut]

Mini has a Toshiba laptop and it is looking like the HD has gone totally west.

Will not boot up, can't load recovery disk etc.

Anyone interested in repairing it and if so what sort of price.

If you do not want to discuss here then PM me and we can talk about it that way but interested in getting it repaired as only a few years old.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

The Queen's Road computer shop is worth a visit to, I suggest. Very reasonable prices.

 

[raymondbriggs]

Mini has a Toshiba laptop and it is looking like the HD has gone totally west.

Will not boot up, can't load recovery disk etc.

Anyone interested in repairing it and if so what sort of price.

If you do not want to discuss here then PM me and we can talk about it that way but interested in getting it repaired as only a few years old.

If it powers up

Toshiba have a inbuilt repair system and should boot from either F2 or F8 but this will return the HD to year zero if you have nothing you need to preserve on the disc.

 

[Beach Hut]

If it powers up

Toshiba have a inbuilt repair system and should boot from either F2 or F8 but this will return the HD to year zero if you have nothing you need to preserve on the disc.

Tried it mate, does not work

 

[danielson81]

If your confident..

If there are two sticks of RAM in the bottom of the laptop (there might be one though) take one out, and try again.

Then swap, with the other one, and try each one in the other slot etc.

If this works, the RAM is at fault. If it doesn't it has ruled the RAM out, and points to the hard disk!

Looks similar to this:



What is the Toshiba laptop model number?

 

[Beach Hut]

Model is C670D would really not be confident in what you suggest

 

[danielson81]

No worries. I am 90% certain its the HD!

 

[jackanada]

HDDs fail pretty regularly. Just buy a new one online and swap it out (dead simple job on anything that's not apple)
Pretty cheap and even going budget you'll probably end up with a better and bigger drive than you had before.

 

[danielson81]

Yes, its simple swapping it out, but can take an hour or two to reinstall Windows, plus drivers/software etc.

 

[jackanada]

I blank that part out, its too painful. Though if you multi-task and drink beer/watch footy or have a spliff/watch disney the time passes ok.

 

[danielson81]

I blank that part out, its too painful. Though if you multi-task and drink beer/watch footy or have a spliff/watch disney the time passes ok.

agreed!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Sling it in the bin and go to the Apple shop. This is what I was advised many years ago and it works.

 

[MORTY]

Have you tried switching it off. Wait 10 seconds. Then switch it back on.

 

[jackanada]

Have you tried switching it off. Then switch it back on.

Sling it in the bin and go to the Apple shop.

I'll soon have a line completed on my Tech Support Thread Bingo Card.

 

[LE19]

I'll soon have a line completed on my Tech Support Thread Bingo Card.

Try installing Ubuntu.

Line?!

 

[willyfantastic]

I'll soon have a line completed on my Tech Support Thread Bingo Card.

 

[Badger]

Sling it in the bin and go to the Apple shop. This is what I was advised many years ago and it works.

Ah, the mandatory Apple post, I think Bozza generates these automatically and disguises them by posting from other people's accounts.

 

[Beach Hut]

Sling it in the bin and go to the Apple shop. This is what I was advised many years ago and it works.

Indeed I can concur this will happen.

Thank you to those that responded