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Laptop will not boot up

Discussion in 'Mobile Computing' started by davidflynn12, Jun 2, 2008.

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  1. davidflynn12 Newcomer, in training

    have a compaq presario 2500 laptop. When i boot it up , it was
    uncertain of where to boot from. So i reset it, now it tries to
    initialise MBA, claims there is a cable media fault and cannot find
    the os ?! I presume it is the Hard drive ? Another issue is that
    i cannot open the laptop ? I removed all the screws ,battery,hard drive
    and it is still stuck seemly at the rear of the laptop near the screen?
    Is there some magical procedure to open the laptop?
    davidflynn12, Jun 2, 2008
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  2. kimsland Ex-TechSpotter

    kimsland, Jun 2, 2008
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  3. davidflynn12 Newcomer, in training

    It is a
    2511 EA .
    davidflynn12, Jun 2, 2008
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  4. kimsland Ex-TechSpotter

    kimsland, Jun 2, 2008
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  5. davidflynn12 Newcomer, in training

    Thanks for the link.
    davidflynn12, Jun 3, 2008
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  6. davidflynn12 Newcomer, in training

    I simply got a new Hard drive and it is now working. Thanks for everybody's help.
    davidflynn12, Oct 17, 2008
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  7. kimsland Ex-TechSpotter

    Thanks for the update :grinthumb
    kimsland, Oct 17, 2008
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  8. Tedster Techspot old timer.....

    Usually this means the connection on the HD is not secure. Reseat the drive. If you cannot boot, your OS may be corrupt. I highly suggest using a program like GOBack. It has saved me countless times from OS corruption and boot errors.
    Tedster, Oct 17, 2008
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