Hi Would you believe it finally got Ubuntu Linux working on an old laptop, got a wireless card and got that working. then the other day computer froze while watching video on BBC site.Could not get it to shut down, so switched off . Now on start up it says no operating system and it will not let me reinstall Ubuntu, it cant find device to partition. Do you think the hard drive has gone? It also whines when switched off. Is it a big job replacing the drive in a Packard Bell laptop, like pull one out and plug another in or is it deeper than that and more technical. Just trying to work out if it is cost effective to replace drive. Any advice ?
Barry
It certainly sounds like it.
Where are you based? I've got various connectors for laptop drives, so you could check it in a desktop machine to see for certain.
Laptop drives are reasonably cheap now, I'm buying an 80Gb one for £40 from Dabs.
Matt
-----Original Message----- From: main-bounces@lists.alug.org.uk [mailto:main-bounces@lists.alug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Chris & Barry Chater Sent: 07 March 2007 16:35 To: Anglia Linux group Subject: [ALUG] I think the hard drives dead
Hi Would you believe it finally got Ubuntu Linux working on an old laptop, got a wireless card and got that working. then the other day computer froze while watching video on BBC site.Could not get it to shut down, so switched off . Now on start up it says no operating system and it will not let me reinstall Ubuntu, it cant find device to partition. Do you think the hard drive has gone? It also whines when switched off. Is it a big job replacing the drive in a Packard Bell laptop, like pull one out and plug another in or is it deeper than that and more technical. Just trying to work out if it is cost effective to replace drive. Any advice ?
Barry
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On Wed, 2007-03-07 at 16:34 +0000, Chris & Barry Chater wrote:
Is it a big job replacing the drive in a Packard Bell laptop, like pull one out and plug another in or is it deeper than that and more technical. Just trying to work out if it is cost effective to replace drive. Any advice ?
Usually they are one of the easier things to replace, often there will be a small pull out drawer (usually held by a single retaining screw) on the side or a hard drive sized trapdoor on the underside.
Some of the packard bells require removal of the keyboard and/or the whole topside of the machine (palmrest split from rest of chassis) but even that is not out of the realm of anyone armed with a screwdriver set and a little bit of nouse. If you are about Bury St Edmunds you can always pop into my office and I will happily change it for you, alternatively somebody at the upcoming kit meet would help you.
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