Re: my laptop sata hdd crahed

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On Mar 31, 6:50 am, "- Bobb -" <b...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"ashjas" <ash...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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My crashed hdd was 5400rpm one,can i install 7200rpm one?
What else specification i have check to make sure the hdd gets
detected fine on my laptop?
Thanks

Maybe I missed it, but did you tell us yet, (in case only software crash)
, did you try to hook up your "bad drive" to your desktop Pc via
convertor/case,etc ? My reason for asking : my laptop crashed and would
not boot - couldnt even see the drive. I bought a USB case for my laptop
sata drive and hooked up to desktop Pc via USB. XP booted on the desktop
and ran a scandisk on the laptop drive and FIXED it. I put back into
laptop and worked fine.

No my case is different the hdd platters have crashed internally,and
the drive makes click sounds as if the platers are hitting something
from the inside,i tried to use it on desktop and its not getting
detected...
the toshiba customer service therefore told to replace it but thats in
2 months period and i dont want to sit idle for that time.
.

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