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getsomemorrison

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    Dropped Laptop Cant get past Window Error Recovery Screen
    « on: May 01, 2010, 11:05:56 AM »
    Hi I have a Dell1720 that was on when I closed the lid and layed down my coffee table a bit to hard I guess, when I opened it back up it was frozed so I held in the power button in to restart. It begins start-up and manages to make it to the Windows Error Recovery screen with 2 options normal start-up and Start-up Repair but both will just return me to the same screen. I figure its my HD but didn't know if it can be save or at least maybe my data. BTW F2 and F12 boot still work on start-up. I tried to start up in safe mode but it just takes me to the same Error screen.
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    getsomemorrison

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      Re: Dropped Laptop Cant get past Window Error Recovery Screen
      « Reply #1 on: May 01, 2010, 11:18:50 AM »
      Its Vista OS btw
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      soybean



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      Re: Dropped Laptop Cant get past Window Error Recovery Screen
      « Reply #2 on: May 01, 2010, 11:36:05 AM »
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      when I closed the lid and layed down my coffee table a bit to hard I guess
      Can you explain what happened in more detail? 

      If it's the hard drive and you have no recovery disc (CD or DVD), you can probably order one at a fairly low cost from Dell so that you could install Windows on a new hard drive.  Of course, this still won't recover files from your old drive; you may be out of luck there. 
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      getsomemorrison

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        Re: Dropped Laptop Cant get past Window Error Recovery Screen
        « Reply #3 on: May 01, 2010, 11:38:58 AM »
        Im trying to say that my laptop got bumped pretty good when I layed it down on the coffee table as in POW, BodySlam, and BOOM
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        Re: Dropped Laptop Cant get past Window Error Recovery Screen
        « Reply #4 on: May 01, 2010, 11:41:15 AM »
        1 option:
        Grab one of these...

                                           

        2.5" Laptop to IDE converter...'bout 8 bucks.
        This will enable you to hook up the drive to a working Desktop machine to retrieve your data...providing the drive still works...
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        getsomemorrison

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          Re: Dropped Laptop Cant get past Window Error Recovery Screen
          « Reply #5 on: May 01, 2010, 11:52:36 AM »
          ok Im gettin ready to order a new drive now so in your opinion should  i even mess with trying to run in of the options in the boots screen
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          getsomemorrison

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            Re: Dropped Laptop Cant get past Window Error Recovery Screen
            « Reply #6 on: May 01, 2010, 11:56:09 AM »
            it sounds like the drive is still spinning without any bad sounding noises
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            Re: Dropped Laptop Cant get past Window Error Recovery Screen
            « Reply #7 on: May 01, 2010, 11:59:25 AM »
            Quote from: patio on May 01, 2010, 11:41:15 AM
            1 option:
            Grab one of these...

                                               

            2.5" Laptop to IDE converter...'bout 8 bucks.
            This will enable you to hook up the drive to a working Desktop machine to retrieve your data...providing the drive still works...
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            getsomemorrison

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              Re: Dropped Laptop Cant get past Window Error Recovery Screen
              « Reply #8 on: May 01, 2010, 12:03:02 PM »
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                Re: Dropped Laptop Cant get past Window Error Recovery Screen
                « Reply #9 on: May 01, 2010, 04:40:44 PM »
                Other than acting in the manner that Patio has suggested (this to enable --maybe--the recovery of the data on your HDD) i believe you to be acting prematurely to be ordering replacement parts until you have a better idea (knowledge) of exactly what is the problem.truenorth
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