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Jazzy88

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    Computer won't boot - bad HDD
    « on: April 12, 2019, 02:24:35 PM »
    Hello - I have a Dell Inspiron 3650 desktop computer that over the last 24 hours it started running very slow and I started to hear a clicking sound coming from it. My fears were confirmed when I ran a Dell diagnostics test on it and it gave me error code 2000-0142 which means a bad hdd. So I've taken the hdd out of the console and put it into an external case which I have plugged into a laptop computer.  It seems to be spinning just fine and in windows explorer I can see the files, but when I click on them it says "you don't currently have permission to access this folder". What steps should I take next to try and save my files? Please help. TIA
    « Last Edit: April 12, 2019, 03:03:14 PM by Jazzy88 »

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    Re: Computer won't boot - bad HDD
    « Reply #1 on: April 12, 2019, 08:53:11 PM »
    " Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. "