The laptop is a toshiba portege a100 and the hard drive in it has gone corrupt. a blue screen keeps coming up when i switch it on! i need a 40gb-80gb hard drive please i do not mind 40gb as there is a 40gb in it already and that is fine for me. Also if you know any way where i can repair my hard drive please can you let me know :aj_adnan8@yahoo.co.uk
Thank You Very Much.
2007-10-22 08:37:57 · 3 answers · asked by aj_adnan8 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=380&name=Laptop-Hard-Drives
.. you need to determine if u have sata or ata ... probably ata but doublecheck .. i would first try booting from a windows install disk ... delete partitions then try to format .. if it formats all the way chance are that its ok ..
2007-10-22 08:41:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can find replacement 40-80gb notebook drives on Ebay... If you're hearing clicking or grinding noises at start up then yes, you've probably got physical damage to the drive and need a new one. This does occur more frequently with laptops/notebooks than desktops because the hard drives take more jolts and knocks from being lugged around instead of sitting in a shock-free corner somewhere.
If you aren't hearing any telltale signs, your drive may physically be ok. The first thing to try is booting from your windows xp CD and trying a repair install. That will scan all of your system files and replace any which are missing or damaged.
If you've got extensive file corruption (beyond what a repair install can fix, but no physical damage to the drive) you can just delete the existing partition and restore your OS from scratch using the original CDs.
I believe the Protege series uses regular old ATA notebook drives like the one below.
2007-10-22 15:59:11 · answer #2 · answered by C-Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drivesolutions.com
they have 40 gb to 120 gb hard drives
2007-10-22 20:12:48 · answer #3 · answered by agf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋