ATTN: Rawb or laptop people

[ppcock]

I have an HP laptop with a weird situation.
When I carry it to work, sometimes the top hits my leg and when bringing it out to my desk, it wont load up windows.

fix is re-install windows.

I know what the problem is, the hard drive is loose, i've screwed it in tight to its slot but the problem comes back.
Is there anything I can do to re-enforce it so the hard drive doesnt get loose and fuck up?

Flip over the laptop, unscrew 1 cover, the hard drive is revealed. So it's pretty easy for it to get loose.

[wishbone]

marty, when you say it "doesn't load up windows", what do you mean?

Is it the good ol HP laptop issue of you hear it power up, your blue lights come on, but nothing on the screen registers?

[Phrenetic]

hahahahah

[ppcock]

It brings up an error, i forget what it is.
What it does is, it boots up to logo screen, then on the top left, it just flashes.

i dont want to kill my HD because of it, but work is hounding me to stop using the interwebs.

[wishbone]

Originally Posted by ppcock

It brings up an error, i forget what it is.
What it does is, it boots up to logo screen, then on the top left, it just flashes.

i dont want to kill my HD because of it, but work is hounding me to stop using the interwebs.

if it flashes in the top left, is it a BIOS error? Try booting into the BIOS and putting things back to default?

My laptop (and many HP laptops) has an issue of booting to a black/blank screen, no logo even, on a frequent basis. Process of troubleshooting for this issue is reseat ram, reseat HDD connection, reseat optical drive connection...if it continues after that it's a fucked cap on the mobo. But it sounds like yours isn't as fubar'd as mine is. But maybe the error is a definite windows error?

[ppcock]

"dear jeff, windows doesnt boot up... your friend, Microsoft"

[wishbone]

sounds like a user error

[ppcock]

Originally Posted by wishbone

if it flashes in the top left, is it a BIOS error? Try booting into the BIOS and putting things back to default?

My laptop (and many HP laptops) has an issue of booting to a black/blank screen, no logo even, on a frequent basis. Process of troubleshooting for this issue is reseat ram, reseat HDD connection, reseat optical drive connection...if it continues after that it's a fucked cap on the mobo. But it sounds like yours isn't as fubar'd as mine is. But maybe the error is a definite windows error?

The laptop is working fine now, for a really bad step of troubleshooting, i closed up the case and stuck a needle in to shift the hd around.
(i was getting fed up with it) sure enough, the hd got loose and shut down windows.
I booted it back up, same issue.
reinstalled, fine.. left alone sitting on a desk for djing.

[GSG9]

or maybe.. youll think twice before buying HP again.

[Phrenetic]

toshiba or fujitsu are win

[ppcock]

i just want to re-enforce the hd with something, but i dont know what will work.

[ebbomega]

USE A MAGNETl

[ppcock]

Originally Posted by Phrenetic

toshiba or fujitsu are win

I had a toshiba, it fucked up even worse to the point i couldnt repair it. mobo issue for sure.
plus getting to the hdd was a pain in the ass.

im thinking of just getting a 7" laptop.. i only really need it for work. maybe when i get my tax refund.

[fritz]

try hitting her

[omega_image]

get a backpack that can hold a laptop instead of a messenger bag...

[wishbone]

you can't look sexy in a backpack, duh.

[Guineveire]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

USE A MAGNETl

LOL!

[rawb]

DONT FIX IT YOURSELF
CALL HP ITS PROBABLY STILL UNDER WARRANTY l

[omega_image]

Originally Posted by wishbone

you can't look sexy in a backpack, duh.

oh i forgot, marty is the king of the sexy.

[ppcock]

with my moobs and luscious jungle bush

[GSG9]

how many species live in that jungle?

[Kraig]

I had the same problem with my previous HP. As Rob mentioned, we had to end up swapping the entire laptop.

It's a combination of where the drive sits, how you pick up your laptop daily, it's connection, etc. It wasn't one thing our tech could do to fix the problem. I new HP I got with the company I'm with now has worked fine... Although I'm looking to switch out to a Mac soon. :-)

[b0ld]

the dv2000, dv6000, and dv9000 lines of hp notesbooks have experienced a shit load of problems. So much so that part of the dv2000's and dv6000's now have an enhanced warranty.

[wishbone]

Originally Posted by b0ld

the dv2000, dv6000, and dv9000 lines of hp notesbooks have experienced a shit load of problems. So much so that part of the dv2000's and dv6000's now have an enhanced warranty.

dude seriously? My dv2k is f'd and i'm out of warranty, where can i check to see if mine's covered still? If it's internal, i've got a dv2201ca....