lemoncandyz
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Hi,
I have a Compaq Presario series laptop that is a couple years old. I am aware that this laptop is prone to overheating. Despite shutting it off and keeping it on a cooling stand which has a fan built in, the computer gets very hot.
What does this have to do with vista? Well, I booted up my computer this morning and it will not load. It will load safe mode, and I can retrieve any file it seems that is currently saved on my computer. I am confused because the check disk pointed to a failing hard drive, so I am not sure if that is my problem or not, because the only thing the computer will not do is load vista regularly. The screen goes black and all that is visible is the cursor. The overheating tends to make me think the drive finally went though.
Also, if I do need a new hard drive, what is the best route to go? I don't know anything about them. I contacted Compaq earlier today and they said my notebook was no longer under warranty and to take it somewhere else to get it fixed. I am currently at college with no car and this is quite difficult. I am contemplating just buying a new, cheaper computer because as I understand hard drives are an expensive fix.
Any advice is welcome, thank you.
I have a Compaq Presario series laptop that is a couple years old. I am aware that this laptop is prone to overheating. Despite shutting it off and keeping it on a cooling stand which has a fan built in, the computer gets very hot.
What does this have to do with vista? Well, I booted up my computer this morning and it will not load. It will load safe mode, and I can retrieve any file it seems that is currently saved on my computer. I am confused because the check disk pointed to a failing hard drive, so I am not sure if that is my problem or not, because the only thing the computer will not do is load vista regularly. The screen goes black and all that is visible is the cursor. The overheating tends to make me think the drive finally went though.
Also, if I do need a new hard drive, what is the best route to go? I don't know anything about them. I contacted Compaq earlier today and they said my notebook was no longer under warranty and to take it somewhere else to get it fixed. I am currently at college with no car and this is quite difficult. I am contemplating just buying a new, cheaper computer because as I understand hard drives are an expensive fix.
Any advice is welcome, thank you.