Thread: Laptop dying

A few days ago my laptop, which has really never been 100%, has booted up with a black screen telling me to to type F1 citing an imminent hard disk failure and then F10 for a hard-disk check . . . but I can't even get into the screen for an F10 . . .

I've backed up most of my files but it is the Outlook files I am worried about, can't seem to export them for some reason.

Piece of shit is a Compaq Presario V3000 running Vista . . .

Time for an Apple when the budget permits . . . or does anyone have a suggestion for a good pc laptop?

(I've had IBMs - loved them but not keen on the new owners)
(Had Viso - excellent . . . but expensive)

buy a new HD, the V3000 is a good laptop, VISTA is crap though

it's selling new for 15,000 THB at TESCO currently, if you don't want it, I will buy it back from you for 4,000 THB

Thats always irritating when your LPT or PC starts acting up, hope you can get it sorted Mate, check this link-

https://teakdoor.com/1240183-post66.html

But in a few days I going to buy an Apple just to keep Butterfly happy, cant have he runs out of targets for his anti Apple syndrome, and it's going to be funny to see who I will end up thinking is right over my time with the new machine, the anti wing or the pro wing.

Get an Apple and can run windoz on it as well as Apple OS, best of both worlds.

Aaah Windoze, the OS and hardware that never fails..........

I would at least have a repairman look at it before tossing it in the garbage. Repairs are quite inexpensive here and some of the repair people in Tucom or Pantip are quite clever. You can also take the hard drive out of your old computer, mount it in a hard drive box that costs about 300 baht and plug it into the USB port on your new computer allowing you to access some of your files if your old hard drive is any good at all.
If you buy a new one, I love my Sony Vaio. In fact, I've never had a Sony product that was not good.

Take it to Imbi Plaza. They should be able to sort it out.

Buy from newegg.com and use a parcel forwarder or a friend in the states. Blow up deals on laptops right now.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Time for an Apple when the budget permits

Good choice, you will be satisfied - and you can move your Windows files over as well.

I'd suggest removing the hard drive from the laptop, mounting it in an external firewire or USB case, and extracting your data to whatever new laptop you end up getting.

Chances are your data is fine - if you allowed your Outlook PST files to grow larger than 2GB, though, your chances diminish.

If you can buy via the USA, you can find MacBooks for $800, and MacBook Pro systems for $1,450.

Originally Posted by baldrick

replace the hard drive - about a 5 minute job with a phillips head screwdriver - and then put XP pro on your machine ( make sure drivers are availaible on the compaq website though ) - then put your old hard drive in an external USB case so you can copy back the needed files , then nuke the old drive.

+1, easiest, cheapest way to get er sorted.

Originally Posted by larvidchr

Thats always irritating when your LPT or PC starts acting up, hope you can get it sorted Mate, check this link-

https://teakdoor.com/1240183-post66.html

But in a few days I going to buy an Apple just to keep Butterfly happy, cant have he runs out of targets for his anti Apple syndrome, and it's going to be funny to see who I will end up thinking is right over my time with the new machine, the anti wing or the pro wing.

You're obviously a man of discerning taste!!! Agreed!

Originally Posted by larvidchr

But in a few days I going to buy an Apple just to keep Butterfly happy,

oh please do, can't wait for a new thread about how your Mac fucked up and it's dead and you need to buy a new one

fucking comedy material I tell you, and I will be proven right, once more.

Quack Quack without shame will come back and claim some kind of Apple victory or will start lashing at you for being such a dumb user and not respect the mac and basically being at fault for breaking it

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Quack Quack without shame will come back and claim some kind of Apple victory or will start lashing at you for being such a dumb user and not respect the mac and basically being at fault for breaking it

larvidchr seems like a normal person, so I doubt he will have of your self-caused problems.

No responses from PH. Last Online: Yesterday 03:12 PM

Think the laptop has given up the ghost. May it RIP.

Originally Posted by Butterfly

buy a new HD, the V3000 is a good laptop, VISTA is crap though

I actually don't like it . . . it's too hot, memory probs etc . . .

Originally Posted by larvidchr

check this link-

Tak

Originally Posted by BobR

If you buy a new one, I love my Sony Vaio. In fact, I've never had a Sony product that was not good.

True, Sony is very good . . .

Originally Posted by Norton

If you can't find it in Vista do a search "*.pst".

Tah

Originally Posted by baldrick

replace the hard drive

Possibly an option

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

if you allowed your Outlook PST files to grow larger than 2GB, though, your chances diminish.

Not sure as I can't boot the thing now

Originally Posted by Norton

No responses from PH. Last Online: Yesterday 03:12 PM Think the laptop has given up the ghost. May it R

RiP indeed.

I'm now using my wifes's Toshiba . . . sigh . . .