Broken Laptop

KlodaX

I'm in abit of a stew here... I borrowed someones laptop and broke it.

Last week a floppy got stuck in the drive ... the metal bit of the floppy ...
but I gently pried it out and it was working ok

now today any floppy I put in the drive comes up saying it needs to be formatted

any suggestions on how to fix it?

Tivoli

there must be still something stuck in the drive did you get the spring out too?

can you pop the drive out and open it up, or else just shake the fook out of it, might dislodge it

lazygit

what type of laptop is it?
if ya cant fix it i have a spare dell laptop drive around somewhere.. i think there universal
ya can have it for a couple of squid

KlodaX

nope its not Dell and the drive is built in...

should I attempt to pok around with a knife to see if I can find the spring?

*that sounds so dodgy .. there must be another solution?*

jesus_thats_gre

If I was you, I wouldnt be sticking a knife into a laptop!!! The solution to every problem is not to stab it!!!


I would come clean with your mate and see if you cant get it fixed. If the floppy just got stuck, if not really your fault!!

KlodaX

no knifes? ... how about tweezers?

I bet ye it is the spring ... I never noticed it before ....

come clean? ... I still have 3 weeks before I have to give it back.

I'll fix it.

jesus_thats_gre

I would be more inclined to get it fixed, as oppossed to fixing it myself!!!

Tivoli

metal cover might have sliced a drive belt, those edges can be very sharp

surly the drive must come out, those things don't last pissing time

KlodaX

found the spring... tweezers got that!

but I think its done damage

It an Acer Aspire laptop ... the drive doesn't pull out ... then again I haven't unscrewed the case ...

should I?

Where do I get that fixed? ... it was bought online

[forgot to mention] The problem is ... the contents of the last floppy that was successfully read is being displayed

jesus_thats_gre

jaysus don't open it!!

KlodaX

Originally posted by jesus_thats_gre
jaysus don't open it!!

any other suggestions?

MarkR

First thing i'd do is make a bootdisk from Bootdisk and see will the notebook boot from that. If you can then it may not be the drive at all...

Mark

KlodaX

I that I had to pull a spring out of the drive with tweezers pretty much says its the drive thats the problem ..

but I'll give the boot disk a go.

KlodaX

it fixed itself.

... I'm a very lucky person

Tivoli

glad its okay,


moral- never borrow expensive stuff

jesus_thats_gre

Phewey!