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Hardrive

  • 04-11-2011 1:27pm
    #1
    Backstreet Moyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,123 ✭✭✭


    Anybody give me advice about how to sort a problem. I presume i will have to get it serviced but i will try here first. When i enter in computer games it makes a funny noise and doesnt recognise the disk nearly all the time. But it works the odd time and its getting annoying. I was going to get a new game but i dont see the point when its so frustrating if it will work or not. The laptop is about 3 years old so i suppose your going to get things like this.


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  • #2
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    If its the hard drive making the noise replace it,reinstall your os ect.


  • #3
    Allyall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    Nuts102 wrote: »
    Anybody give me advice about how to sort a problem. I presume i will have to get it serviced but i will try here first. When i enter in computer games it makes a funny noise and doesnt recognise the disk nearly all the time. But it works the odd time and its getting annoying. I was going to get a new game but i dont see the point when its so frustrating if it will work or not. The laptop is about 3 years old so i suppose your going to get things like this.

    Sounds like it's your CD/DVD drive. Check the model of your laptop, and get a replacement on Ebay, Very easy to swap. One screw in most cases.


  • #4
    Backstreet Moyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,123 ✭✭✭Backstreet Moyes


    Yes it is the cd drive. I bought the new game and i need to get a new disk drive now. I know nothing about computers could anybody tell me where i could get a cheap one. Money is tight coming upto Christmas. I was going to go down to PC World but i thought i would probably get it cheaper online.


  • #5
    U_Fig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 893 ✭✭✭U_Fig


    Nuts102 wrote: »
    Yes it is the cd drive. I bought the new game and i need to get a new disk drive now. I know nothing about computers could anybody tell me where i could get a cheap one. Money is tight coming upto Christmas. I was going to go down to PC World but i thought i would probably get it cheaper online.

    Basically find the model of the drive and search eBay amazon and even google ( be careful on google tho not to end up ordering from somewhere that will take weeks for it to arrive).. Replacing is easy and usually only involves unscrewing a couple of serews


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