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LAPTOP PROBLEM, NEED ADVICE PLEASE

  • 24-02-2013 10:01pm
    #1
    2pack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 616 ✭✭✭


    I got a hp compaq evo n1020v laptop and put in a new harddrive and was about to install a fresh copy of windows xp but the dvd rw drive has stopped working and the open button will not allow it to eject and have now to use a pin to open it...can anyone help please, Ta


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  • #2
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    If you have access to to another computer, use Rufus (make an ISO image of your Windows XP installation CD) and create a bootable USB stick and install it from there (provided you laptop allows you to boot from USB.


  • #3
    2pack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 616 ✭✭✭2pack


    laptop wont allow me to boot from usb,
    would it be a case of my dvd rom is faulty ?


  • #4
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    You sure the DVD drive was correctly reinstalled when you replaced the drive?(Presuming you removed it, its often unnecessary).


  • #5
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    The laptop is 10 years old and does not support USB or network boot, so either you replace the optical drive or use this method:

    How to install Windows XP from a hard drive without using a floppy or optical drive.


  • #6
    johneire31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭johneire31


    You need about €10 and a philips screw driver. Get a second hand drive from any repair shop or on adverts.ie, remove the one screw on base of laptop with disc symbol beside it, the drive will slip out when pulled, replace with other drive, put screw back in and install your software

    j


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