Highly recommend trying to run SpinRite 6 on it if you can (and assuming you have an optical drive on the computer). Track me down at Wikimania if you need to try it out, or Twitter: Fuzheado.
-Andrew On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Richard Symonds < [email protected]> wrote: > A slightly chipped HP Pavilion dv6, with Windows 7 and added cracks. > > Richard Symonds > Wikimedia UK > 0207 065 0992 > Disclaimer viewable at > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Email_disclaimer > Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk > > > > On 11 July 2012 16:25, Steven Zhang <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What sort of computer is it? >> >> Steve Zhang >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 11/07/2012, at 3:17 PM, Richard Symonds < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> My wife's (User:Panyd, who wears the tricorn hat) laptop's hard drive has >> failed - it isn't recognised by the laptop when it boots up. We've run >> system restore, etc, and tried to ham-fistedly get it working, but nothing >> has been successful! >> >> Does anyone have a spare CD which we could boot up the laptop from, or >> any suggestions as to what we could do next? Everything else on the laptop >> is in working order. >> >> Thanks in advance for any help you can give us! >> >> All the best, >> >> Richard Symonds >> Wikimedia UK >> 0207 065 0992 >> Disclaimer viewable at >> http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Email_disclaimer >> Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > -- -Andrew Lih Associate professor of journalism USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism Email: [email protected] WEB: http://www.andrewlih.com BOOK: The Wikipedia Revolution: http:/www.wikipediarevolution.com PROJECT: WikiFactcheck: http://wikifactcheck.org/wiki
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