need help! i dropped my laptop [edit]

[moon.ninja]

i dropped my laptop and now it turns on but wont start up..

all my work is in there, what can i do? =='

i know nothing about computers so dont tell me to open it up and play with the insides of it.



edit: based on what ive read here, im doomed.
Maybe i should start doing all my work again

anyway, thanks for all the help!

[Isis]

Well that's a silly thing to go and do..
Sorry I can't much of a help

[_Angels]

go test ur harddrive =/
ermm look if theres some computershops around if u think u can do it urself.
if thats the case ur kinda screwed =/ there are also some software to test ur HD if its still works or is broken.

usually when it happend to me. and it wont start up to windows , only thing u can do is pray ur data is save..so u connect it to a other computer as an external hard drive. so u can pass ur windows using other windows of your other computer but it only works if u have 2 computer and a cable u can get at any electronic store >__<

But i really recommend u to a near computer store where they can do it right if the data is save'able.

Goodluck with it

[MrTwilliger]

Take it to a repair shop, chances are you can't fix it yourself. More than likely some devices would of come loose from the motherboard but since you dont know how to pull it apart and fix it, than you have to let them do it. Lets just hope none of the sectors on your hard drive got damaged.

[Vinyl]

I wonder how he got on SRF with his laptop broken.

[Swindler]

I wonder how he got on SRF with his laptop broken.

Rofl, are you serious?

[Toasty]

I wonder how he got on SRF with his laptop broken.

Erm.. on another computer?

[Midori]

Don't feel to bad, most new laptops these days have the ability to let you just undo a screw and pull the hard drive out with out having to open it up completely. IMO it's actually easier than replacing an desktop hard drive.

Take it to a repair shop, chances are you can't fix it yourself. More than likely some devices would of come loose from the motherboard but since you dont know how to pull it apart and fix it, than you have to let them do it. Lets just hope none of the sectors on your hard drive got damaged.

It's actually pretty easy, it's just time consuming and VERY confusing to put back together.

[William-CL]

lol .....Sry, but a similar hing happened to my laptop and same issue. It's still siting Right over there *points to left* Not working.

[Tig3ress]

Yup, laptops should have inbuilt anti grav systems. Or at least certified military parachute devices.

[Mirosuke]

answer: ask yourself why the heck did you dropped your own latop.

Okay, maybe was an accident... but you didn't said that lol

Well, try dropping it again. Should it work XD
mines worked :]

[Isis]

answer: ask yourself why the heck did you dropped your own latop.

Okay, maybe was an accident... but you didn't said that lol

Well, try dropping it again. Should it work XD
mines worked :]

Try chucking out the window, see if it works then? Plus make sure you're high up, just incase.

[Jstar1]

It's actually pretty easy, it's just time consuming and VERY confusing to put back together.

lol it isnt easy when its confusing

[Midori]

It's actually pretty easy, it's just time consuming and VERY confusing to put back together.

lol it isnt easy when its confusing

Let me correct myself then.

It's easy to take apart look at the insides. The hard part is putting it back together.

[William-CL]

It's actually pretty easy, it's just time consuming and VERY confusing to put back together.

lol it isnt easy when its confusing

Let me correct myself then.

It's easy to take apart look at the insides. The hard part is putting it back together.

I actually never found it hard except the dam screen. The folding part thingy. It got locked somehow so when it was suppose to act as a hinge it stayed still and just kept screwing itself up even more.

[Rav3r]

Try restart but back up your data thats what happened with my desktop it would start up then nothing
i just restarted it and it said backing up files so yer see if that works or something

[MiKe 51-50]

your hard drive may have been corrupted beyond repair.

[[SD]Twysta]

good luck :p

[DumboDii]

Most likely your hard drive is farked up.

There is this little "needle" that reads/writes information on hd and in most laptops the needle will scratch the hd when dropped. Some laptops will move the needle away from hd disk when your laptop moves too suddenly. All I can say is "Have fun trying to save your works"

[woutR]

Which is why you should always put important work for school on your email.

[Brago]

See what your warrenty covers and ruin your laptop then send it in.

[JoyFax]

Yup, laptops should have inbuilt anti grav systems. Or at least certified military parachute devices.

Actually some do have a system to save the disc when the laptop falls down...

Don't know how to explain it very well in english but in resume: It saves the disc when it falls.

[*BlackFox]

I wonder how he got on SRF with his laptop broken.

Erm.. on another computer?

lulz

[DumboDii]

Yup, laptops should have inbuilt anti grav systems. Or at least certified military parachute devices.

Actually some do have a system to save the disc when the laptop falls down...

Don't know how to explain it very well in english but in resume: It saves the disc when it falls.

Most likely your hard drive is farked up.

There is this little "needle" that reads/writes information on hd and in most laptops the needle will scratch the hd when dropped. Some laptops will move the needle away from hd disk when your laptop moves too suddenly. All I can say is "Have fun trying to save your works"

[JoyFax]

Yup, laptops should have inbuilt anti grav systems. Or at least certified military parachute devices.

Actually some do have a system to save the disc when the laptop falls down...

Don't know how to explain it very well in english but in resume: It saves the disc when it falls.

Most likely your hard drive is farked up.

There is this little "needle" that reads/writes information on hd and in most laptops the needle will scratch the hd when dropped. Some laptops will move the needle away from hd disk when your laptop moves too suddenly. All I can say is "Have fun trying to save your works"

Yeah I then saw his post :p

[Amarisa]

answer: ask yourself why the heck did you dropped your own latop.

Okay, maybe was an accident... but you didn't said that lol

Well, try dropping it again. Should it work XD
mines worked :]

no that only works for ipods.....

its most likly the hard drive if you have another laptop hard drive switch them out and test it to see if it works or take it to a computer place

[Puni]

Yup, laptops should have inbuilt anti grav systems. Or at least certified military parachute devices.

Actually some do have a system to save the disc when the laptop falls down...

Don't know how to explain it very well in english but in resume: It saves the disc when it falls.

Most likely your hard drive is farked up.

There is this little "needle" that reads/writes information on hd and in most laptops the needle will scratch the hd when dropped. Some laptops will move the needle away from hd disk when your laptop moves too suddenly. All I can say is "Have fun trying to save your works"

Actually harddrives are really tough if they're turned off

If your laptop was off when you dropped it then I dont think the harddrive is the problem however if it was turned on the harddrive is as fragile as the other components so it might have been damaged

The reason I say that harddrives are tough when they're is cus my dad always said that and I never believed him, so a while ago I grabbed an old 20GB harddrive and threw it down the stairs it got a pretty solid bang but u couldnt see anything wrong with it, so i put it into my computer it made a weird noise for like half a second and then started spinning right away and amazingly it worked

Spoiler!

I think the reason for it is that the disk is solid in place when theres no power on it so nothing much will go wrong cus the casing is also pretty tough, but once its on its spinning with 5400-7200-10000rpm so if it takes a hit then it gets a bad scratch or something similar

But if you dont have much computer knowledge and dont know anyone who has any i suggest you get it to a computer shop to get it checked

[Draquish]

Drop it again.

[Grimjaw]

That's to bad. You should take better care of it so this doesn't happen again. Anyway, I guess it's going to be a costly lesson.

Hope ya get it worked out though.