Egarim
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- Illinois, US
Hey everyone, about two weeks ago my computer would no longer boot up and I have come to find it is not recognizing the HD installed anymore. Now, I have read about the death of hard drives though I would like to point out that it has never made any odd sounds, or done anything unusual at all.
One day it worked fine.
Went in the next morning and turned it on and it fails to boot.
Computer as a whole doesn't make any unusual sounds, just hums from the fans running.
I do not have a lot that HAS to be saved, though there are a few picture folders I wish I could retrieve cause yes, im that idiot that did not back up anything...and we learn the hard way don't we.
So, long story short, I have a hard time identifying it as a malfunctioning problem due to every other story i have read online talks about those "sounds" and it always ran like a pro.
Here's my issue: To have it diagnosed is $70. I can buy a new one 1TB 7200 rpms for $60 online.
So I can not see a point in taking it in somewhere just to tell me "yup, it's not working" so is it worth my time to buy a new SATA cable and see if that could be the issue?
One day it worked fine.
Went in the next morning and turned it on and it fails to boot.
Computer as a whole doesn't make any unusual sounds, just hums from the fans running.
I do not have a lot that HAS to be saved, though there are a few picture folders I wish I could retrieve cause yes, im that idiot that did not back up anything...and we learn the hard way don't we.
So, long story short, I have a hard time identifying it as a malfunctioning problem due to every other story i have read online talks about those "sounds" and it always ran like a pro.
Here's my issue: To have it diagnosed is $70. I can buy a new one 1TB 7200 rpms for $60 online.
So I can not see a point in taking it in somewhere just to tell me "yup, it's not working" so is it worth my time to buy a new SATA cable and see if that could be the issue?