[dba-Tech] Laptop Hard Drive Dead

Gary:

Thanks for the link.  Do you know if it's just swappable like a good desktop
box?

Rocky
 

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 9:20 AM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Laptop Hard Drive Dead

Here's an 80 GB drive for $69

http://www.comptick.com/cq-r3at-80.html

So it looks to be repairable.

GK



On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Rocky Smolin<rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:
> Dear List:
>
> I have a Compaq Presario R3000 with a dead HD.  Is it worth replacing?  
> Are there lots of drives that can slide in there or do I have to go to 
> Compaq and pay too much for a replacement because they've done something
'unique'
> to stop the third party replacements?
>
> I've already replaced the machine with a Dell Inspiron 15.  So I don't 
> need it fixed.  But I was going to send it back to school with my son 
> as a spare since their academic lives are completely dependent on their
computers now.
>
>
> MTIA,
>
>
>
> Rocky Smolin
>
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