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Inspiron 1520 Start Up Issues
I bought an Inspiron 1520 in 2008 (Vista 32bit Home OS) and have recently began having start up issues. When I initially boot up my PC the log-in screen comes up fine, I can type in my password, hit enter and it moves on. However, it will load my desktop but as soon as I go to click on anything (My Computer, "Start", anything) it will just sit there.....and sit there....and sit there....The screen will flash a couple times and eventually fade to a white screen where it sits idle and makes zero advances.
I ran "chkdsk" along with every diagnostic test I could get my hands on. I received the following error codes: "0142", "0F00:0244"
Last night I ran the repair utility after booting the OS disk from the CD Drive and it said it found some corrupt data that it had repaired. I have not had a chance to see if that has solved the problem.
I apologize for my nievete, but can someone help me with what the issue might be and possible solutions?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
ejn63
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December 29th, 2009 12:00
The hard drive has developed bad sectors and should be replaced. You'll need a new 2.5" 9.5 mm SATA notebook hard drive. If you don't have a copy of Windows, you will need and can order one:
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/en/backupcd_form?c=us&l=en&s=gen&redirect=1
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December 29th, 2009 12:00
Is there any chance of any utility being able to repair the bad sectors? Or is this something that is unrepairable?
Second questions.....
I've never replaced a harddrive in a laptop before; I've done it on a desktop and I've replaced RAM in a laptop but never a harddrive. Is this something your average lay person could do?
Thanks for your help, it is much appreciated!