any way i can tell if me hdd on laptop is dead

red777red777
edited September 2004 in Hardware
hi ive a dell inspiron 2650 in which kids connect to internet.
it wont boot think hdd is dead any way i can test it b4 i get a new 1
tia

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  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited September 2004
    Can you provide some more information? What do you mean when you say it won't boot? Does anything display when you turn the machine on?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Do you know what brand of hard drive it is? You should download the drive manufacturer's diagnostic tool, that will definitely tell you the problem.

    Each manufacturer has their own diagnostic tool. The tool makes a bootable floppy and when you boot off of it, it runs a full test on the drive to determine if it's actually broken or if it's just a data problem.
  • red777red777
    edited September 2004
    blank screen but recognised in bios hdd made by toshiba mk2016gap , ps i forgot to say i can hear a clicking noise from it went its trying to boot
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited September 2004
    clicking sound pretty much means bad drive. but you should go ahead, like prime said, and try to find a diagnostic tool from the mftr
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    Well that sucks. I looked for you and apparently Toshiba doesn't offer a diagnostic utility. All I could find was this, which basically says "You're screwed. Thanks for shopping!"
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    Well that sucks. I looked for you and apparently Toshiba doesn't offer a diagnostic utility. All I could find was this, which basically says "You're screwed. Thanks for shopping!"

    I'm sure they'd be thrilled to sell you a replacement HDD for 2x what you'd pay at Newegg, though...
  • pokesquid808pokesquid808 SO CAL
    edited September 2004
    if it helps, i use the <a href="http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/">ultimate boot cd</a> because it has a whole ton of diagnostic utilities on it and it's bootable. it downloads as an iso and you can burn it using nero or whatever program you use that can burn iso files. i've always used the ibm drive fitness test even though it wasn't a hitachi drive or ibm drive. it detects it but says it's an unknown disk. Still scans though. you might want to try it to see whether your drive is actually going. most likely it is because of the clicking.
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