hi anyone from geek squad here????????? Plz help fix my laptop - GoFuckYourself.com

Jayvis · 01-27-2008, 08:01 AM

I post this from iPhone but my laptop can't boot up and when it does it goes to a black screen (racist?????) and says "a disk read error occured press control Alt delete to restart" and when I do that the same screen still comes up!!!!!!!!!!! Is it hard drive or wat plz help!!!!!!!

minddust · 01-27-2008, 08:27 AM

im not from gimp squad but with the error message it's obviously the hard drive

Jayvis · 01-27-2008, 08:39 AM

Anyone else this is the second hard drive I've put in this bitch I'm sad

Iron Fist · 01-27-2008, 08:54 AM

Damn racist computers...

SuzzyQ · 01-27-2008, 10:18 AM

Sounds like a hard drive to us also. You might want to invest in an external HD when you replace that one.

Juicy D. Links · 01-27-2008, 10:20 AM

its the hard rive yo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elli · 01-27-2008, 12:58 PM

Geek Squad is so useless.

Jayvis · 01-27-2008, 05:25 PM

hello I'm very dumb but if I buy an external hard drive can I boot from just that or what do I need to do

NosMo · 01-27-2008, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elli

Geek Squad is so useless.

Yes they are unless you count them stealing your porn as work.

NosMo

rowan · 01-27-2008, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayvis

hello I'm very dumb but if I buy an external hard drive can I boot from just that or what do I need to do

Check your laptop manual to see if there's some way to jump into the BIOS and change settings. It's not usually obvious like it is with a desktop PC (eg "hit del to enter setup") and some laptops may not have a setup screen at all.

Redmanthatcould · 01-27-2008, 08:35 PM

Either your hard drive or your OS. See if you can get into safe mode - F8 while the laptop loads up.

Most older laptops don't allow you to boot from an external hard drive, but if it's newish, you should be able to. The thumbdrive craze made motherboard manufacturers adapt.

KRosh · 01-27-2008, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayvis

I post this from iPhone but my laptop can't boot up and when it does it goes to a black screen (racist?????) and says "a disk read error occured press control Alt delete to restart" and when I do that the same screen still comes up!!!!!!!!!!! Is it hard drive or wat plz help!!!!!!!

How old is the laptop?

Try replacing the CPU battery

tony286 · 01-27-2008, 08:40 PM

what brand laptop is it?

PersianKitty · 01-27-2008, 08:40 PM

It's GFY Squad to the rescue.

Hope you get it worked out.

PK

stickyfingerz · 01-27-2008, 08:49 PM

Might be low on processor fluid. Check the levels..

AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE · 01-27-2008, 08:52 PM

Your hardrive is fucked throw the whole fucking thing away and get a new one.

01-27-2008, 08:01 AM	#1
Jayvis Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 5,428	hi anyone from geek squad here????????? Plz help fix my laptop I post this from iPhone but my laptop can't boot up and when it does it goes to a black screen (racist?????) and says "a disk read error occured press control Alt delete to restart" and when I do that the same screen still comes up!!!!!!!!!!! Is it hard drive or wat plz help!!!!!!!

01-27-2008, 08:54 AM	#4
Iron Fist Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,400	Damn racist computers... __________________ i like waffles

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Elli Reach for those stars! Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 17,991	Geek Squad is so useless. __________________ email: [email protected]

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01-27-2008, 08:27 AM	#2
minddust Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,438	im not from gimp squad but with the error message it's obviously the hard drive

01-27-2008, 08:39 AM	#3
Jayvis Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 5,428	Anyone else this is the second hard drive I've put in this bitch I'm sad

01-27-2008, 10:18 AM	#5
SuzzyQ Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Along the shore. Posts: 1,557	Sounds like a hard drive to us also. You might want to invest in an external HD when you replace that one.

01-27-2008, 10:20 AM	#6
Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	its the hard rive yo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

01-27-2008, 05:25 PM	#8
Jayvis Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 5,428	hello I'm very dumb but if I buy an external hard drive can I boot from just that or what do I need to do

01-27-2008, 08:35 PM	#11
Redmanthatcould Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,771	Either your hard drive or your OS. See if you can get into safe mode - F8 while the laptop loads up. Most older laptops don't allow you to boot from an external hard drive, but if it's newish, you should be able to. The thumbdrive craze made motherboard manufacturers adapt.

01-27-2008, 08:40 PM	#13
tony286 lurker Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: atlanta Posts: 57,021	what brand laptop is it?

01-27-2008, 08:49 PM	#15
stickyfingerz Doin fine Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,984	Might be low on processor fluid. Check the levels..