New to this forum - D600 laptop HD failed

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by grimm66, Sep 5, 2010.

  1. grimm66

    grimm66 Private E-2

    I have a Dell D600 that I purchased used so I have no back up discs, OS disc etc. Recently it failed to start up. I did a diagnostic and came up w/ DST Short Status Test failure. I understand it needs a new HD.

    Is there a way to recover the OS from this failed drive? I am thinking no and it is not worth trying to recover the laptop. Any advice would be appreciated.
     
    grimm66, Sep 5, 2010
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  2. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    plodr, Sep 5, 2010
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  3. grimm66

    grimm66 Private E-2

    No I purchased it used from a corporte user, so no recovery discs. Came as s w/ power cord. I've had it for 6 months to a year and worked okay just slow than other PC's in the house. I will try to contact Dell directly to see what they say I guess.
     
    grimm66, Sep 5, 2010
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  4. foogoo

    foogoo Major "foogoo" Geek

    We use d630s at work, maybe I can find a recovery disk that may work.
     
    foogoo, Sep 5, 2010
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  5. jools1976

    jools1976 Sergeant

    Is the OS within a recovery partition on the HDD?
     
    jools1976, Sep 5, 2010
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