Topic: can I fix this computer

[JohnnyC]

I put ubuntu on a windows 8 (urgh) acer aspire, v5 122p

It is not duel boot by default, I ended up wiping windows 8 (horray!)

The trouble started about 2 months after, I think it as after deleting the main account (I made 3).

Bios, I think, could not read the HD .. it was too far back. Sometimes it worked.

Now it's dead. I tried all the disc remedy stuff recommended by ubuntu. Nothing.

I even took the HD out and formatted it again ith Windows 7 in a different computer. Nothing.

Should I get it fixed?
Throw it away?

A new one only costs 300 dollars. I also live in one of the most expensive places in the world which is expensive hen you get little services like this done (on account of it being backward. So a repair would be expensive unless really obvious and easy.

[jheysen]

You can theorically always fix a computer. Sounds like the HDD is dead, so you just need to replace it.
You can see if the value of a new laptop HDD is close to the one of a new laptop... you can make your choice.
Anyway, it's not THAT hard to install ubuntu the right way...

[Samker]

Hi Johnny and Welcome to SCF Community.

As "JHeysen" says, it will be very difficult to revive this HDD but We'll do our best to help you.

Please provide us detailed information about HDD: brand name, type, "numbers"... ?

cya later,

S.

P.S.

By the way, here you have some old Topics related to HDD:

http://scforum.info/index.php/topic,8034.0.html

http://scforum.info/index.php/topic,3399.0.html

http://scforum.info/index.php/topic,5722.0.html

Maybe you'll get some new idea for a solution to the problem.

[lisaharris7]

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