laptop help! my C drive is not accessible.?
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Take it to Best Buy "Geek Squad"...they will be able to help you transfer your data to your new laptop ...if you get it from them.
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there is no way to retrieve it.\njust replace the motherboard, is the only solution
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If you are not formatting C drive then you need not copy any thing except the folder "my documents" the rest will stay as it is .After reinstaling you can load all your programs .
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open  my computer .right hit on ur hard drive ( C )
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Ignore the noobs who say nothing can be done.\n\nYou can try this software\nhttp://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/download.htm\n\nOr, if you are prepared to pay real money, there are a range of professional 'data recovery' firms who can get data off almost any drive. Not cheap but possible.\n\n///
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Do this, buy an external hard-drive, with at least the same size as your laptop hard drive. (I recomend taking the laptop's drive, and adding 50% to it, to get the size for the external drive). Back up your entire hard drive to the external drive. Reformat your laptop using the CD. Install windows updates. Re-install applications. Copy back data.\n\nIf you cannot access your drive currently, take it to a PC repair store.
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The Blue Screen of Death..... try to start in safe mode. if that will not work,  your HD might be Dead....
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1- May be your C drive is write protect\n2- Check your c dive, may be full\n3- Or your CD have error!
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Contact your local Computer Guy, there are ways to get the disk and the data out of your laptop without powering it up.
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sounds like your hard drive took a dirt nap. you just need to go buy a new one and hope you can save your data.
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The most sensible answer is that you've pulled out one of the connectors for the hard drive. Try pushing them back in?
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Do a complete uninstall in the Hardware window and re-install. If that still doesn't work, it is possible that either the drive has died and must be replaced. That would be more likely than that the port on the motherboard has died, but that is possible as well as the not-likely ribbon cable failure.\n\nOne thing you might look at before replacing it is an IRQ conflict if you've added any hardware lately.
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What OS are u running? \nDo u care about data C:  HD holds?\nNO : Reinstall windows, while installation u'll set C disk size.\nYes : DO NOT OPERATE WITHIN WINDOWS.\nU should be looking for 3_rd party software.\nI'm running and Acronis Diks Director.\nAnd recommend it to u.
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Check If its Disables from the BIOS.\nIt can also be disabled by windows so go to control panel > system > hardware >device manager > +(on the DVDROM)> if something is present double click and select "use this device(enabled)"\nYour IDE cord could also be deattached.
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Check the Device Manager and make sure you have the proper drivers installed. If your PC recognizes it, (or it doesn't) and it doesn't read a known good disk, the drive is bad. Replace! You can also go to 'My Computer' and make sure Windows recognizes it there.
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Remove it from Bios and try, not so sure it'll work, cos drive B is reserved for secondary Floppy Disk Drive.\n\nGood Luck :)
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Looks like you have done most of the troubleshooting. Call up Dell. They would assist you in probably replacing the drive if the system is within contracts.\n\nBut they might ask you to repeat the steps you carried out and a few more, just to make sure its not the fault with the operating system.\n\nGood Luck!