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| - | It sounds like a bad OS or failing hard drive to me. See if you can boot into the recover partition to test if it’s there by pressing ESC at startup - or even if the drive still works. Another way to do it is to try booting into a Linux distro and checking if the drive registers. If neither works, the drive has failed. [Refer to this guide to to change the hard drive. |
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| + | It sounds like a bad OS or failing hard drive to me. See if you can boot into the recover partition to test if it’s there by pressing ESC at startup - or even if the drive still works. Another way to do it is to try booting into a Linux distro and checking if the drive registers. If neither works, the drive has failed. [guide|4023|Refer to this guide to to change the hard drive.] |
| This netbook uses Win7 Starter (32-bit only), so you will need to modify a 32-bit Windows ISO by removing ei.cfg and seeing if you can install Starter, or find a OEM recovery DVD set to recover it back to factory condition. [https://ibanniebtechsupport.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/windows-7-isos-and-ei-cfg-removal-utility/|Refer to this link] to grab the files required, but the OS file will need to be sourced elsewhere if the link is hosting the old Digital River files - which were removed when Microsoft dropped them and do their own hosting, hiding them behind a product key prompt. | |
| If you have a XP version of this netbook, then you will need a standard XP install CD or can install Linux. This is much easier to find a copy of online. Howrver, if you use Linux you need a lightweight distro since the netbooks were never powerful enough to handle a heavier distros. Write this to a USB drive if at all possible, but you can use a DVD and an external drive if you want - any good DVD drive will work. |
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| - | It sounds like a bad OS or failing hard drive to me. |
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| + | It sounds like a bad OS or failing hard drive to me. See if you can boot into the recover partition to test if it’s there by pressing ESC at startup - or even if the drive still works. Another way to do it is to try booting into a Linux distro and checking if the drive registers. If neither works, the drive has failed. [Refer to this guide to to change the hard drive.|guide|4023] |
| - | This netbook should have a recovery partition. To use it press ESC at startup and select System Recovery. If it's still there and works then it should work. |
| - | If that doesn't do it, then it sounds like the recovery partition is damaged or it's going to be the hard drive. Try reloading the OS from the recovery media and see if it holds. If it does, it's the recovery partition. If it gives you any problems then the drive is dead. |
| - | This netbook uses Win7 Starter. Get a Windows 7 32-bit ISO from a place that grabbed the Digital River ISO and download it. Once you do that run it through a tool that does a ei.cfg removal. I have found it for you. You can get it [https://ibanniebtechsupport.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/windows-7-isos-and-ei-cfg-removal-utility/|here]. |
| - | I have a ISO I did this to but this is easy. Mine came from Digital River. |
| - | The ISO needs to be 32-bit to work. This will not work on a 64-bit ISO as Starter doesn't come in 64-bit. |
| - | If you have a XP version of this netbook, then get Windows 7 Home Premium or install Linux on it. Use Xubuntu on this. Ubuntu is too heavy for netbooks. |
| + | This netbook uses Win7 Starter (32-bit only), so you will need to modify a 32-bit Windows ISO by removing ei.cfg and seeing if you can install Starter, or find a OEM recovery DVD set to recover it back to factory condition. [https://ibanniebtechsupport.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/windows-7-isos-and-ei-cfg-removal-utility/|Refer to this link] to grab the files required, but the OS file will need to be sourced elsewhere if the link is hosting the old Digital River files - which were removed when Microsoft dropped them and do their own hosting, hiding them behind a product key prompt. |
| - | No matter what you choose, you will need an USB external DVD drive. You can find one [http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SE-208AB-TSBS-External-DVD-Writer/dp/B005KQ0S8S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334317890&sr=8-2|here]. |
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| - | Should your hard drive be bad, here's the guide. [guide|4023] |
| + | If you have a XP version of this netbook, then you will need a standard XP install CD or can install Linux. This is much easier to find a copy of online. Howrver, if you use Linux you need a lightweight distro since the netbooks were never powerful enough to handle a heavier distros. Write this to a USB drive if at all possible, but you can use a DVD and an external drive if you want - any good DVD drive will work. |
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| + | It sounds like a bad OS or failing hard drive to me. |
| - | no OS |
| + | This netbook should have a recovery partition. To use it press ESC at startup and select System Recovery. If it's still there and works then it should work. |
| + | If that doesn't do it, then it sounds like the recovery partition is damaged or it's going to be the hard drive. Try reloading the OS from the recovery media and see if it holds. If it does, it's the recovery partition. If it gives you any problems then the drive is dead. |
| + | This netbook uses Win7 Starter. Get a Windows 7 32-bit ISO from a place that grabbed the Digital River ISO and download it. Once you do that run it through a tool that does a ei.cfg removal. I have found it for you. You can get it [https://ibanniebtechsupport.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/windows-7-isos-and-ei-cfg-removal-utility/|here]. |
| + | I have a ISO I did this to but this is easy. Mine came from Digital River. |
| + | The ISO needs to be 32-bit to work. This will not work on a 64-bit ISO as Starter doesn't come in 64-bit. |
| + | If you have a XP version of this netbook, then get Windows 7 Home Premium or install Linux on it. Use Xubuntu on this. Ubuntu is too heavy for netbooks. |
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| + | No matter what you choose, you will need an USB external DVD drive. You can find one [http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SE-208AB-TSBS-External-DVD-Writer/dp/B005KQ0S8S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334317890&sr=8-2|here]. |
| - | This laptop/netbook(they are the same thing to me really) have a recovery partition, press ESC and select "system recovery", and try this |
| - | |
| - | If that is no help, replace the HDD in it, and get a copy of windows 7 home premium 32 bit, you need it, the key is for starter, not home premium |
| - | |
| - | here is a drive(I picked a 160GB, there are other sizes on this drive too) |
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| - | http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-Cache-Notebook/dp/B000RH3W9M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261868&sr=8-3 |
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| - | here is windows 7 home premium |
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| - | http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-32bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0T10A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261946&sr=8-4 |
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| - | Ubuntu Linux is also good for netbooks |
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| - | http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download |
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| - | you also need a external DVD drive |
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| - | http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SE-208AB-TSBS-External-DVD-Writer/dp/B005KQ0S8S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334317890&sr=8-2 |
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| - | trust me, you don't need the support,if you do, pay per incident(i tell people to buy the builder's when they get rid of XP or Vista) |
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| - | Here is the HDD guide if it's the HDD at fault |
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| - | [guide|4023] |
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| - | If that fails, there are some resets and little tips I find work at times with HP laptops |
| - | |
| - | Remove the battery and press the power button on the unit to drain excess power from the netbook, and this may solve it, but this is not necessary most likely, i am including this in case |
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| - | All else fails, motherboard is going bad, I found a cheap working one |
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| - | http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Compaq-Mini-110-System-Motherboard-579568-001-Tested-/251035864111?pt=Motherboards&hash=item3a72e74c2f |
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| - | note you will need to reload windows after a motherboard swap, the OS "marries" the motherboard, and the key is no good after |
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| - | If you cannot find a motherboard cheaper then this, buy it, otherwise this thing may just be worth a visit to eBay for parts, just pull the HDD |
| + | Should your hard drive be bad, here's the guide. [guide|4023] |
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| One of 2 things | |
| no OS | |
| dead HDD | |
| This laptop/netbook(they are the same thing to me really) have a recovery partition, press ESC and select "system recovery", and try this | |
| If that is no help, replace the HDD in it, and get a copy of windows 7 home premium 32 bit, you need it, the key is for starter, not home premium | |
| here is a drive(I picked a 160GB, there are other sizes on this drive too) | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-Cache-Notebook/dp/B000RH3W9M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261868&sr=8-3 | |
| here is windows 7 home premium | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-32bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0T10A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261946&sr=8-4 | |
| Ubuntu Linux is also good for netbooks | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download | |
| you also need a external DVD drive | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SE-208AB-TSBS-External-DVD-Writer/dp/B005KQ0S8S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334317890&sr=8-2 | |
| trust me, you don't need the support,if you do, pay per incident(i tell people to buy the builder's when they get rid of XP or Vista) | |
| Here is the HDD guide if it's the HDD at fault | |
| [guide|4023] | |
| If that fails, there are some resets and little tips I find work at times with HP laptops | |
| Remove the battery and press the power button on the unit to drain excess power from the netbook, and this may solve it, but this is not necessary most likely, i am including this in case | |
| All else fails, motherboard is going bad, I found a cheap working one | |
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| http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Compaq-Mini-110-System-Motherboard-579568-001-Tested-/251035864111?pt=Motherboards&hash=item3a72e74c2f | |
| note you will need to reload windows after a motherboard swap, the OS "marries" the motherboard, and the key is no good after | |
| + | |
| + | If you cannot find a motherboard cheaper then this, buy it, otherwise this thing may just be worth a visit to eBay for parts, just pull the HDD |
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| One of 2 things | |
| no OS | |
| dead HDD | |
| This laptop/netbook(they are the same thing to me really) have a recovery partition, press ESC and select "system recovery", and try this | |
| If that is no help, replace the HDD in it, and get a copy of windows 7 home premium 32 bit, you need it, the key is for starter, not home premium | |
| here is a drive(I picked a 160GB, there are other sizes on this drive too) | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-Cache-Notebook/dp/B000RH3W9M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261868&sr=8-3 | |
| here is windows 7 home premium | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-32bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0T10A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261946&sr=8-4 | |
| Ubuntu Linux is also good for netbooks | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download | |
| you also need a external DVD drive | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SE-208AB-TSBS-External-DVD-Writer/dp/B005KQ0S8S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334317890&sr=8-2 | |
| trust me, you don't need the support,if you do, pay per incident(i tell people to buy the builder's when they get rid of XP or Vista) | |
| Here is the HDD guide if it's the HDD at fault | |
| [guide|4023] | |
| If that fails, there are some resets and little tips I find work at times with HP laptops | |
| Remove the battery and press the power button on the unit to drain excess power from the netbook, and this may solve it, but this is not necessary most likely, i am including this in case | |
| - | All else fails, motherboard is going bad |
| + | All else fails, motherboard is going bad, I found a cheap working one |
| + | http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Compaq-Mini-110-System-Motherboard-579568-001-Tested-/251035864111?pt=Motherboards&hash=item3a72e74c2f |
| + | |
| + | note you will need to reload windows after a motherboard swap, the OS "marries" the motherboard, and the key is no good after |
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| One of 2 things | |
| no OS | |
| dead HDD | |
| This laptop/netbook(they are the same thing to me really) have a recovery partition, press ESC and select "system recovery", and try this | |
| If that is no help, replace the HDD in it, and get a copy of windows 7 home premium 32 bit, you need it, the key is for starter, not home premium | |
| here is a drive(I picked a 160GB, there are other sizes on this drive too) | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-Cache-Notebook/dp/B000RH3W9M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261868&sr=8-3 | |
| here is windows 7 home premium | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-32bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0T10A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261946&sr=8-4 | |
| + | |
| Ubuntu Linux is also good for netbooks | |
| + | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download | |
| + | |
| you also need a external DVD drive | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SE-208AB-TSBS-External-DVD-Writer/dp/B005KQ0S8S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334317890&sr=8-2 | |
| trust me, you don't need the support,if you do, pay per incident(i tell people to buy the builder's when they get rid of XP or Vista) | |
| Here is the HDD guide if it's the HDD at fault | |
| [guide|4023] | |
| If that fails, there are some resets and little tips I find work at times with HP laptops | |
| Remove the battery and press the power button on the unit to drain excess power from the netbook, and this may solve it, but this is not necessary most likely, i am including this in case | |
| - | All else fails, motherboard is going bad |
| + | All else fails, motherboard is going bad |
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| One of 2 things | |
| no OS | |
| dead HDD | |
| This laptop/netbook(they are the same thing to me really) have a recovery partition, press ESC and select "system recovery", and try this | |
| If that is no help, replace the HDD in it, and get a copy of windows 7 home premium 32 bit, you need it, the key is for starter, not home premium | |
| here is a drive(I picked a 160GB, there are other sizes on this drive too) | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-Cache-Notebook/dp/B000RH3W9M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261868&sr=8-3 | |
| here is windows 7 home premium | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-32bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0T10A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261946&sr=8-4 | |
| + | Ubuntu Linux is also good for netbooks |
| + | http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download |
| you also need a external DVD drive | |
| + | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SE-208AB-TSBS-External-DVD-Writer/dp/B005KQ0S8S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334317890&sr=8-2 | |
| + | |
| trust me, you don't need the support,if you do, pay per incident(i tell people to buy the builder's when they get rid of XP or Vista) | |
| Here is the HDD guide if it's the HDD at fault | |
| [guide|4023] | |
| If that fails, there are some resets and little tips I find work at times with HP laptops | |
| Remove the battery and press the power button on the unit to drain excess power from the netbook, and this may solve it, but this is not necessary most likely, i am including this in case | |
| All else fails, motherboard is going bad in this thing, and as much as I prefer repair, netbooks are NOT worth trying, unless it's REALLY cheap! |
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| One of 2 things | |
| no OS | |
| dead HDD | |
| This laptop/netbook(they are the same thing to me really) have a recovery partition, press ESC and select "system recovery", and try this | |
| If that is no help, replace the HDD in it, and get a copy of windows 7 home premium 32 bit, you need it, the key is for starter, not home premium | |
| here is a drive(I picked a 160GB, there are other sizes on this drive too) | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-Cache-Notebook/dp/B000RH3W9M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261868&sr=8-3 | |
| here is windows 7 home premium | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-32bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0T10A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261946&sr=8-4 | |
| - | |
| + | you also need a external DVD drive |
| + | http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SE-208AB-TSBS-External-DVD-Writer/dp/B005KQ0S8S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334317890&sr=8-2 |
| trust me, you don't need the support,if you do, pay per incident(i tell people to buy the builder's when they get rid of XP or Vista) | |
| Here is the HDD guide if it's the HDD at fault | |
| [guide|4023] | |
| If that fails, there are some resets and little tips I find work at times with HP laptops | |
| Remove the battery and press the power button on the unit to drain excess power from the netbook, and this may solve it, but this is not necessary most likely, i am including this in case | |
| All else fails, motherboard is going bad in this thing, and as much as I prefer repair, netbooks are NOT worth trying, unless it's REALLY cheap! |
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| One of 2 things | |
| no OS | |
| dead HDD | |
| This laptop/netbook(they are the same thing to me really) have a recovery partition, press ESC and select "system recovery", and try this | |
| If that is no help, replace the HDD in it, and get a copy of windows 7 home premium 32 bit, you need it, the key is for starter, not home premium | |
| here is a drive(I picked a 160GB, there are other sizes on this drive too) | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-Cache-Notebook/dp/B000RH3W9M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261868&sr=8-3 | |
| here is windows 7 home premium | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-32bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0T10A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261946&sr=8-4 | |
| trust me, you don't need the support,if you do, pay per incident(i tell people to buy the builder's when they get rid of XP or Vista) | |
| Here is the HDD guide if it's the HDD at fault | |
| [guide|4023] | |
| If that fails, there are some resets and little tips I find work at times with HP laptops | |
| - | Remove the battery and press the power button on the unit to drain excess power from the netbook, and this may solve it |
| + | Remove the battery and press the power button on the unit to drain excess power from the netbook, and this may solve it, but this is not necessary most likely, i am including this in case |
| All else fails, motherboard is going bad in this thing, and as much as I prefer repair, netbooks are NOT worth trying, unless it's REALLY cheap! |
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| One of 2 things | |
| no OS | |
| dead HDD | |
| This laptop/netbook(they are the same thing to me really) have a recovery partition, press ESC and select "system recovery", and try this | |
| If that is no help, replace the HDD in it, and get a copy of windows 7 home premium 32 bit, you need it, the key is for starter, not home premium | |
| here is a drive(I picked a 160GB, there are other sizes on this drive too) | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-Cache-Notebook/dp/B000RH3W9M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261868&sr=8-3 | |
| here is windows 7 home premium | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-32bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0T10A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261946&sr=8-4 | |
| trust me, you don't need the support,if you do, pay per incident(i tell people to buy the builder's when they get rid of XP or Vista) | |
| Here is the HDD guide if it's the HDD at fault | |
| [guide|4023] | |
| + | |
| + | If that fails, there are some resets and little tips I find work at times with HP laptops |
| + | |
| + | Remove the battery and press the power button on the unit to drain excess power from the netbook, and this may solve it |
| + | |
| + | All else fails, motherboard is going bad in this thing, and as much as I prefer repair, netbooks are NOT worth trying, unless it's REALLY cheap! |
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Текст:
| One of 2 things | |
| no OS | |
| dead HDD | |
| This laptop/netbook(they are the same thing to me really) have a recovery partition, press ESC and select "system recovery", and try this | |
| If that is no help, replace the HDD in it, and get a copy of windows 7 home premium 32 bit, you need it, the key is for starter, not home premium | |
| here is a drive(I picked a 160GB, there are other sizes on this drive too) | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-Cache-Notebook/dp/B000RH3W9M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261868&sr=8-3 | |
| here is windows 7 home premium | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-32bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0T10A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261946&sr=8-4 | |
| - | trust me, you don't need the support,if you do, pay per incident |
| + | trust me, you don't need the support,if you do, pay per incident(i tell people to buy the builder's when they get rid of XP or Vista) |
| Here is the HDD guide if it's the HDD at fault | |
| - | http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Disassembling-Compaq-Mini-110-Hard-Drive/4023/1 |
| + | |
| + | [guide|4023] |
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| One of 2 things | |
| no OS | |
| dead HDD | |
| This laptop/netbook(they are the same thing to me really) have a recovery partition, press ESC and select "system recovery", and try this | |
| If that is no help, replace the HDD in it, and get a copy of windows 7 home premium 32 bit, you need it, the key is for starter, not home premium | |
| here is a drive(I picked a 160GB, there are other sizes on this drive too) | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-Cache-Notebook/dp/B000RH3W9M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261868&sr=8-3 | |
| here is windows 7 home premium | |
| http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-32bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0T10A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261946&sr=8-4 | |
| trust me, you don't need the support,if you do, pay per incident | |
| Here is the HDD guide if it's the HDD at fault | |
| + | http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Disassembling-Compaq-Mini-110-Hard-Drive/4023/1 |
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One of 2 things no OS dead HDD This laptop/netbook(they are the same thing to me really) have a recovery partition, press ESC and select "system recovery", and try this If that is no help, replace the HDD in it, and get a copy of windows 7 home premium 32 bit, you need it, the key is for starter, not home premium here is a drive(I picked a 160GB, there are other sizes on this drive too) http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-Cache-Notebook/dp/B000RH3W9M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261868&sr=8-3 here is windows 7 home premium http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-32bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0T10A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1334261946&sr=8-4 trust me, you don't need the support,if you do, pay per incident Here is the HDD guide if it's the HDD at fault
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