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BananaMaster
April 13th, 2008, 15:21
Ok,


I've bought a dell vostro 1000 laptop on thursday, it came with XP, it installed well. Friday it worked. Then I booted it yesterday and found that it wouldn't boot up, the recovery ddin't work on the Windows CD, so I had to re-install windows and lost all my data (didn't care all I got to do was install all the software) and today when I booted my PC up again it was corrupt with the same error and had to re-install windows.

Any suggestions? I'm calling Dell tomorow.
fnixws
April 13th, 2008, 16:42
I suggest: Take it back.
Eclouds
April 13th, 2008, 16:43
Yup, still under warranty. Bring it back.
SC-Daniel
April 13th, 2008, 17:01
dell

There is your problem ;)

But seriously, that laptop has some serious issues and I would suggest, like the others, to call Dell and request a replacement or better yet a refund.
dbudd424
April 13th, 2008, 17:11
That could be a number of things. Bad sectors e.c.t

But I will agree with the rest take it back. The one good thing dell is good about. Returns
Dini
April 13th, 2008, 20:14
Don't risk the waranty trying to fix it, just call Dell and get a new one :)
Decker
April 14th, 2008, 08:52
Might help if you said what
it was corrupt with the same error
was?
iBrightDev
April 14th, 2008, 12:27
well, post the error, or, call dell to get another one. i have never had problems with them. i have had 3 of their laptops, all have been great.
Armed
April 14th, 2008, 13:29
Oooooohhhhh that's sounds like the HD in the laptop went bad. Call Dell, make 'em fix it.
Matt8
April 15th, 2008, 03:13
Doesnt
Ever
Last
Long..

And no...I'm not talking about Blank Verse.
BananaMaster
April 15th, 2008, 14:20
They said they'll be sending me a new hard drive for exchange with the old hard drive, Hoping that'll fix it.
Decker
April 15th, 2008, 14:43
Have the old one packed and ready or the courier won't give you the new one :wink2:

Let's just hope that's all it is - happens in transit and handling a lot, largest percentage of HDD failures are fail before fit (or just slightly after but that doesn't count on a preload only)
BananaMaster
April 15th, 2008, 15:23
Have the old one packed and ready or the courier won't give you the new one :wink2:

Let's just hope that's all it is - happens in transit and handling a lot, largest percentage of HDD failures are fail before fit (or just slightly after but that doesn't count on a preload only)


Ready? No
Packed up? Only if the courier ask's when they come. Though thinking about it they probably would want it packed up.
Decker
April 15th, 2008, 15:27
Yep they track the serials of the HDDs I know trust me - part of my job!

If it's not ready you won't get the courier waiting or the replacement handed over!

It's to stop HDD's being swapped and machines sent back for warrenty repair and to stop having to send an engineer out just to do it.

Didn't they give you any instructions on that, like a pick number, or leave it open so the courier could check it?
BananaMaster
April 16th, 2008, 13:05
Ok,

Seemed like someone from Dell Support in the UK came to deliver it, the new one came in a box so we just swapped them around and he put the old one in the box and gave me the new one in plastic covering.

I'll see if that has fixed it tomorow morning when I wake up.
Armed
April 16th, 2008, 15:02
Yea, you shouldn't have any more problems when you pop that HD in. I've seen that problem at least 3 times, it had to have been the HD. If you had heard any click in your PC from the old HD then it was DEFIANTLY the HD.
BananaMaster
April 17th, 2008, 12:36
Laptop's working fine still, I knew I should of bet on it being a faulty hard drive.