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Recent content by Justme

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    HP laptop problem - the story

    Thanks again Bruce. As my laptop has a 2TB drive I was pricing same memory ssd's with average prices 200+, up to about 400. Obviously I wanted to keep the same memory size but maybe I'll try the cheaper option you suggested. At least I'll be able to see if it works before drawing the line in the...
  2. J

    HP laptop problem - the story

    Thanks again Bruce. Yes it's SATA and I presume 2.5" being a laptop. I checked prices of an SSD and I think I would be better buying a new laptop. But I don't really want to do that before trying everything possible to get my laptop working again with what I've already got !
  3. J

    HP laptop problem - the story

    Thanks for replying. Regarding the password screen, it's the same admin screen I got when the laptop was working. However the cursor in the box doesn't flash constantly now so no chance to enter my usual password. I was hoping for suggestions to get passed that. As the shop suggested I buy a new...
  4. J

    HP laptop problem - the story

    Thanks for the reply. As I only use my laptop I really don't know too much about what I'm into now, so I wouldn't have even thought about that or even know how to do it. I did a bit of reading online about changing the board so I felt confident enough to unplug the faulty one and carefully...
  5. J

    HP laptop problem - the story

    Hi All, I'll try keep it as brief as possible. The Story.... Laptop stopped working. Took it to repair shop. They said motherboard not working and better to buy new laptop. They took hard drive out and put into caddy/encloser with usb cable. Said if I get another laptop just plug encloser...