Oli1983uk Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 my uncle has given me his laptop to repair. It boots up and then restarts, have done fixboot and fixmbr and also done a repair install of XP and still nothing. so I am guessing its more of a hardware problem. Would it be the hard drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganepark32 Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Sounds like it. As you've said, you've done a repair install of XP and that should have fixed it if it were a software problem. But as it's not fixed it, then it does seem to be a problem with the hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Tried to boot in safe mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 How far does it get before rebooting? Does windows load all the way, or do you only see the splash screen? Does it not even get that far? I'm not sure that it is the Harddrive so much as possibly something having incorrect settings or a loose connection that causes instability. Laptops generally have a locked bios so I doubt the RAM/CPU timings are off, same with Voltage. So I'd recommend checking the RAM and see if it's loose, possibly do the same with the HD. You should also make sure your running off of wall power in the event of a faulty battery, use a surge protector for extra protection though. Oh, I'm sure you'd think of this, but unplug and remove the battery before opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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