noopypoop
06-06-2009, 08:36 PM
So , the hard drive on my mom's laptop just pooped out, and the read test on a diagnostic tool we used failed,so for whatever reason, the drive cannot read. What I was wondering was, if I booted into a live CD
on the computer, would I be able to see the contents of the drive or no? I need to know because since it's an old computer, if the hard drive is completely shot, we might as well get a new one, and there is some data that she needs that we havent backed up already.On a worse note, my dad was downloading the update for his blackberry storm when the computer crashed, and I guess it half-bake patched it, so almost none of his apps work, and his contacts were erased. :(
Any suggestions?
on the computer, would I be able to see the contents of the drive or no? I need to know because since it's an old computer, if the hard drive is completely shot, we might as well get a new one, and there is some data that she needs that we havent backed up already.On a worse note, my dad was downloading the update for his blackberry storm when the computer crashed, and I guess it half-bake patched it, so almost none of his apps work, and his contacts were erased. :(
Any suggestions?