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need help recovering HDD for Samsung NP-QX410
Hello,
I'm seeking help trying to bring back to life my college son's Samsung NP_QX410-So2 US
He gave me the laptop to fix and keep. If possible., If, with hopefully some expert advice, I can fix it, my wife and I planto hand it down to our 10 yr old son.
So here is what I know of it so far:
Samsung SATA HDD HM641JI (P/N HM641 JI/SCC)
4G Ram
When I boot up computer, besides general lag probably bcz of problems, I can basically click f2 or f4 for Samsung recovery or f8 for optional startup screen (windows starts....restore point, networking, command mode....etc....)
I have tried f4 to go to Samsung recovery. it gets to a certain point, before any real options are available and just hangs.
I have tried f8 and tried restore point and repair windows and have gotten basically the same results.
So, I am asking for help on what to try next to breath some life back into this thing. it's a very nice laptop and would really like to be able to restore.
I do not have recovery or installation disks.
Thanks!!!!