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No start up-dead Hard Drive?
I have a Dell Inspiron laptop model 1764 that will not boot to windows. The error code given is 4400:011A. I do not hear the hard drive spin so I'm thinking it's dead. I received two disks when I purchased the computer and I'm wondering if These 2 disks (reinstallation of operating system & drivers & utilities) will put the computer back as original with a new hard drive. I know I've lost all programs on the computer but I don't have anything on it that can't be replaced by disk or transfered from the one I'm using now. Also, the present drive is a 500 GB with 5400RPM. Can I get a 500GB with 7200RPM. I know the 7200 uses more power but I rarely use this laptop on just battery anyhow. If I do, it's for less than an hour.
Thanks in advance to anyone with more knowledge than me.
Dave