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CountAllVotes

(21,174 posts) Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:15 AM Nov 18

My laptop quit on me [View all]

It is a Lenovo Thinkpad W520.

The message I can see says:

It says "MEDIA TEST FAILURE" on it.

and also, "Check cable".

It is an old laptop. Any ideas what I can do?

Thanks for any help at all.

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My laptop quit on me [View all] CountAllVotes Nov 18 OP

It may be a hard drive issue ItsjustMe Nov 18 #1

Could be a failed hard drive or the cable connecting it to the motherboard. Basso8vb Nov 18 #2

That's what I think too CountAllVotes Nov 18 #3

Detection error on HDD CountAllVotes Nov 18 #4

New hard drives are not very expensive. ItsjustMe Nov 18 #5

I wonder if I can do it myself? CountAllVotes Nov 18 #6

It depends on the model of your laptop ItsjustMe Nov 18 #7

I'm sure you could canetoad Nov 18 #8

I'm sure that CountAllVotes ItsjustMe Nov 18 #9

The born again Christian that was going to help me wants $200.00 CountAllVotes Nov 19 #10

I wouldn't charge you a dime. ItsjustMe Nov 19 #11

You can buy the HD w/Windows on it for that spefific laptop CountAllVotes Nov 20 #12

I could ship it to you w/a check! CountAllVotes Nov 20 #14

My eyesight is not all that great either these days ItsjustMe Nov 20 #15

I hear you CountAllVotes Nov 20 #16

new/used one enroute (enough already!) CountAllVotes Nov 20 #13