Most likely the drive is toast. The S.M.A.R.T. system checks the drive for catastrophic failures at boot time (or symptoms that appear to make failure look imminent) and alert you. If you can get the drive to reformat, it would fix the...
They are both used. I am asking $250 for the 8125 and $100 for the MPx220.
The 8125 is locked to Cingular and shows some use. I have babied the phone, but bought it used with the wear on it already. I have kept a screen protector on...
I guess it possibly could be, but it would be a similar circumstance with the CPU, which would be rare. Normally when you start burning traces in the CPU itself, they are completely "poof".
I'm leaning towards a cracked board or cold solder (or even loose/broken wire somewhere). Chilling the laptop could contract the broken circuit so that it makes contact. It is actually relatively common in automotive circles. A bad coil...
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Originally Posted by phoizzle3o
hey man. just read your posts. thanks for clarifying what i had to do. though it took me a while to get it out, it got out. i feel so much better now not having to go to bestbuy...