David King
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I pulled my wife's old 3800HD laptop out of the attic the other day and tried to boot it. I was able to get the lights lit, and the hard drive is spinning, but it needs to boot from the Startup disc to reset the date/time. The 3 1/2" drive just makes a rumbling sound when it tries to read the disc. I pulled it apart, and as far as I can tell, the drive belt on the drive is so stiff it will no longer spin.
Any suggestions? Can you get belts for these things? Is there a way to fool it into booting without the Startup disc?
Thanks,
Dave King
Any suggestions? Can you get belts for these things? Is there a way to fool it into booting without the Startup disc?
Thanks,
Dave King