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Pax-Man
November 1st, 2011, 05:43 PM
Hi fellow Ubuntu friends,


I've got a little netbook computer (a Compaq) which I'm a happy owner of until I tried to upgrade the Ubuntu version to the current. I did it using an USB-stick. But since my brother needed my battery I borrowed him mine. As clumsy as I am, I fell over the cord and the power went off while it was installing Ubuntu. Okay, I tried again but this time it couldn't find the HDD. In my panic I even tried to install Windows but it didn't find the HDD either.

So is my computer simply dead? Or do you have any advice on what I can do? I'm open to almost anything.

Kind regards,
Alexander

dino99
November 1st, 2011, 06:00 PM
check if the bios find that hdd before crying.

Pax-Man
November 1st, 2011, 08:37 PM
check if the bios find that hdd before crying.
In bios it says "primary hard disk self test - not supported".