Laptop Hard Drive Problems
A slow, noisy or disappearing drive is the most common reason a laptop ends up with us, and the one where waiting costs the most.
Signs of trouble
- Clicking or grinding
- Long pauses when opening files
- Disk errors at startup
- The laptop not finding a drive at all
- Corrupted files
Repair or replace
A failing drive is not repaired: it is replaced, and the data is moved across. We fit an SSD in most cases, which also makes the laptop markedly faster. Hard drive replacement with the operating system installed is $200.
If the data matters
Tell us before anything else is done. We recover the data first and replace the drive second. See the warning signs.
Questions
Will I lose my programs?
If the old drive can be read, we clone it and everything carries over.
Is an SSD worth it?
Yes. It is the single biggest speed improvement for an older laptop.
Book a visit or a pickup
Call us or book online and tell us the make, the model and what is going wrong. For IT support a technician comes to your home or office. For a repair we pick the computer up from your door, fix it at our own workshop in Burbank and bring it back. We have no storefront, so there is nowhere to drop a machine off. Outside our area, you can mail it to us.