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Hard drive not found, clicks 18 times.

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EKR

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Hey guys,
Two days ago, I dropped my HP Pavilion dv6 (exact model name could not be found) about 25-30 centimeters. It had been dropped like this a few days before. The hard drive starts clicking (18 times in a row with equal intervals, pauses and restarts), the entire computer freezes as soon as I try to access data outside its memory, and when I try to reboot it, I get these error messages:

"Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller Series v2.39 (01/24/11)
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable

PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM.
No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key"

The messages and clicking have not changed since and I have confirmed that it is indeed the hard drive clicking. More importantly perhaps, when I try the Hard Disk Test (under System Diagnostics), it says the hard drive doesn't exist. It's not shown in the BIOS either.
I have found instructions to reconnect the cables to the hard drive, but the screws in its "cage" are fastened extremely tightly and I do not currently have access to a fitting screwdriver.
Any thoughts on whether all this is just some BIOS fuckup or if my drive will have to be sent to the professionals?
 
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EKR said:
Hey guys,
Two days ago, I dropped my HP Pavilion dv6 (exact model name could not be found) about 25-30 centimeters. It had been dropped like this a few days before. The hard drive starts clicking (18 times in a row with equal intervals, pauses and restarts), the entire computer freezes as soon as I try to access data outside its memory, and when I try to reboot it, I get these error messages:

Any thoughts on whether all this is just some BIOS fuckup or if my drive will have to be sent to the professionals?
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You dropped it? And now you think that it's just some biOS mishap? LOL. Your drive is toast.
 
It seems your hard drive is done for. However just to confirm, have you tried hooking it up externally on a different computer (say a desktop or another laptop with an external cable). If its the same issue then your hDD is gone.

Mechanical HDDs are extremely fragile, hence if you tend to drop your HDDs alot in say a laptop, I would switch over to a SSD. Not foolproof, but offers much more protection.
 
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