Just replace the drive. You didn't do anything to it by just using it.
"teclive" <teclive.35kl8c@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in message
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> I was so hoping not to get that as a reply 
>
> My system is reburbished, i tried contacting HP this morning but they
> were hopeless, told me they could not help me because my system was not
> purchased directly from them.
> I tried contacting the company it was bought from and they just keep
> giving me the support phone number for HP
>
> what would cause the HD to die any ideas? would it have been that
> camera?
>
> the sytem came on for me today for about 5 minutes, lagged like an SOB
> though, then, went back to the error i posted here.
>
> akk.....and they say technology should make our life easier 
>
> thank you so much for your reply, i think i have aged about 5 years in
> these past 2 days
>
> Tanya
>
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