So my laptop, a Dell XPS M1530, froze and I had to force restart. Then when I turned it on it wouldn't get past the Log In screen no matter what I tried. So I pulled the hard drive out, hooked it up as an external, pulled my important data off, hooked it back up, and reformatted my laptop. Once the formatting was finished it restart, but now it pops up saying "Disc Read Error. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete," and this becomes an endless cycle. It wouldn't boot from a disc either and a friend of mine thinks my hard drive might be screwed. I'm really hoping that isn't the case.
I'm not a very technical person but I'm doing my best to try to fix this thing on my own. Any helpful suggestions?
I'm not a very technical person but I'm doing my best to try to fix this thing on my own. Any helpful suggestions?