That is a very old laptop. Sounds like the hard drive is defective.
Here is a video on how to remove the hard drive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI2zfVXmlbo
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Take it out. Do still hear the “sounds like something is crushing inside it “ ? If not then the hard drive is the problem. The hard drive is an IDE type. All current drives are SATA.
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Take it out. Do you still hear the “sounds like something is crushing inside it “ ? If not then the hard drive is the problem. The hard drive is an IDE type. All current drives are SATA.
It is hard to find IDE laptop drives these days but maybe you could perhaps salvage one from an old dead machine.
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You can purchase drive cases that convert the IDE to SATA but they require an mSATA drive card that can be expensive.
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You can also purchase drive cases that convert the IDE to SATA but they require an mSATA drive card that can be a little expensive.
That is a very old laptop. Sounds like the hard drive is defective.
Here is a video on how to remove the hard drive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI2zfVXmlbo
Take it out. Do still hear the “sounds like something is crushing inside it “ ? If not then the hard drive is the problem. The hard drive is an IDE type. All current drives are SATA.
It is hard to find IDE laptop drives these days but maybe you could perhaps salvage one from an old dead machine.
You can purchase drive cases that convert the IDE to SATA but they require an mSATA drive card that can be expensive.