Deb: Is the laptop set up to boot from the CD because regardless of what's happened to the hard drive you shouldn't get this message if you're successfully booting from the CD.
You'll need to get into the laptop's BIOS and change the boot settings (or boot priority) to fire off the CD-ROM first. If it does prove to be the hard drive then I'm not sure about $US but I'm sure it'll be worth getting a bigger drive than 30GB as even laptop drives are rapidly coming down in price. MOU ____ The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.