That's what I thought too Phil, but I didn't want to believe it.
It's the loss of the data I've been working on that hurts.
I don't know if it's worth getting a new HDD. It is only one of thos $899 Acers that was advertise 12 months ago. 12 months, warranty
Yep that's right. 1 month and 1 week out of warranty.
I might just whip the ram out and dump it into Syas laptop (she has the same model) and keep it for parts for hers.