I bought a laptop at a garage sale and it apparently has no hard drive...?

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Instead, it has two dvd/cd rom drives. When I turn the computer on, the Windows XP Professional OS logo comes up. How is this possible without a hard drive? The computer then shuts itself off. I assume that the person I bought it from used an external hard drive to boot from, but now that the external drive is not present, it can't boot. Am I correct in this assumption? I only paid $10 for it, so it's no big loss, but I would like to get it to work. How can I do this?

Update:

It is a Pentium 4 with a 2.8ghz processor. I am also concerned because I get through the boot sequence and it shuts down. I like to tinker with things, so taking it to someone to fix is not going to happen.

Rayal · Answer

Buy the correct type of hard drive and install it internally.

If it has a P4 processor or above it may be usable if it has a Pentium, P2 or P3 it may not be worth buying a HD for it.

Google the Make and Model for further information.
PS the Battery is most likely dead also.

George · Answer

take it to the geek squad over at best buy. if they try to rip you off for it ( more than 350 $$) then leave that computer to rot in the dust. If they say they can put a hard  drive and fix the problem for an amount that seems ok to you, then pay it and you got a computer for you

Anonymous · Answer

You can buy hard disk and  upgrade

Jan C · Answer

It seems you got what you paid for. And better yet, you learned a good lesson.

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I bought a laptop at a garage sale and it apparently has no hard drive...?

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