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I inherited a laptop (Acer 8172T TravelMate) with a cracked screen. The screen was very bright but badly cracked. So I bought the exact same model of screen and replaced it (screen model B116XW02). Now whenever I turn the monitor on, the screen is black.....but a flashlight shining on the...

Thanks people, its all been worked out. It was a power supply issue. With a proper power connection, the drive worked fine

The details on the HDD are HDD: 5K500. B-160 HTS545016B9A300 Type TS5SAA160 P/N: 0A74091 S/N: ECGV186M

Hi I removed a 160GB 2.5" Hitachi HDD from a DVR device. It has a mini USB port and when I connected it to a PC the LED flashed repeatedly but the device didn't register or spin. Is there a way to unlock this and format it so it will work as a storage device with PC? I don't have the original...