Laptop HD repair/recovery question

[Ed lawson]

A friend was recently happily using his Dell Inspiron (Windows XP) when
it suddenly displayed blue screen and subsequent boot attempts have
lead to a no bootable device message.  Running a live Linux CD
results in a indication the HD is dead...maybe hosed partition table.

Anyway, no backups of precious family photos, etc.

Any suggestions of NH repair shops to check system/HD, repair and
determine if recovery of bad drive feasible at reasonable price and/or
best nearby recovery shop?

Thank you. 

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Ed Lawson
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