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I was told my hard drive was bad if I found 1 on ebay is it difficult to replace

I suggest that you replace your HDD with a SSD, usually you only need to open a clap on the backside … I asume it is the one in the middle above the battery slider labeld with a “3” ! Picture of backside

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xv9oiNx