my computer won't start! right after the windows XP loading screen the screen goes black and after 5 sec or so it makes a clicking noise and dies on me. should i use the recovery CD's to reboot? if so, how do i? it won't boot up at all! arg!!!
2006-07-12 05:16:40 · 4 answers · asked by maxcreeed 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
The boot up disk must have DOS in it. You just put the CD or the diskette in and reboot. That's all.
However, the clicking noice may be caused by a physically broken hard drive (I had exact same problem before). With a broken hard drive, you are NOT going to be able to boot your computer no matter what you do. You will need to replace it with a good hard drive. It depends on how badly broken your hard drives as far as whether you can retrieve the data in it and put it in your new hard drive though.
2006-07-12 05:23:45 · answer #1 · answered by knitting guy 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
WHEN YOU TURN THE COMPUTER ON IMMEDIATLY START PUSHING F8 OR F10 DEPENDING ON THE BRAND OF COMPUTER YOU HAVE....IT SHOULD BRING UP BOOT MENU SELECT THE CD-ROM TO BOOT FIRST AND THROW YOUR DISC IN....IT SHOULD BEGIN TO AUTO PLAY FROM THERE...THE CLICKING NOISE COULD BE YOUR HARDDRIVE HOPE ITS NOT FRIED! GOOD LUCK.
2006-07-12 05:22:43 · answer #2 · answered by hatccher900 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put the cd in the cd rom and boot the computer up
2006-07-12 05:21:05 · answer #3 · answered by mi_gl_an 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i imagine its F4 on start up up, i imagine. yet yeah F4 brings you to the bootup component to a disc, its the position you bootup living house windows disc is a troublesome disk has failed etc. i imagine its F4, that's necessary to objective it. purely go with the disc.
2016-11-01 22:16:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋