I was on the internet when it starting making a clicking noise and then it froze up and I had to manually turn it off. When I turned it back on I got a screen that said primary hard disk drive 0 not found. Could it be my hard drive? Virus or Worm? Something else?
2006-07-13 08:00:39 · 10 answers · asked by tonda_pooh_2004 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
sounds like a hard drive failure. nasty stuff because if it truly failed you cannot retrieve the data from it unless you are willing to send it to a disaster recovery firm who charges a fortune.
you may be able to add a new hard drive in addition to the old one, set the old one to be a "slave" (so you can use the new one as the primary one running windows) and then copy data from the bad disc to the new one.
a computer store could assist if you're not technically savvy.
2006-07-13 08:05:44 · answer #1 · answered by country bear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a laptop? And if so, did the click sound as if it was coming from the main disk drive? There could be a crack in your harddrive. This happened to me awhile ago. If your computer freezes frequently, is running slowly, and if you own a laptop 3+ years this is apparently a common occurence.
Solutions: -Back all your important documents up.
-If the problem turns out to be a harddrive chip, you can
easily get a harddrive replacement
-Make sure to get a second opinion before doing
anything
Good luck!!!
2006-07-13 08:10:16 · answer #2 · answered by Neuron 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Based on your symptoms it's probably the hard drive. If you have a friend that is good with computers, see if they can take out your hard drive and connect it to a good computer to see if it is bad.
You might even be able to get your computer up and running again if you let it sit for a while and then turn it on again. If you do then it is a good idea to backup important files to some sort of storage device or media (USB drive, CD, DVD, etc.) while it is running.
2006-07-13 08:09:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just reitterating a point. Your hard drive is more than likely blown. Go to tigerdirect.com, newegg.com, pricegrabber.com, or some site like that and order you a new one (or your local computer repair shop).
2006-07-13 08:46:38 · answer #4 · answered by travis_b7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think it is a clicking noise. it may sound like it but it's not...it happened to my laptop.. it is your hard drive. you need a new hard drive for your computer. if it makes the clicking like sound then it is crashing/crashed.. i have to wait until my dad to come hoe saterday to fix mine.... i was on the internet too when it happened to me.. the hard drive is replaceable.
2006-07-13 08:05:47 · answer #5 · answered by Gothic Girl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
have you ever tried cleansing the ps2 with a ps2 disc purifier? have you ever tried wiping the dirt off the technique. It probable getting older and dusty. which you additionally can try calling Sony despite if that's notwithstanding under insurance.
2016-10-07 21:29:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
clicking is 99.999% change the HD is bad, the other .0001% would be the mice or roaches sometimes haha
2006-07-13 08:05:06 · answer #7 · answered by samir4381 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the speakers
2006-07-13 08:11:29 · answer #8 · answered by md81593@verizon.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard dive for sure....replace it ASAP.
2006-07-13 08:18:57 · answer #9 · answered by FORD on FIRE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its cold and the sound you hear is its teeth chattering
2006-07-13 08:05:35 · answer #10 · answered by james m 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋