I shut down my computer yesterday because it locked up and now it wont boot up to windows. All im getting is the compaq screen and a noise coming from my hard drive. not a beeping noise but clicking or motor turning noise. then it says something like boot disk error.
my computer doesnt come with a floppy drive so icouldnt replace and strike any key. Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
2006-08-15 05:34:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
well you hard disk is DEAD i suggest installing windows XP on an external hard drive and boot from there for now until you can get a new hard disk and install windows XP on that.
2006-08-15 05:45:01 · answer #1 · answered by compy_500 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did your hard drive break some how? what you are seeing is the BIOS. well first, restart again, and tap F8 constantly. then go to start windows normally, and select XP (or what ever you're using). if that doesn't work, then there's definately some thing wrong with your hard drive. try booting from an external hard drive.
2006-08-15 12:41:05 · answer #2 · answered by Mike-Q 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is NOT good news , but if you are hearing a knocking sound your HD is fried. NEVERRRRR shut pc down from the tower unless absolutely necessary , this is a HARD COLD BOOT , will fry your HD if done so too many times .
2006-08-15 12:40:30 · answer #3 · answered by ridingthestorm_out 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well there is compelling evidence that your hard drive is ready to go to hard drive heaven...so do what most people would do... buy a new one that is like the only thing you can do. well its gotta happen some time though...so just take it out and send it on its way to its next life...
2006-08-15 13:18:15 · answer #4 · answered by duncan h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old is your computer? It may have died! The same thing happened to me several months ago, and my hard drive was fried. I had to buy a new computer.
2006-08-15 12:42:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
remove the cd /dvd from your rom drive
your boot order is set to d:cd not c:hard drive
2006-08-18 12:15:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well.. i hope you have back ups of your data, because it sounds to me that your hard disk is gone.
2006-08-15 12:40:59 · answer #7 · answered by lomatar1186 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
please specify your boot error...
2006-08-15 12:39:15 · answer #8 · answered by VzjrZ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋