A couple of months ago I was was on the internet when suddenly I heard ticking sounds coming from the computer. Minutes later it froze up and after shutting it down it wouldn't allow me back on. I let it sit there for months without trying to turn it on because I thought it was officially dead. One night I decided to try my quick restore disks, which worked and the ticking was no longer there. Now two weeks after using it, it's doing the same thing again. I've tried quick restore but then the ticking starts again, stopping the whole restore process. Is there any way to fix this without paying an arm and a leg?
2006-10-12 05:31:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I am just guessing, but the C drive (hard disk) sounds like it is EATING itself. It might be a good idea to buy a replacement drive and plug that in. Use the RESTORE disk to install the system on it, then install your old drive as a SLAVE or SECONDARY drive. Then you can COPY your stuff to that.
Look for a Western Digital drive for desktops. Look for a Toshiba drive for a laptop.
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2006-10-12 05:40:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mostly likely that clicking noise is your hard drive "thrusting". That means that it has lost its place and the head is just swing around hitting the sides of the drive. Odds are that you will not be able to recover anything off that hard drive.
You can get a new drive at around $1 a gig. Swapping it in is pretty easy (unplugging two cables and remove four screws usually). Put in the new one and then run the restore CD. It will set up the new hard drive for you.
If you have data on the old hard drive you want to try to get, once the new drive is working, (with the computer turned off) unplug the CD drive and plug in the old drive in its place. Boot the PC. With luck it will show up as an additional drive on your PC (D or E or something). You should be able to open it and copy any files you want from it to the new hard drive. Then remove the old drive and reattach the CD drive.
Good luck...
2006-10-12 05:44:40 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the ticking sounds is likely the harddrive. It's a miracle that you got it working again... download all your stuff off of it, (burn a CD, connect a flashdrive, email to yourself) and go out and buy a harddrive.
Prices aren't that much - you could probably get something for $100. Installation is easy. Have done is many, many times. 10 minutes, tops.
2006-10-12 05:36:49 · answer #3 · answered by words_smith_4u 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
attempt to log on your pc lower back, please save on with the education as listed under: a million.initiate up your pc, decide on the save F8 key to log in the risk-free mode selection. 2.then, decide on the "final widely used stable Configuration (your maximum cutting-edge settings that worked)" once you notice the black history window . desire you stable success!
2016-10-16 02:57:53 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its sounds like your hard drive, mine did the same thing
2006-10-12 05:39:54 · answer #5 · answered by wheels47012 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you have problem with your ram...get it changed if the comp is new you will get this replaced under warranty
2006-10-12 05:38:27 · answer #6 · answered by DaKeiko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
reboot your computer
2006-10-12 05:34:28 · answer #7 · answered by shirley D 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋