a error message saying presss F1 to try reboot or F2 for set up. If i press F1 i get the same message again. Is this hard drive ready for the trash? it's on a dell optiplex Gx1. before that i was getting a blue screen which came and went so fast i can't read what it says. what are my options? can i retrive any information from this disk? if so how? a big thank you to any one who can clue me in. who ever knows what to do and is correct gets best answer. It was running XP pro.
2006-11-02 00:38:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Once again, Microsfot 'screwed the pooch'!
The FAT, FAT32, and even the NTFS file systems trash hard drives.
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2006-11-02 00:51:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is not a virus, this is the classic symptoms of a hard drive that is on the way out. I would suggest, as a matter of urgency, getting an external hard drive, transferring all your files onto it and then replacing the internal drive on your computer. It is actually very easy to do, just a matter of taking the existing one out and sliding in the new one. However, if you are not too confident about doing do-it-yourself electronics then bring the computer to any computer store that fixes computers and they should be able to do it very quickly. Just as a note of warning, I had a similar problem with a computer some years back and ignored it thinking I would get another couple of months out of the computer. It eventually died one day. I was lucky as I backed up fairly regularly, but I lost a couple of weeks work in the process. Sort it out now, it won't be too expensive and it'll save you a lot of grief in the process.
2016-03-28 04:31:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what you have described, it sounds like your drive is on its way to becoming a door stop. It may not be a totally lost cause. If your computer is till under warranty then I would get on the phone with Dell immediately. If you are outside of your warranty period then your cheapest option comes in if you have another desktop or laptop. If you have a desktop then just stick the bad drive in to the other machine as a secondary hard drive. If you drive will spin up you may have a chance to copy the data off that way. If you have laptop then you need a USB to IDE cable. You can get them at any computer store or online. Once you hook your drive up to the laptop you are back to the same scenario as with the desktop. If the drive will spin up long enough to get some data you are in good shape. If you are not comfortable with this and you have friend who is somewhat computer savvy they can help. If not your other option is to pay to have someone/someplace try to get that data back for you.
2006-11-02 01:10:55 · answer #3 · answered by 00bear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all the above does not work, try taking the hard drive out of the computer, putting it in a ziplock bag and put it in the freezer for about 20-30 mins. In some cases this does help. The chill might help bring the platter's magnetic field back to readability...
2006-11-02 03:54:12 · answer #4 · answered by hahahahaha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the noise it is making, it does sound like your hard drive is bad. It's unlikely you would be able to retrieve any data from it without paying a restoration company to do it, and that is expensive. You could try putting the drive into another XP system as a secondary drive, just to see if another system would read any data from it. It does sound likely, though, that your drive is unfortunately toast.
~Kyle
2006-11-02 00:41:59 · answer #5 · answered by Kyleontheweb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Losing data on a hard drive is the worst nightmare of any computer owner. However, some hard drive problems can be easily fixed yourself by using easily available tools. I found the info at http://fixit.in useful
2006-11-02 11:22:33 · answer #6 · answered by blsruthi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.I'm very sure bout that.i used to experience that b4 and i found that my hard drive broke down.your PC says to reboot becoz it cannot detect any Operating System(OS).it is true becoz your hard drive broke.i'm sorry to say that but i'm also used to experience it.sorry....
2006-11-02 00:56:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its a clicking sound then you have a physical problem with your hard drive wich means you need a new one
2006-11-02 00:43:21 · answer #8 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to reinstall the operating system and then you'll see.
2006-11-02 00:53:35 · answer #9 · answered by HAYDER 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋