It crashed and when I got it going . It does not start up like it use to . It goes to a page that says I have to press F8 , F9 , or F1 , or delete . I also had to reformat my hard drive and when I reloaded windows XP . it took over 24 hours to load windows . What happened ,can someone help Please ?
2007-03-09 08:19:34 · 9 answers · asked by Richard R 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Try pushing in the hard drive cables to make sure it is seated on the hard drive and on the mother board properly. A loose connection can cause the problems you are mentioning.
If that does not work you need to start spending some money. First try replacing the hard drive cable and if that does not work replace the hard drive. However since there isn't any moving parts in the cable it's most likely the hard drive that is bad. Moving part = parts that can break.
If a new hard drive and new cable doesn't help, then it's probably the disk controller, which is normally embedded in the motherboard. You can either get an add on card or a new mother board.
2007-03-16 18:18:07 · answer #1 · answered by Poo Rock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard drive is damaged, is my guess. Another possibility is motherboard is damaged, or dirty.
For me to give you an potentially accurate diagnosis I would need system specs, age, what you were doing when it crashed, most recent modification if any, what type of Windows XP and current service pack number, and any unique modifications to software or hardware. Also, has it been knocked around or moved lately?
2007-03-16 23:30:04 · answer #2 · answered by Evan B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Likely you got a virus. If it ever gets running you can try to do a system restore (windows command) or get a boot disk or start up in safe mode to trouble shoot if that doesn't work a shotgun at close range will contain the virus
2007-03-15 00:40:44 · answer #3 · answered by Dazed and confused 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the way it seems there is a problem with the hard drive, thats why it is taking so long to install it, and your getting a weird screen, a sector might be damaged on the drive, i had the problem before also, so you might have to order a new one
2007-03-09 17:03:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems that your BIOS had been modified that's why you go to a page that says you have to press those keys...You will need your motherboard manual here. Check the memory slot of your pc if the memory module is being detected. You can detach and attach it. Check also your computer's battery and IDE cables...
2007-03-17 11:53:19 · answer #5 · answered by ghay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds somthing like a drive failure (or failing in ur case), but after re-formating and re-installing OS does not cure the issue, well then ditto both comments above.. this requires a tech pro...
2007-03-09 16:26:14 · answer #6 · answered by Ody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How did your computer crash. A blue screen? What happens now you have reinstalled winxp?
2007-03-09 16:29:20 · answer #7 · answered by Keith B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In your particular case I would say, take it to someone who knows what they are doin!
2007-03-09 16:23:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
best answer i can give is take it to a shop and have them look at it
2007-03-09 16:23:03 · answer #9 · answered by Jim R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋