2007-03-23 17:03:37 · 4 answers · asked by scotfeild 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
You could try three things.
1. Boot on safe mode
2. Load bios default (press del at boot-up)
3. Check cable and power connection to hard drive
If all these fails, your Operating system is probably corrupted (could be a virus) . If you have XP, load the installation CD and choose repair XP. You may have to reactivate your software after you do this. If it still doesn't work, your hard drive is kaput and needs to be replaced.
2007-03-23 17:33:55 · answer #1 · answered by Ancal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely something odd is going on...
Did something happen to the machine since it last worked?
Did you move it?
You need to check all of the devices and make sure they are all properly seated.
A machine will not properly boot up if memory, CPU, Hard drive, video card, power connections were jostled - I have had problems like this but was able to resolve by making sure the parts were seated correctly.
If you are not familiar with all of the internal parts it looks like you need to get familiar.
Learn about them slowly a little bit at a time. The toughest is the motherboard (mainboard also).
You might want to check out a book at the library on Hardware parts of the PC.
2007-03-24 00:29:34 · answer #2 · answered by ctitek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first check bios setup properly. Then reboot the system now check it.
2007-03-23 17:09:07 · answer #3 · answered by Rajkumar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
open your computer and make sure the cable to the hard drive is plugged in tightly.On both the drive and mother board..good luck
2007-03-23 17:24:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋