Dell did not erase but Win XP will not start. I want to reload XP but I don't know where to begin. Was the drive damaged by the strong magnetism? He had ten huge woofers rigt next to and under the tower. There was a shelf board between the tower and bottom speakers but these were huge speakers.How do I reload and where do I start? He noticed that the computer was getting slower and some programs were not running efficiently. I need a step by step way to get the computer to accept a reload and I do not have a rescue disc. I have Norton 2007 and the Win XP upgrade from 98 to XP. Can anyone help me?
2007-06-01 18:57:07 · 2 answers · asked by watchtower06 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
It is more likely that the hard drive took a beating from the booming bass rather than the magnetic field. Your Win XP may have been damaged. Try repairing it using this:
http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=189400897
2007-06-02 02:42:47 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Worst case, the hard drive is not the only component that was damaged.
A strong magnetic field will cause ferrous (namely iron) materials to become permanently magnetic. Heat can remove the magnetism but also will do more damage.
To reload (if it writes to the disk), install 98 first, then install XP upgrade. If you want to try and save what data can be read, create (if you can) a backup image of the drive first.
2007-06-02 02:30:34 · answer #2 · answered by wilmer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋