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 Sep 23 2006, 08:21 PM
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my hardrive is noy making any noises i cannot hear it spin and it only flashes once all the cables are plugged in perfectly any ideas? |
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Sep 23 2006, 11:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 125 Joined: 17-September 06 Member No.: 85,838 |
Sounds like your hard drive died. I would run a diagnostic on it and see what it comes up with.
This post has been edited by Gary335: Sep 24 2006, 12:00 AM -------------------- |
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Sep 24 2006, 08:00 AM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 5,898 Joined: 10-March 05 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 14,085 |
Download Everest V 1.51 from Oldversion.com in the utilities section.
Install it and run it. http://www.oldversion.com In the physical drives section it will tell you the hardware manufacturer who made your hard drive and the model numbers of the drive/s. (You will also find that info in "Storage" under "ATA" and in the "smart" catagory (if enabled in the bios) it will tell you the status of the hard drive which should be "Always Passing". If not, you may have a problem with the drive. In any case, knowing what manufacturer made the hard drive should enable you to download diagnostics which will give better information on whether the drive is good or bad. It should also provide a link to the manufacturer's website. Try booting in safe more with networking if normal mode does not enable completion of the boot into Windows. This post has been edited by Enthusiast: Sep 24 2006, 08:01 AM |
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