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Hard Drive Problem
Name: huskies9252 Date: February 8, 2007 at 15:47:15 Pacific OS: Windows 98 CPU/Ram: Pentium 800 Product: Compaq
Comment:
I was using my computer when the hard drive started to make a very strange noise. I restarted the computer only to find that nothing happens. When I try to run the system restore disks, it doesnt even recognize the cd rom drives. I am wondering if my hard drive is shot, or if there is something else I can do.
Name: steigrafx Date: February 8, 2007 at 16:00:48 Pacific
Reply:
This is a typical hard drive failure. Many times when a hard drive fails, the BIOS is unable to detect other devices attached to the controller, such as optical drives. You can check this by unplugging the hard drive data cable, turning on the PC and seeing if the BIOS then detects the CD drive.
Name: jboy Date: February 8, 2007 at 16:44:45 Pacific
Reply:
"OS: Windows 98"
Wrong forum? Restore disks for Win98 typically require a boot floppy
That being said - sure, unfamiliar sounds can be a sign of hard drive failure, immediate or impending
I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter.
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