My computer crashed the other day, and now it no longer boots up.
I was in the middle of a game when I heard the hard drive click and then the computer reset. After that whenever I try to boot up, the hard drive begins to click and the process stops there. The BIOS appears in order, the memory test is okay, and the boot up screen appears to recognise the boot partition of my hd
I've tried using a boot disk, but still run into the clicking, though it does works when I disconnect the hd.
My system is only 2 years old, and this is the first time I've had any major problems with it. I'm thinking its a physical failure of the hard drive, and if that's the case, is there any way to retrieve my data?
I'd greatly appreciate any insight or advice people provide.
Thanks,
I was in the middle of a game when I heard the hard drive click and then the computer reset. After that whenever I try to boot up, the hard drive begins to click and the process stops there. The BIOS appears in order, the memory test is okay, and the boot up screen appears to recognise the boot partition of my hd
I've tried using a boot disk, but still run into the clicking, though it does works when I disconnect the hd.
My system is only 2 years old, and this is the first time I've had any major problems with it. I'm thinking its a physical failure of the hard drive, and if that's the case, is there any way to retrieve my data?
I'd greatly appreciate any insight or advice people provide.
Thanks,