When you switch it on, put your ear near the pc. Can you hear the drive spinning up? Does it sound normal, or does it clunk????
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ok guys, thanks for all ur qiuk responses, grate help
but i just rang my dad up, and he said he just formatted the computer, so sorry to kick up a fuss.
and now i am going into my room, put my head into my pillow case, and shout, swear, and insult my dad very loud, cos no more diablo
. cos i have spent more time on that game on ne other game in my life, and i play alot of games,
thanks all
Tom
but i just rang my dad up, and he said he just formatted the computer, so sorry to kick up a fuss.
and now i am going into my room, put my head into my pillow case, and shout, swear, and insult my dad very loud, cos no more diablo
. cos i have spent more time on that game on ne other game in my life, and i play alot of games,thanks all
Tom
You must have been one of the lucky ones..
Handy Tip.. always keep your OS on a different partition than the rest of your data.. that way you can screw the OS up as much as you like but keep your data.
Handy Tip.. always keep your OS on a different partition than the rest of your data.. that way you can screw the OS up as much as you like but keep your data.
Another handy tip.....
If the drive starts clunking, take it out and bang in on the floor, square, not on the edge, it should free up the heads. Or, wrap it up in a plastic bag, and tape it up good so no moisture gets into it, then stick it in the freezer for half an hour. The platters contract, and allow the head to snap back in place........
Trust me it works, I've done it dozens of times!!!!!
If the drive starts clunking, take it out and bang in on the floor, square, not on the edge, it should free up the heads. Or, wrap it up in a plastic bag, and tape it up good so no moisture gets into it, then stick it in the freezer for half an hour. The platters contract, and allow the head to snap back in place........
Trust me it works, I've done it dozens of times!!!!!
And if either of those don't work, deep fry it?Originally posted by Tony
Another handy tip.....
If the drive starts clunking, take it out and bang in on the floor, square, not on the edge, it should free up the heads. Or, wrap it up in a plastic bag, and tape it up good so no moisture gets into it, then stick it in the freezer for half an hour. The platters contract, and allow the head to snap back in place........
Trust me it works, I've done it dozens of times!!!!!
Originally posted by Flash-Bugout
And if either of those don't work, deep fry it?
You've been on Compaq training too!!!!!
Frying is for advanced techies, I'm not allowed to burn things yet......
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what u wanna do is mess ur computer up, an persuade ur dad to buy u a new one. i did an yesss i got myself a nice 2ghz 256ram 80gb hd, for just under 600squids. now this and broadband is damn fast. i luv it, and now my games run without any stupid glitches. perfect. im off to download some porn probably. lol nah only jokin, its worth a try.
what u wanna do is mess ur computer up, an persuade ur dad to buy u a new one. i did an yesss i got myself a nice 2ghz 256ram 80gb hd, for just under 600squids. now this and broadband is damn fast. i luv it, and now my games run without any stupid glitches. perfect. im off to download some porn probably. lol nah only jokin,
its worth a try.