Re: Error messages on startup.
- From: "Frank Martin" <fm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 12:31:05 +1100
"Malke" <malke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Frank Martin wrote:
I have WindowsXP
Recently I am having trouble starting up
the
computer at the beginning of the day.
The night before I have to shut it down by
turning off the main power switch because
if
I use the Windows method the computer
starts
up again all by itself.
Now when I try to start it up the
following
morning I turn on the power again and
press
the start switch, but it takes about 1/2
hour
for the computer to start, which it does
all
by itself.
On starting, the black-and-white screen
pauses for a long time at "Detecting IDE
drives", then on proceeding is freezes
and
gives the message "Disk Boot Failure",
and
"Insert System Disk and Press ENTER".
I then turn off the computer and start it
again and if I do this several times the
start-up will proceed to the Windows
start-up
screen and all is OK.
You have hardware failure. It could be as
simple as a bad power supply, or
more components could be involved. There is
no way anyone reading your post
can tell. You'll need to do systematic and
thorough hardware
troubleshooting or take the machine to a
qualified computer professional.
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot
Standard disclaimer: I can't see and test
your computer myself, so these are
just suggestions based on many years of
being a professional computer tech;
suggestions based on what you've written.
You should not take my
suggestions as a definitive diagnosis.
Testing hardware failures often
involves swapping out suspected parts with
known-good parts. If you can't
do the testing yourself and/or are
uncomfortable opening your computer,
take the machine to a professional computer
repair shop (not your local
equivalent of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad).
If possible, have all your data
backed up before you take the machine into
a shop.
Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!
Alas I am starting to panic.
The problem turned out to be both the Power
Supply AND the HDD, this latter being a
"Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500Gb".
I have bought and installed a new Power
Supply (with a greater rating this time), and
a new Seagate HDD as above.
Fortunately I had done an image backup 2 days
previously (on a portable HDD) with the
Norton V12 Ghost for the C: drive and the D:
drive, and I have now successfully recovered
all the content on these two partitions.
Sadly, I neglected to do an equivalent backup
for the E: partition (because it's so large)
and this now lost on the old damaged Seagate
HDD.
There is a great deal of data on this E:
drive in the form of photos & movies &
e-books, and I want it all back.
The old damaged drive seems to be damaged on
the printed-circuit cover plate (judging by
the burnt-Bakelite smell) and this is
removable by undoing 6 screws.
Therefore I ask: can these printed-circuit
cover plates be acquired separately from the
HDD, or can I buy another cover plate and
exchange it with the damaged one. The old
HDD seems to be spinning OK?
I am loath to take the damaged unit to some
specialist HDD-recovery firm because of the
sensitive data it contains.
Please help,
Frank
.
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