PC PROBLEMs >.<"!

Ferret SG

Here's the breakdown.

My stupid PC failed to boot up last night after emitting a few "cluck cluck" sounds.

Opened up the damned thing and found out that it was the hard disk.

After replacing everything and reboot...

It gives me this :

DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER.

So I called up IBM. They gave me a few options :

1. Call an on site guy down for consultation $220(excluding parts) ...siao.

2. Bring the PC down to their diagnostic center ($50) and asked me to prepare to get a replacement harddisk which is $498(before gst)...siao

3. Find a replacement harddisk which may be compatible to their set and bring down to their diagnostic center and borrow recovery disk to install OS -windows xp (which may or may not work)... >.<" 4. Get a new PC. (sigh..) Ok I wanna be able to retrieve the data inside of the old harddisk. Which is why I am hesitant to do a system wipe. Is there any way to repair the harddisk without getting a new one ? Or any way to try to transfer the data out before doing a system recovery ? <img src="/images/emoticons/classic/icon_evil.gif" alt="Evil or Very Mad" title="Evil or Very Mad"/> <img src="/images/emoticons/classic/icon_evil.gif" alt="Evil or Very Mad" title="Evil or Very Mad"/> <img src="/images/emoticons/classic/icon_evil.gif" alt="Evil or Very Mad" title="Evil or Very Mad"/> <img src="/images/emoticons/classic/icon_evil.gif" alt="Evil or Very Mad" title="Evil or Very Mad"/> <img src="/images/emoticons/classic/icon_evil.gif" alt="Evil or Very Mad" title="Evil or Very Mad"/>

Ah Cek SG

i juz change a m/b

inc service charge, onli $190

neighbourhood pc shop. no need go back vendor la

Ferret SG

U really think so ?

I just called up one of my friends. He said harddisk may not have died yet. So may still be able to retrieve the data.

thats the best news i got all day. >.<

He asked me to reinstall the OS. Which I dont have. Cos it comes pre installed. Sigh.

Mid9Sun SG

option 3 is more logical for now...

U get a compatible HDD and installed your OS ..then plug in your current HDD as a slave and see if you can pull the data out.

Unless u want to get a new pc ..and ask the experts to dig out data from your old HDD....

meltz SG

it could be yr hard disk spoil or OS corrupted

which OS u using ?

do u have yr OS disc with u ?

if yes to the above u still can try repair the disk

InnoHippo SG

plug your harddisk into your friend's PC as slave harddisk. perhaps, still can retrieve the old data Wink

Ferret SG

The set up is proprietary. I dunno how to go abt getting a compatible HDD.

I dont have any OS >.<"

Ferret SG

My friends think its the OS corrupted. he lending me um...what do u call this...boot up disk ? I gonna try tml. -hopeful-

I dont have the OS disk because it came preinstalled. >.<

Ferret SG

Hmm..so I can just plug out the thing and insert into another PC ? Question

Xcert SG

ya...if the HDD is working.

and the jumper setting is correct.

Ferret SG

>.<"""""

I called up those ppl again. She told me if I can get to the rescue file/disk/something I might be able to do something. Tonight I go home try again. Wish me luck >.<

BenBenDeZhu SG

buy new com!!!! Very Happy

tonyong SG

ya... u can actually do so provide its using the same socket tt ur hdd is...