izza Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 my 4 month old laptop overheated ( i think ) the hardrive is making a noise i can only describe as a rusty fan and i found it turned off... its loading past the fujitsu intro screen then showing 'operating system cannont be found'. Now...the cd drive is also on the blink and seldom reads cds however the one or 2 times its picked up the seimans XP disc it freezes at kernel bug something DLL. it also loaded once or twice to the screen where u choose safe mode etc and showed me the blue screen after the windows XP load screen on safe mode, normal mode and last known good config.... id rather not hand it back to pc world yet as i use it every day for my business.... i have a 512mb flash drive and no floppy drive, aswell as the desktop tower im on right now.... PLEASE HELP!!!!Title Edited - Please follow new posting rules from now on.--Zxian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Does your XP CD function in another computer? If you're hard drive is making a "rusty fan" noise, the head is probably or has probably scratching/ed the HD's cylinders. As for the CD-ROM drive, I have no idea. My advice would be to give it a few days of rest and see what happens after that. If it doesn't work and you still have a warranty, I would send it back...Anyone else think the HD's fried? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Your HDD is dead, or very close to it.Your CD-ROM is dying too.I think you should've bought a better laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomizer Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 if you need to recover the data from the hard disk, there are a lot of resources for doing that, both professional and DIY. just search around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfm Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 (edited) I've heard clicky sound on my sony from hdd, i was almost sure that hdd was dying. PC BSODed after POST, I gave it last chance and reformatted whole hdd and made new partitions from scratch. Right now it runs ok, but hdd clicks or reboots itself from time to time.I've also seen pc always booting to blank screen, unplugging all ide and sata cables + clearing cmos always worked for me. Maybe you can take apart your laptop? Edited January 8, 2006 by Kamil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izza Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 the cd was fresh out the packet never used, how can i retrieve data if i cant even boot into windows? il giv it rest but the last thing i want is to hand it back.... iv heard sum horror stories and ALL my work is on it with very little backed up (yes yes i know please say nothing) im a music producer and like....all....my work is on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izza Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 ok! im in with safe mode command prompt can sumone please talk me thru how the hell i move files from folders to this computer through my wireless network! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Attempting to boot from a dying HDD will only exacerbate the situation.It is recommended to physically remove the HDD from the machine and attach it to another machine to copy the files from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anoxan Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 (edited) Attempting to boot from a dying HDD will only exacerbate the situation.It is recommended to physically remove the HDD from the machine and attach it to another machine to copy the files from it.what he said. since you obviously have a desktop, get yourself a 44-pin>40-pin adapter and hook it up to the desktop. that's your safest, and easiest bet to getting your stuff back.give me a sec and I'll find you one. I'm a big fan of producers (deep dish and paul van dyk are literally win ), and to see/hear about a producer losing all their work sucks hardedit:adapter:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16812205001 - I like this one. it looks strong, comes with the 44-pin->40-pin adapter you need, and is actually pretty handy. if you play around with hdds and cd drives, you'll find out just how useful it really is.and, to give you a little head-start on drive shopping, I found this:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822146043I trust hitachi drives, almost as much as I trust seagate, but seagates are expensive...even though you could probably boot from it after dropping it from 8 feet up I have a really old 2gb hitachi in my old deskpro 5000 and it's still running perfectly. a little expensive, but from that 8mb cache I see in its specs, you'll thank yourself for shelling out the extra cash and last time I checked, hdd upgrades don't void your warranty so... >.>as for your cd drive, I can't really help you there. it sounds dead too, but I'd try to get that replaced under warranty.whatever you do, do NOT send your laptop back to the manufacturer until you have all your data backed up. all they do is replace the drive with (probably) the same cheap-a** drive that's in it now, toss an oem image on it, and throw the old one away.hope I've been of some help to you Edited January 8, 2006 by anoxan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomizer Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I've heard clicky sound on my sony from hdd, i was almost sure that hdd was dying. PC BSODed after POST, I gave it last chance and reformatted whole hdd and made new partitions from scratch. Right now it runs ok, but hdd clicks or reboots itself from time to time.i would guess that the drive is going to fail.i had the same thing happen and i read up on it; the 'clicking' is the heads banging off the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izza Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 thats certainly helpful thanks but it all seems like a complete task, is there no way at all in copying the C: drive contents directly across the wireless network? i have it booted right into windows with 'safe mode with networking' and its waiting on a prompt.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomizer Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 yes, there is!i'm not sure where i saw the s/w, but try http://www.sysinternals.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izza Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 yes, there is!i'm not sure where i saw the s/w, but try http://www.sysinternals.com/excellent! problem is....i know music software like the back of my hand, and i can fix the odd problem with regular computer issues but this is way over my head....the most command stuff iv dun is CMD from run and then like ipconfig! i have not got the first clue what im looking for on this site or how to use it when i find it... all help is extremely appreciated my work is my life.... ( i know, im useless lol ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomizer Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 found it here:http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/RemoteRecover.htmlhowever it's not free. they also have another similar product, except it works over a serial (null modem) cable.google around and see what else you can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izza Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 found it here:http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/RemoteRecover.htmlhowever it's not free. they also have another similar product, except it works over a serial (null modem) cable.google around and see what else you can find.thanks A LOT! i at least know what im looking for software wise now...im taking the laptop to a friend in the know's house 2nite so he can use his USB cd drive to attemt to boot my xp disc since my drive is dead. if that fails i will get hold of that program....il keep u posted and thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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