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 Apr 30 2008, 08:40 AM
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occasionaly during startup my computer freezes right before i think its the bios screen?
it stays black with a cursor in the upper left |
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May 4 2008, 03:11 AM
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Member Posts: 69 OS: Windows XP Pro, Windows Server 2003 |
Can you boot into safemode?
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May 5 2008, 07:23 AM
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no, i think the problem was my hard drive, as a day later the bios couldnt read the hard drive.
ive heard it could cost $600 to get data back, is that true? |
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May 5 2008, 07:46 AM
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Member Posts: 69 OS: Windows XP Pro, Windows Server 2003 |
QUOTE (Xnao @ May 5 2008, 08:23 AM)  no, i think the problem was my hard drive, as a day later the bios couldnt read the hard drive. ive heard it could cost $600 to get data back, is that true? Try booting with a livecd before you jump to expensive conclusions. |
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May 7 2008, 07:42 AM
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New Member Posts: 3 OS: Vista |
i went into a computer store and they told me that was my only choice
but yesterday i turned it on and it was recognized, so i moved all my data off it and i can send it in now. thanks though |
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May 9 2008, 08:19 PM
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Member Posts: 69 OS: Windows XP Pro, Windows Server 2003 |
QUOTE (Xnao @ May 7 2008, 08:42 AM) i went into a computer store and they told me that was my only choice but yesterday i turned it on and it was recognized, so i moved all my data off it and i can send it in now. thanks though You might wanna backup that data before it crashes again, silly bear. |
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