My hard drive has crashed and I do not have recovery disks. Any suggestions on how I can recover without the disks? My computer will restart and ask which mode I want to restart in, and no matter what I choose it only goes to the emachines logo screen, and then freezes up there. But, because it does go to that point, I don't believe the damage is irreversible. I just need to know where to go from there. HELP please!!!
Pardon me, but NO! The statement, "two things are responsible for booting up computer RAM and Hard Drive" is simply not true.
A hard drive crash COULD cause the symptoms you describe, but that is more indicative of a virus infection. When you say the XP reinstallation disk would not start it exactly how did you use that disk? Attempt to use the repair console? Boot directly from the disk? Attempt reinstallation of the whole operating system? If you attempted reinstallation, do you also have the specific drivers for all of the components E-Machines used when they built your computer (you will need at least some of them.)
Post again with some more details about how you used the reinstallation disk.
How do u know ur hard drive crashed , if u are sure then just rplace hard drive ur sys will be ok
other wise try changing RAM two things are responsible for booting up computer RAM and Hard Drive one is the culprit u can easily check
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To BEAMSABRE, when I choose Safe Mode, it goes to a black screen with white letters 'Safe Mode' in the 4 corners and freezes there. If I choose the option to start Windows normally or to go to last known good configuration, it goes to the eMachines logo screen and freezes there. The only option I have after that on any of these is a hard shut down. I've tried a variety of key combinations to get it moving again and nothing else works when it freezes at that point. I did get a copy of an XP reinstallation disk, and it would not start it. It may not be the hard drive. I could fix it, if I could figure out what it was that needed to be fixed.
When you choose Safe Mode, what happens next? Restart? Hard freeze? Blue screen? A bit more info is needed. Write down any error messages that appears, no matter how unimportant and post them.
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