My problem is, i've had this computer for since 2003, I installed a new harddrive and it was wornking fine for about a year or so, then I think i got a virus so i reformated the harddrive but in the midle of doing it, the computer would get so hot that it would rebooth it sel and could not finish installing the recovery discs, so i went to my garage in the very cold weather amd iwas able to do it. my problem now is that when I put it to work it starts to overheat and goes to a blue screen momentarly, and reboots real fast once it.s almost finish the process starts all over and over again and again untill i disconect it and let it cool off then it will work for a few minutes again, is it the memory going bad or is the computer getting to old or what?

if you think your HDD is broken take it out of the caddy and place in your PC if the new HDD pops up in my computer than your drive is fine simple buy a new caddy install and carry on

fouad,

Inside the case of that Fantom is a regular harddrive.

Also inside that outer case is a small circuit board, that either the harddrive plugs directly into it; or there is an interface block the harddrive plugs into, and there are wires from it, that connect to the small circuit board.

(The USB cable is connected to the small circuit board)

It is this small circuit board that usually goes bad.

My suggestion is to remove the harddrive inside, purchase an economical external enclosure, and install the harddrive in it.
Have your harddrive back, and be able to use it as an external harddrive again also.

The Harddrive Inside:
Harddrives are measured by their Width.
A laptop harddrive is 2.5 inches across in width. (2-1/2 inches)
A desktop harddrive is 3.5 inches.

The Fantom Titanium II 500GB's harddrive inside, is 3.5 inches,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822204034

Details > Physical Spec > Form Factor > 3.5

What I can't tell you is whether it is an IDE (PATA) harddrive, or a SATA harddrive.
However this external enclosure for 3.5 inch harddrives, is for both IDE, (PATA), and SATA harddrives,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817388014R

[ You can also look at the label on the harddrive, and look up it's model number online, to see if it is IDE or SATA. Just type the model number in your search bar ]

Just want to include information on IDE (PATA), and SATA, in case you are interested,

IDE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_ATA

SATA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA

Regards,
joecoolvette

You have to borrow or buy the install disks (Not the recovery disks), the problem is that not all keys work with all copies of the system.

it is possible that one of the three are going out on the computer, motherboard, harddrive, power supply, only a computer tech could tell which one.

clicking noises coming from the hard drive means that the hard drive has died remove the drive and try another to see if the computer boots up.

you need to contact the company you bought the computer from and ask them for the phone number to the software packege company they use with there computers if you contact them they will send you a copy of the vista install

Try finding the harddrive with Hirens boot cd > Norton partition magic.
I've you can find any partition or drive, your fine.
I've not your harddrive is dead.

you have to reformat the hard from the xp cd when get to the part to delete partitons delete all partions then create a new partion then format to ntfs and most of the drives will come if not all if not you need to now the manufacture and model to get drives but reformat the harddrive first....

dear,
does cd show any files, if yes then it should install it..
if not then might be possible that there is scratches or brakage in cd...
if not, then it should be install ...
moreover, check if ur system has any previous files there,
what about backup. did ur friend put the backup to your new harddriver..
if yes, then remove any files existing relavant to that...and then reinstall a fresh copy..
hope it will work.

dont forget to rate, if its functional

regards,