DeathStar1
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Well, it all started last week. We don't have a computer in our summer house, so I brought mine down to take advantage of the true 56K Speeds the line offers. However, when I got it in the house and turned it on, either the A Drive, or the Hard Drive(Couldn't tell wich), made a louder than usual buzzing noise. Turned it on and off two times and still made it. Gave it an hour or two of rest, turned it back on, worked perfectly.
Brought it back home, same thing happened, but still worked perfectly. This weekend, same story. Only now, something different. When the loud buzzing noise stopped, the Hard Drive made it's normal startup procedure sounds. The Battery light for the computer came on and went off. But, instead of the normal A Drive booting up, and it going into windows....Nothing happend. It just stayed on not doing anything. Also, for some reason, the picture never showed up on the monitor.
When I moved it, we made sure it was secure, so it didn't budge at all during transport, so I don't see how something like this could happen.
We're going to take it into Best Buy tommorow to see if they can repair it, and upgrade it while where at it, but I was just wondering if anyone here had a similar experience or not...
Also, if it was a problem with the hard drive, I was wondering if there would be any harm in hooking it up to my sisters Pentium 3 Computer? Everything on that drive is backed up on CDR, except my one folder containing all my 3D Work...arghh.. I was hoping to get it startedo n my sisters, long enough to upload it to my server, and then put it back. Was wondering if it would cause any harm to hers..
Thanks!
Brought it back home, same thing happened, but still worked perfectly. This weekend, same story. Only now, something different. When the loud buzzing noise stopped, the Hard Drive made it's normal startup procedure sounds. The Battery light for the computer came on and went off. But, instead of the normal A Drive booting up, and it going into windows....Nothing happend. It just stayed on not doing anything. Also, for some reason, the picture never showed up on the monitor.
When I moved it, we made sure it was secure, so it didn't budge at all during transport, so I don't see how something like this could happen.
We're going to take it into Best Buy tommorow to see if they can repair it, and upgrade it while where at it, but I was just wondering if anyone here had a similar experience or not...
Also, if it was a problem with the hard drive, I was wondering if there would be any harm in hooking it up to my sisters Pentium 3 Computer? Everything on that drive is backed up on CDR, except my one folder containing all my 3D Work...arghh.. I was hoping to get it startedo n my sisters, long enough to upload it to my server, and then put it back. Was wondering if it would cause any harm to hers..
Thanks!