Hard drive won't power up
in [Help and Support]
|
From: thecreator on 15 Jun 2010 09:37 Hi Joni, Power Button on the computer or Power Button on the External Hard Drive are you talking about? How old is the computer in question? -- thecreator "jemster" <jemster(a)gtcinternet.com> wrote in message news:exurF6HDLHA.1368(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >I have a Gateway desktop (Win XP Home w/sp3 IE 7) and lately it has been > slowing down painfully slow despite running Avira anti-virus, Spybot,, > PConPoint, doing disk cleanup, defrag, etc. Last Thursday I turned on the > monitor and when I pushed the power button on the hard drive it turned > itself off after a minute so I kept doing it and each time it would load a > little further before it shut off. It finally stayed on until I finished > with email and shut it down. Friday went thru the same thing praying all > the > time it would let me do a system restore. I was able to do that to a week > prior .and thought it would be ok...ha...doing my own thinking again. > Saturday when I pushed the power button it would shut off as soon as my > finger left the button. I could hear the fan turn on and off. I have so > much > stuff on that computer that I sure don't want to lose...oh I also have had > a > external hard drive connected to it. What do I do/try now? > Thanks > Joni > >
From: jemster on 15 Jun 2010 17:19 Power button on the computer. Sorry, I thought it was called the hard drive-the tower or whatever. "thecreator" <thecreator(a)home.com> wrote in message news:eGF6W$IDLHA.980(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Hi Joni, > > Power Button on the computer or Power Button on the External Hard Drive > are you talking about? > > How old is the computer in question? > > > -- > thecreator > > > > "jemster" <jemster(a)gtcinternet.com> wrote in message > news:exurF6HDLHA.1368(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > >I have a Gateway desktop (Win XP Home w/sp3 IE 7) and lately it has been > > slowing down painfully slow despite running Avira anti-virus, Spybot,, > > PConPoint, doing disk cleanup, defrag, etc. Last Thursday I turned on the > > monitor and when I pushed the power button on the hard drive it turned > > itself off after a minute so I kept doing it and each time it would load a > > little further before it shut off. It finally stayed on until I finished > > with email and shut it down. Friday went thru the same thing praying all > > the > > time it would let me do a system restore. I was able to do that to a week > > prior .and thought it would be ok...ha...doing my own thinking again. > > Saturday when I pushed the power button it would shut off as soon as my > > finger left the button. I could hear the fan turn on and off. I have so > > much > > stuff on that computer that I sure don't want to lose...oh I also have had > > a > > external hard drive connected to it. What do I do/try now? > > Thanks > > Joni > > > > > >
From: jemster on 15 Jun 2010 21:27 I'm sure there was a time when you didn't know what you know now. I'm sure there are also things I know that you don't. I think I do pretty well for a 66 year od bat!!! "philo" <philo(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:AoydnbS8Otl47IrRnZ2dnUVZ_tqdnZ2d(a)ntd.net... > On 06/15/2010 06:30 AM, jemster wrote: > > I have a Gateway desktop (Win XP Home w/sp3 IE 7) and lately it has been > > slowing down painfully slow despite running Avira anti-virus, Spybot,, > > PConPoint, doing disk cleanup, defrag, etc. Last Thursday I turned on the > > monitor and when I pushed the power button on the hard drive > > > Never saw a hard drive with a button on it. > Looks like you are referring to your computer > > better get your terminology straight before asking for advice > > > <snip>
From: Daave on 15 Jun 2010 21:44 Ah. :-) This is what a hard drive looks like: http://rjmcomputersboise.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/hardrive2.jpg (opened up) http://learnthat.com/files/2010/03/hard-drive.jpg If your PC (personal computer) is a desktop, you can probably call it a tower. :-) The hard drive, by the way, contains data (operating system, programs, and all your many files like documents, photos, etc.). jemster wrote: > Power button on the computer. Sorry, I thought it was called the hard > drive-the tower or whatever. > > > "thecreator" <thecreator(a)home.com> wrote in message > news:eGF6W$IDLHA.980(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Hi Joni, >> >> Power Button on the computer or Power Button on the External >> Hard Drive are you talking about? >> >> How old is the computer in question? >> >> >> -- >> thecreator >> >> >> >> "jemster" <jemster(a)gtcinternet.com> wrote in message >> news:exurF6HDLHA.1368(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> I have a Gateway desktop (Win XP Home w/sp3 IE 7) and lately it has >>> been slowing down painfully slow despite running Avira anti-virus, >>> Spybot,, PConPoint, doing disk cleanup, defrag, etc. Last Thursday >>> I turned on the monitor and when I pushed the power button on the >>> hard drive it turned itself off after a minute so I kept doing it >>> and each time it would load a little further before it shut off. It >>> finally stayed on until I finished with email and shut it down. >>> Friday went thru the same thing praying all the >>> time it would let me do a system restore. I was able to do that to >>> a week prior .and thought it would be ok...ha...doing my own >>> thinking again. Saturday when I pushed the power button it would >>> shut off as soon as my finger left the button. I could hear the fan >>> turn on and off. I have so much >>> stuff on that computer that I sure don't want to lose...oh I also >>> have had a >>> external hard drive connected to it. What do I do/try now? >>> Thanks >>> Joni
From: jemster on 15 Jun 2010 21:52 Thanks Daave I needed that! :-) Also I was advised to get a case for my external hard drive to use it with my laptop. Why do I need a case? "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message news:OLXxDWPDLHA.1888(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Ah. :-) > > This is what a hard drive looks like: > > http://rjmcomputersboise.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/hardrive2.jpg > > (opened up) > http://learnthat.com/files/2010/03/hard-drive.jpg > > If your PC (personal computer) is a desktop, you can probably call it a > tower. :-) > > The hard drive, by the way, contains data (operating system, programs, > and all your many files like documents, photos, etc.). > > > jemster wrote: > > Power button on the computer. Sorry, I thought it was called the hard > > drive-the tower or whatever. > > > > > > "thecreator" <thecreator(a)home.com> wrote in message > > news:eGF6W$IDLHA.980(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > >> Hi Joni, > >> > >> Power Button on the computer or Power Button on the External > >> Hard Drive are you talking about? > >> > >> How old is the computer in question? > >> > >> > >> -- > >> thecreator > >> > >> > >> > >> "jemster" <jemster(a)gtcinternet.com> wrote in message > >> news:exurF6HDLHA.1368(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > >>> I have a Gateway desktop (Win XP Home w/sp3 IE 7) and lately it has > >>> been slowing down painfully slow despite running Avira anti-virus, > >>> Spybot,, PConPoint, doing disk cleanup, defrag, etc. Last Thursday > >>> I turned on the monitor and when I pushed the power button on the > >>> hard drive it turned itself off after a minute so I kept doing it > >>> and each time it would load a little further before it shut off. It > >>> finally stayed on until I finished with email and shut it down. > >>> Friday went thru the same thing praying all the > >>> time it would let me do a system restore. I was able to do that to > >>> a week prior .and thought it would be ok...ha...doing my own > >>> thinking again. Saturday when I pushed the power button it would > >>> shut off as soon as my finger left the button. I could hear the fan > >>> turn on and off. I have so much > >>> stuff on that computer that I sure don't want to lose...oh I also > >>> have had a > >>> external hard drive connected to it. What do I do/try now? > >>> Thanks > >>> Joni > >
First
|
Prev
|
Next
|
Last
Pages: 1 2 3 4 Prev: Welcome Screen and Fast User Swicthing Disabled Next: xp no boot menu no key board option |