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Is it my hard drive?
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12/01/13 08:37 PM
12/01/13 08:37 PM
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I have had the strangest thing happen to me this past month. My computer just went blank on me and I could not reboot it. I took it to my local tech shop and he said he could not figure out what was wrong and ask me to bring in the monitor I used with the computer. Three days later he call back and said it boots up and charged me nothing. He did say however that some times the computer will act that way IF the hard drive is about to go out. I know very little about the tech side of computers but I was thinking maybe the power element is bad, it was custom made and it is running 600 watts of power. It does not happen that often but I wanted some one else to weigh in on the problem.
carol It doesn't cost a dime to be kind ---------------------------- Currently playing The Moment Of Silence
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Re: Is it my hard drive?
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12/02/13 07:52 AM
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Geo,
You may be right however I don't understand why the tech could not figure it out w/o my monitor being used. I will double check now that ALL connections are secure. My friend had this system made for him and later sold it to me and he has assured me that it never happened to him so maybe you are right......user error. Thank you and Robert for your help.
carol It doesn't cost a dime to be kind ---------------------------- Currently playing The Moment Of Silence
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Re: Is it my hard drive?
[Re: lexxy]
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12/03/13 01:54 AM
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Lexxy, he may have wanted your monitor to make sure the monitor was working properly.
If this happens again, one way to rule out the monitor is to use another monitor you know works.
If something gets your goat, it just proves you have a goat to get.
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Re: Is it my hard drive?
[Re: InlandAZ]
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12/04/13 02:38 PM
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That's nice to know Inland. I'd not heard of this before, which got me curious, so I Googled BIOS beep codes and found this BIOS beep codes information site. Hope this helps others who are also curious.
If something gets your goat, it just proves you have a goat to get.
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