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What is wrong with my PC

  • 23-07-2008 6:29pm
    #1
    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,065 ✭✭✭


    It is making a sound its never made before, it sounds a bit like when the computer is working on something(opening a big program) and its making weird faded lines on the monitor

    Any idea what the problem is?

    When this happened i had left the PC on over night.

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    I am using the PC now and its been running since 2pm so 5ish hours and theres no problems at the moment(monitor/screen is grand)(no unusual sounds coming from the PC itself)

    I have two 320gb harddrives, if one is failing and i haven't got enough space to copy everything onto the second harddrive, what other options do i have? Burn everything to DVD?
    I am asking this ^ because someone on a diff forum said it was probably one of my harddrives failing :o

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭DonkeyStyle \o/


    Fighting Irish wrote: »
    Any idea what the problem is?
    No, it sounds damn weird though... think you'll have to do a bit more troubleshooting on it.
    Fighting Irish wrote: »
    i haven't got enough space to copy everything onto the second harddrive, what other options do i have?
    An external USB or Firewire harddrive... you can pick one up for around 100 euro.


  • #3
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    First off, make sure everythign is plugged in correctly, internally and externally. Secondly, go to your hard drive manafuctures site and pick up their hard drive diagnostic tool. And run a full scan on both.


  • #4
    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,065 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote: »
    No, it sounds damn weird though... think you'll have to do a bit more troubleshooting on it.

    An external USB or Firewire harddrive... you can pick one up for around 100 euro.

    Thanks


  • #5
    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,065 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    Anti wrote: »
    First off, make sure everythign is plugged in correctly, internally and externally. Secondly, go to your hard drive manafuctures site and pick up their hard drive diagnostic tool. And run a full scan on both.

    I was looking for a program like that didn't think of looking on the manufacturers website :D:o Thanks


  • #6
    drunk_monk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 719 ✭✭✭drunk_monk


    Have you tried running check disk? It's not great but it should tell you if you have problems or not. Basically run chkdsk /r from a command prompt on both your drives (you'll have to restart)

    Check the MS page for more info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265

    A log file is kept in the event viewer under Winlogon


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