Is it possible to max your hd

[ravenor_77]

my packard bell froze earlier tonight no response what so ever i was transferring files to it from my laptop so i ahd to hard reset, it then would not boot up after a few more attempts to boot up the power light became red lighting up a can symbol the it goes off, is it possible i maxed out the hhd and now it cant boot?

 

[WR2]

Did you get a prior warning from Windows that your hard disk was filling up? If not, I don't think your problem is that you filled up your HDD.
And even if you did - that should not keep the PC from booting.

Do you have a bootable CD you can try?

 

[WR2]

You can build a LiveCD: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php
or: http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

 

[ravenor_77]

no warning from windows, i have a old xp disk but it shuts off before anything even appears on the screen

 

[WR2]

Can you get into BIOS settings? Set the PC to boot from CD first, then hard disk.

 

[ravenor_77]

can;t get into anything, i press the power button a red comes on the power button and then goes off

 

[ravenor_77]

ive removed cmos battery and put in another one also cleaned my ram and slots but to no avail also i plugged in another hhd(from a laptop which was suspect) stilll no luck, really need help i also tried PB website which is next to useless doesnt even tell you what a red light means

 

[WR2]

It probably means a failed POST - (power on self test).
You're not hearing any beep code?
Any of the cooling fans start running, then stop?

 

[cjl]

That's not the hard drive then. If the screen isn't even turning on, it's failing before or during the POST, which means that it is a fairly serious hardware error. Is there any flashing or beeping that occurs when you try to turn it on, and do the fans start?

 

[ravenor_77]

the fan starts initially then shuts down, no beeps though

 

[ravenor_77]

no flashing either just the red light on around the power button and the can symbol lit then nothing

 

[WR2]

You definitely have a failed part.
Without a beep code telling you where to look it's not easy to know how to find the problem.

They're not expensive
PC case mini speaker

 

[ravenor_77]

You definitely have a failed part.
Without a beep code telling you where to look it's not easy to know how to find the problem.

They're not expensive
PC case mini speaker
http://www.bestbyte.net/merchant/graphics/00000001/CACP01SP1.jpg

so far ive replaced cmos battery disconnected all drives and cards aswell as test ram slots and ram and without ram, the only thing left i can think off is PSU,cpu,mobo