My hdd makes noise and not detecting

[bhanupradeep]

MY HDD making some sound after that sound my system is restarting and MY HDD is not detecting. "hence please Select proper boot media OR insert boot media into Selected Boot device ". Please tell me the solution.

 

[smorizio]

MY HDD making some sound after that sound my system is restarting and MY HDD is not detecting. "hence please Select proper boot media OR insert boot media into Selected Boot device ". Please tell me the solution.

sdounds like your drive had a head crash. i would download hirum boot cd and run hdtune and see if it see your drive. if it does not you have to replace the hard drive and reload windows. if you need data on the drive you may have to send it into a data recovery lab.

 

[jnguyen0651]

What is a head crash?

 

[smorizio]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_crash
http://datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php

 

[jnguyen0651]

When setting a hard drive inside your tower should the side exposing the silicon wafer be facing upwards or downwards?