HELP! Disk Boot Failure

[kidgamer]

Turned on my computer at work today and my disk drive started to make a loud jackhammer noise near the end of the initial startup process. As soon as I log into a program like Outlook or AOL, the computer immediately freezes and I get a "Disk boot failure" error message.

Rebooting yields the same results.

I attempted to run Scandisk a couple of times but a minute or
two into the scan the disk drive emits a loud chaffing sound
(like a scratched or broken record). I could hear the noise
coming from the drive even standing 25ft. away. The scratching
noise comes and goes, but a frozen computer screen is the
enevitable result.

I slid open the case which surrounds the CPU stand to make a visual inspection, but didn't see anything obvious
that would cause the noise.

If indeed I need to replace the drive, what's the best way to save
the information on the damaged drive?


Any ideas on how on a fix?
I appreciate any suggestions

 

[4Ryan6]

Sounds like hardware mechanical failure, don't use the drive anymore than you have to, backup your Data immediately and replace your hardrive, if you're extremely lucky you may be able to use Nortons Ghost or Disk Copy to clone over to the new hardrive before total failure, just do it when the drive is cold not hot.




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