Yesterday at some point while I was at work my computer seems to have died.
When I came back to it after work I rebooted the computer and after the normal bios screen it goes onto the windows error recovery page.
If I choose 'Start windows normally' then it starts to boot up then I get he .3 second BSOD and it begins the process again.
If I choose 'Launch Startup Repair' then it loads onto a blue splash page and then nothing happens at all.
I then decided to try to run the repair tool from the windows 7 installation cd. It goes through the 'windows is loading files' page. Goes through the 'starting windows screen', I complete the drop down box section for language and keyboard type etc and hit the next button. Then I click on the 'repair your computer' area and it goes back to another blue splash screen and nothing happens. I don't even get the next menu of system restore options etc.
I have two 1tb hardrives (one for mainly windows 7 and the other for general storage) so im thinking that the windows HD is now toast but im trying to think of any other ways that I can confirm this.
Im *sure* at startup I notice that both Harddrives are detected, but as stated above I have no way of actually getting into the computer to try to repair or identify what the hell went on while I was at work.
I used a Linux source to retrieve some items that I had on that hard drive and was very successful. I got all my important documents off it and photos etc.
Just want a sure fire way of confirming that I do actually need a new hard Drive or whether the symptoms seem more of a software issue?
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
When I came back to it after work I rebooted the computer and after the normal bios screen it goes onto the windows error recovery page.
If I choose 'Start windows normally' then it starts to boot up then I get he .3 second BSOD and it begins the process again.
If I choose 'Launch Startup Repair' then it loads onto a blue splash page and then nothing happens at all.
I then decided to try to run the repair tool from the windows 7 installation cd. It goes through the 'windows is loading files' page. Goes through the 'starting windows screen', I complete the drop down box section for language and keyboard type etc and hit the next button. Then I click on the 'repair your computer' area and it goes back to another blue splash screen and nothing happens. I don't even get the next menu of system restore options etc.
I have two 1tb hardrives (one for mainly windows 7 and the other for general storage) so im thinking that the windows HD is now toast but im trying to think of any other ways that I can confirm this.
Im *sure* at startup I notice that both Harddrives are detected, but as stated above I have no way of actually getting into the computer to try to repair or identify what the hell went on while I was at work.
I used a Linux source to retrieve some items that I had on that hard drive and was very successful. I got all my important documents off it and photos etc.
Just want a sure fire way of confirming that I do actually need a new hard Drive or whether the symptoms seem more of a software issue?
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
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