Need help booting up computer...

[SirChadwick]

I know this belongs to Technical Support, but I rarely get a reply there so I'm hoping someone can help me out.

Lately, I've been hearing a slight clicking noise every now and then inside my computer. I don't know exactly where it is coming from... but I'm guessing it's the motherboard or hs. It all the sudden started to shut down on its own after being on for a while. I figured it was due to overheating so I checked everything out and used some compressed air to clean the dust out of the hs and everything else. Now, when I try to start my computer up I get the blue screen saying unmountable boot. Is there anyway I can get my computer to start up again w/out reformatting? Please help. Thanks in advance.

-Chad

 

[Maleficus]

Need help booting up computer...

hit the power button

 

[isekii]

if you're computer is making the clicking noise..
it's probably your hard drive..


It's called the "click of death"

hehe i really dont know what it's called .. but i had simillar problem iwth a laptop
and yes it was a hard drive ...

So i had it replaced.. and all is good to go~

 

[SoylentGreen]

Help

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: chadeades
I know this belongs to Technical Support, but I rarely get a reply there so I'm hoping someone can help me out.

Lately, I've been hearing a slight clicking noise every now and then inside my computer. I don't know exactly where it is coming from... but I'm guessing it's the motherboard or hs. It all the sudden started to shut down on its own after being on for a while. I figured it was due to overheating so I checked everything out and used some compressed air to clean the dust out of the hs and everything else. Now, when I try to start my computer up I get the blue screen saying unmountable boot. Is there anyway I can get my computer to start up again w/out reformatting? Please help. Thanks in advance.

-Chad

you arent by any chance running an IBM HDD are you?