Will not boot. makes a loud clicking noise. says cannot read the

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Driver needed for TSST Corp CDDVDW TS-H653N SCSI CdRom Device please. DVD drive shown in My Computer, and MS says I have the correct driver for this device. But, it doesn't work.

If the computer still cannot read a disc, there may be a problem with the drive. Go to method 3 to troubleshoot the CD or DVD drive.\015\012If the computer can read the other disc, there is a problem with original CD or DVD. Contact the manufacturer ... Compaq PC Desktops

Will not boot. makes a loud clicking noise. says cannot read the

Sounds like the hard drive is not actualy spinning. ... Dell Inspiron 1150 Notebook

Dell latitude d510 laptop

My guess is that when you are booting, the system tries and fails to communicate with a critical device, or some settings in the system BIOS are incorrect. First, make sure you have removed anything extra that is not part of the laptop; slide-in car ... Dell Latitude D600 Notebook

Harddrive working slow

The strange, clicking noise is the sound of your hard drives read/write heads going to the home position, then going go a spot on the hard drive to read data, fails to read and then repeats the process again. The drive will continue this process unti ... Dell Inspiron 2200 Notebook

HP 1000 mini-netbook bootmgr compressed--no cd/dvd hard drive--

Why all these clueless suggestions? I came here looking for help, but it appears I'll be solving my own problem and lend a hand. First attach something bootable via USB like you already know. Change boot order and boot from some kind of XP install di ... HP Mini 1000 Netbook

Dell Lattitude D600 Laptop (Secondary Hardrive not found)

Do this in the order :\015\012\015\012Turn the laptop off\015\012\015\0121) Remove the CDROM/DVDROM or combo drive from the Laptop\015\012\015\0122) Turn on the Laptop go to bios setup and save the setting\01 ... Dell Latitude D600 Notebook

Missing NTLDR file

The first thing to do is try to change back whatever hardware or software change you just made (this could be as simple as leaving a floppy disk in the drive or you need to reseat the IDE cables). If the contents of the drive are especially important ... ASUS Eee PC 2G Surf Notebook

Computer dies on me (can't say it better due to no technical knowledge; pls read :-)

The 'click' sound you hear when your computer goes off is the hard drive head parking itself.  It does this whenever the machine shuts down to prevent damage.As for the problem itself, I believe your computer is overheating.  Th ... Acer TravelMate 290LCi Notebook

How to install windows OS on Samsung N128 netbook

My Windows XP installation has reached its half-life. (You do\015\012know that Windows has a half-life, don’t you? Every installation of\015\012Windows naturally degrades along a logarithmic curve until it becomes\015\012annoying, then ... Samsung N120-12GBK Netbook

Hard drive ST3160021A, error code HD521-2W

Hi,\015\012Your hard drive is failing. Back up your data immediately and replace the hard drive. Clean-install Windows.Click ... HP Compaq Presario SR1720NX (EL435AA) PC Desktop

Computer won't load

It sounds like bad hard drive to me, when you started hearing noises you should have been backing up stuff on to anther drive, anyways replace the drive and boot from your windows cd and life should be good again. after you have everything working yo ... Dell INSPIRON 6000 CENTRINO 1.7GHZ,512mb,40GB,DVDRW,XP (086216118098) PC Notebook

Acer Aspire One AOD150 Won't Boot

The netbook is trying to find a bootable device. It cannot read the hard drive, so it started looking for a network hard drive to boot from, since it did not find that it continued down the line until it asked if you wanted to go to recovery. Most li ... Acer Aspire One PC Notebook

Reboots after every startup after SP2

Microsoft hotfix Q317277 causes this problem in the HP Pavilion ze1210 laptop. I had this happen with my ze1210. The way to fix it is to "flash the BIOS". (I won't assume you know what this means -- if you don't know, you're basically going to jus ... HP Pavilion ze1210 Notebook

Acer Aspire 5520 CD drive cant read anything

This error message indicates a problem with trying to read or write to a device, such as a hard disk, CD drive, or network drive. This issue may occur for any of the following reasons: Windows is trying to use a transfer mode that the CD drive cannot ... Sony VAIO GRZ660 Notebook

Dimension 2400 tower keeps making a

Here is a test for it. Go to the start button > programs > accessories > system tools > disc defragmenter. Run a defragmentation on "C" drive and see if you can hear a lot of clicking, Normal hard drive activity will sound like rapid fire ... Dell Dimension 2400 PC Desktop

Pc won't boot ...

It seems to be an issue of a loose Hard drive connection.. you can open up a tower and re-connect the cable. ... HP Compaq Presario SR2150NX PC Desktop

Cannot log on at all on my acer laptop can anyone help?

I assume u r using winxp.\015\012As long as you have your Windows XP CD, you can get back into your system using a simple but effective method made possible by \015\012a little known access hole in Windows XP.\015\012This method is ... PC Desktops

Re: your suggestion for my Dell Lattitude D600 Hard Drive Problem

Ok, now we have some good discourse! While I'd always prefer to use a friend's laptop to test my fringe hypotheses, having your own is a fine option too. And it sounds like you have an enclosure too, so you are pretty much all set. It's r ... PC Laptops

Can't get my microphone to work

HeyLooked at the hansol H750 It does have speakers, but no microphone, if it did have a microphone you would get real bad humming and a very loud high pitch sounds as the microphone would be too close to the speakers. ... Computer Speakers

Hi. My computer is having a problem loading. Apparently, I went to work and then my wife decided that instead of turning it off the correct way just turned it off by hitting the power switch. Now when i try to turn it back on to reload, it powerrs up but the screen is black. Also I am not sure if there is a problem with the motor of my fan, because it is making a weird zzzzzzz noise. The fan is turning so the motor is working. As for the screen, I have held down the power button for 10 to 15 sec

Probably te power off in the wrong way made it not rec something ..like ram memory ....I would try to short the Bios battery by removing it for about 30 seconds and put it back on ...This will restore bios settings to the optimal factory defaults .. ... HP Pavilion dv6000z Notebook

Notebook will not boot

The recovery partion is hidden partiton you can not delete this partion. The only way to delete it to RUN FDISK command of the old DOS commad or Win 95.\015\012\015\012Here is a link for you. Go there it will make bootable disk/CD for you ... Gateway MX6421 Notebook

Abit NF8-V drivers (non-bios)

Here's how to make sure your BIOS update goes without a hitch.Step 1: Identify your current BIOS version.The easiest way to find your BIOS version is to open up the System Information app in Windows--just type msinfo32 into the search bar (fo ... PC Desktops

Dell Inspiron 1420 - says user profile cannot be loaded

Try this, it should work and it really is quite easy to follow -\015\012\015\0121. Boot up in Safe Mode. To do this, hit the F8 key while the computer is booting, and then scroll down to the "Safe Mode" option and press enter. On ... Dell Inspiron Notebook

Forgotten Password need help to unlock my laptop I forgot my password

Good.\015\012If that’s your only problem, then you probably have nothing to worry about. As long as you have your Windows XP CD, you can get back into your system using a simple but effective method made possible by a little known access ... Acer Aspire 3690-2196 Notebook

Windows failed to start !...

Hello\015\012\015\012You seem to know a bit about computer so I will give you a good detailed solution which might be of help. READ CAREFULLY\015\012\015\012ASSUMPTION:\015\012 \015\012I guess that t ... Acer Aspire 5920-6727 Notebook