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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: amiriclemythzz on March 15, 2012, 09:57:04 AM

Title: my main computer
Post by: amiriclemythzz on March 15, 2012, 09:57:04 AM
I recently bought a ASUS 2TB computer and turned it on, my screen didn't work so I turned the computer off. However I think that I have messed up my computer because now when I try to boot it up it gets to a screen where there is a small windows load bar that says "Setup is starting system" and then it turns to a black screen for about 4 seconds and then restarts. It then goes to a screen where it says "Windows Error Recovery" and says "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause." have I completely messed up my computer or can I still save it?
Title: Re: my main computer
Post by: Raptor on March 15, 2012, 09:59:36 AM
Make use of the warranty?
Title: Re: my main computer
Post by: amiriclemythzz on March 15, 2012, 10:00:28 AM
alright but I was looking to try some other things
Title: Re: my main computer
Post by: Raptor on March 15, 2012, 10:14:01 AM
Is there important data on the hard drive?
Title: Re: my main computer
Post by: Allan on March 15, 2012, 10:16:24 AM
Operating System?
Title: Re: my main computer
Post by: truenorth on March 15, 2012, 10:18:40 AM
"alright but I was looking to try some other things"= in a word DON"T. Or you will possibly lose any relief under this "Make use of the warranty?" truenorth
Title: Re: my main computer
Post by: Raptor on March 15, 2012, 10:21:15 AM
"alright but I was looking to try some other things"= in a word DON"T. Or you will possibly lose any relief under this "Make use of the warranty?" truenorth

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Still, if there's some important data on there it might need to get off.

And then there's always the option to just throw in the recovery CD's and then diagnose the hard drive because it sounds to me like it's either the hard drive that's not 100% or a virus attack that caused damage to the file system.
Title: Re: my main computer
Post by: Raptor on March 15, 2012, 10:27:59 AM
What is an Asus 2TB any way? Google doesn't know.
Title: Re: my main computer
Post by: truenorth on March 15, 2012, 11:37:19 AM
Of course the O/P may correct me but i would say it is  an Asus computer with a 2tb HDD.truenorth