Packard bell GN45-032 "OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND"

[shark2011]

HI TO ALL!!! HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME TO FIND SOLUTION IN MY PROBLEM ...I'M GETTING DEPRESS REASERCHING AND FINDING THE ANSWER TRHU INTERNET TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM. IT WAS HAPPEN WHEN I START SYSTEM RECOVERING IN MY LAPTOP DUE TO VERY POOR AND SLOW PERFORMANCE. SO, I DECIDED TO USE MY RECOVERY CD AND WHEN IT FINISH MY LAPTOP WON'T START UP JUST ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY.. MAYBE ITS MY HARD DRIVE NEED TO REFORMAT OR PARTITION....I TRIED RECOVERING BEFORE AND IT WAS SUCCESFUL BUT THIS TIME IT WASN'T...

HARD DRIVE - SAMSUNG
OS - XP


THANK'S IN ADVANCE!!!!

[Geek-9pm]

Welcome!
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Turn off CAPS!
Do NOT re format your hard drive.
Your laptop is a Packard bell GN45-032 -Right?
It came with Windows XP and you have a recovery disc. The recovery disc did not work. Do you know what type of recovery disk you have?
Exactly what error messages did you receive.

FYI:
A. Rreplcement nof the hard drive should not be expensive, but it may not be the problem.
B. Failure of the motherboard is probable, but not certain. It will cost more to replace the motherboard. About the cost of a good used Packard-Bell on the used market.

Do not try anything until  other members respond.

[jason2074]

Try referring here for other steps to perform-> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321626
Look up into connecting your HD to another PC to see if you can backup your files.