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is my hard drive dead?
As long as I can remind me, I never had a HDD that wasn't recognized by the Bios, even the most damaged I got, that made a noise like a fork scratching the bottom of a pan. So I suggest to check carefully the Bios and set the correct settings. If the disk is not readable, then, if it contains...- Einheri
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Doesn't power on - Is this system dead? (Medion PC)
Thanks to franklin97355. It's a good idea. It didn't work for me, but it's a valuable tip. Today, a friend came home with some spare parts, so ,we could test that PSU is good, and CPU is good, as they work well on an other mobo. Finaly, I think my mobo is dead. Or, I'm too stupid to find out the...- Einheri
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- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
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Doesn't power on - Is this system dead? (Medion PC)
The PC: Medion tower Motherboard MS-6716 (special mobo made for Medion) Sound, USB, Network, card readers, on board CPU: AMD Athlon 2000+ (1.67GHz) socket 462 RAM: 256Mo DDR - PC2700 PSU: 250W The problem: The PC doesn't power on. No one movement of the fan, and no one beep. What I have...- Einheri
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- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
