SmootSmack
08-20-2007, 08:42 AM
My computer at home has completely frozen on me. When I try to reboot I get a message (that comes on for a split second) that says "Maxtor Error Occurred" then the computer shuts right off again.
Anyone know what this is? I have Windows XP on my desktop at home
Also, if I need to get a new computer tonight what should I buy? I'm just going to get a laptop I think
724Skinsfan
08-20-2007, 08:45 AM
Time for a new hard drive.
SmootSmack
08-20-2007, 08:46 AM
Time for a new hard drive.
damn, that kind of sucks. How does that happen? Does it just "expire"
dmek25
08-20-2007, 08:49 AM
im no expert, but it sounds like maybe a virus?
724Skinsfan
08-20-2007, 08:56 AM
damn, that kind of sucks. How does that happen? Does it just "expire"
I assume this has been a functioning hard drive for some time and that you've added nothing new recently? Can you tell if the hard drive even starts spinning? Since they are mechanical in nature, hard drives can go bad after a while.
SmootSmack
08-20-2007, 09:10 AM
Yeah it starts spinning and then just stops. The problem started when I was trying to log in from home to my work computer (which I do every day) through Citrix. I got an error message and I rebooted. Then my computer went kaput
SmootSmack
08-20-2007, 09:11 AM
I'm going to go buy a laptop tonight I think. What should I get?
dmek25
08-20-2007, 09:32 AM
i think there was just another thread about this
TheMalcolmConnection
08-20-2007, 09:33 AM
Honestly, what's weird is it's actually DESCRIBING the name of the drive. I've seen dead drives and it says "Primary Disk 0 Not Found".
Laptop-wise, I'll suggest what I suggest to hooskins. Buy something used from Dell and upgrade it yourself. Very easy and cost effective.
70Chip
08-20-2007, 10:11 AM
Good luck with your computer machine.