Hi,
I changed power supply on some older computer and now it gets to "Failed to reboot..." message. So my questions are:
1. Do I have to reboot system?
2. Will it delete data from HD?
Thanks
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Hi,
I changed power supply on some older computer and now it gets to "Failed to reboot..." message. So my questions are:
1. Do I have to reboot system?
2. Will it delete data from HD?
Thanks
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If it fails to reboot after you turned it off to change the PSU it's still not booted, so I would say you have to boot again (that's reboot) to get it running. But maybe you mean something else?
Kees
All the years that I have deal with computers I don't recall ever seeing that. I sit here thinking...under what situation would that pops up, weird. But since it wants to reboot but can't. I probably help it along by "rebooting". Otherwise you be sitting waiting and waiting and waiting and.....
English isn't my first language plus I was very tired so I didn't explain correctly. It's that message:
Disk boot failure - Insert system disk and press Enter
Full explanation as to what brought to this is that power source suddenly stopped working (might be some power surge, not my computer so not sure), so when I put new power source it got to Disk boot failure. I just wanted to see if that is common, because I changed few power source on my computers and never saw it before. Now it goes to service, because it's way over my head.
Most likely either your hard disk or your motherboard is damaged.
If you're very lucky, it's just a loose cable. If you're normally lucky, reinstalling Windows will fix it. If you're having less luck, you might need a new hard disk or a new motherboard.
Kees