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Old September 11th, 2005, 04:16 AM
muskaan2005 muskaan2005 is offline
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Problem in starting up my PC

I am having a problem in starting up my message, this is the message that pops up when i turn my computer on. i think it is infected..pls help me

SMART FAILURE PREDICTED on Hard Disk O: IBM-DTLA-305030-(PM)
WARNING: Immediately backup your data and relace to hard dick drive. a failure may be imminent.
Press F1 to continue.
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Old September 11th, 2005, 04:23 AM
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No, you aren't infected.. It is BIOS warning of possible hard-drive failure in the future.. Could be the next time you boot your system or could be month's down the road..

I would take the warning to heart and keep you data backed up daily!!

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Old September 11th, 2005, 04:29 AM
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thanks Muirray! but how do i back up my data...LOL i dont knw thanks for ur help!
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Old September 11th, 2005, 04:31 AM
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If you have a burner, you can burn your doc, pics, files, etc to a cd.. Or, copy them to a floppy..

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