win-xp-home-edition Q?

[monrroy24]

I have a windows xp home edition, that I was defragmenting then I left the system alone
because it was doing it slow so after cople of hours, when I come back the system was restasted itself and do not load windows again. so only whow the three option:
safe mode
normaly
and do not remember with it's the other one.

any way the system make a noise like it is frooze it. but do not respond.
so I turn it off an it start ok but when it suposed to load windows it stop on the same
point.

what can be the problem that happen or what can I do now to make it to load windows
again.
because windos was workingfine, but I decide to deframent the disk that was it.

any help please. thaks in advance.

[kram 2.0]

Was the noise from the system speakers (ie. POST beep) or was it a hardware noise (drive clicking, stuck fan, etc.)?

kram

[monrroy24]

it's the hard drive noise, like it's spining on the same spot.
like when the hard drive it trying to find something and but get stock on the same spot.

thank you.

[FLG]

What manufacture?

Try downloading there diagnostic software and test the HDD.

[Cricket]

What kind of computer is this? Home built or name brand?

What brand and model is the hard drive?

Cricket

[monrroy24]

ok. espec: emachines system: w4685
working with win-xp home edition.
hd=hitachi deskstar
model#hds722580vla920

[glc]

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[monrroy24]

ok. guys, thank you for your help.

I decide to upgrade to bigger hd so I try to install the new xp.
but now I have onother problem.
I started with windows dvd, and then start to inspect the system end after I did the partition
and formated then stated to copying files when it finished the system it supose to restart itself but do not restart to continue to next part. only show the start scren and after 30 seconds start to boot from the xp dvd again.
same as to start from the begining.

what do I am missing.
this first time that happen to me, I have installed couple of system before and I had no problem at all, specialty with clean install.

any help please.
thank you in advance again.