Decimic's Computer Crashed

My computer had crashed. When I try to turn it on, it will say "Operating System not found." The BIOS does not see the hard drive at all, so the problem may be the hard drive. It may have failed, or something that connects to the hard drive is faulty.

I was going to open it up, only to find the screws are stripped. Later that night, I used a pocket knife to get them to unscrew.

Will continue investigation.

Update 5/27/2010 - Hard drive may have failed. I will try the "freezer" trick on the hard drive. (Putting it in the freezer and trying it later.)

Update 5/28/2010 - After doing the freezer trick on the hard drive, the computer still will not boot. The problem might be the cable that connects the hard drive. The computer will have to be taken to the computer repair man because I tried everything I can do.

Update 6/11/2010 - I bought a new hard drive (and cleaning kit) because it is cheaper than paying a lot of money to get the hard drive replaced.

Update 6/13/2010 - I cleaned the inside of the computer and installed the new hard drive. Everything is OK so far.

Update 6/13/2010 - It's working again.