Hard-drive bleeping at me and screen blank

prowla

Just a comment on your terminology, which I hope may be helpful...
I think the thing you call the "hard drive" is the computer, or "Personal Computer" (PC).
The hard drive is a component within the computer.
Some also call the computer the CPU, but again that is a component inside it.
Calling the computer the "hard drive" is akin to calling a car the "fuel tank".


BTW, I would say that dust is not going to be the problem; if I were you I would buy an external USB hard disk and copy your data to it.

BOBS

prowla - Thanks for the lesson but glad everyone on here seemed to understand what I meant

Managed to convinced DH that maybe we should get a laptop sooner rather than later so think thinking on this one -

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5082360/Trail/searchtext%3ELAPTOP/gotoTab/reviews.htm

- holding my breath and waiting for comments please - needed mainly for internet, home office, music,
i-player, photos. Plus my 11 year old playing numerous facebook games !!!!

Russel245

BOBS wrote: »

Russell 245 - do you just mean hold the on switch down for a minute to drain capacitors ??

Yes

*awkward short post*