[NooBish AbbZ 92]

Hi guys,
Earlier this evening my laptop was fine, closed it (although dint turn it off/log off/ anything) to go on Fifa on xbox.
Opened up laptop a while later just to a black screen, waited a while, nothing happened so i switched it off.
Now whenever I try to switch it on it gives me option 'start windows normally' and someyhing along lines of 'start windows repair'
Starting normally gets me to the stage off the windows logo and then stopping, while windows repairing a bar appears across bottom of screen which completes then to a black screen and stays there.

Atm, i've gone into BIOS settings and am doing a HP 'component test' to see if everythings working(mainly want to see if the HDD is working correctly..

Any ideas guys? (Bear in mind I am a computer noob)
Thanks

[betelgeus]

don't mess about with stuff just yet,power down completely by holding the power button,take the power adaptor out if used,give it half a minute then start up again.
i know this is the old joke but your ram and capacitors may hold a bad charge.

[NooBish AbbZ 92]

Originally Posted by betelgeus

don't mess about with stuff just yet,power down completely by holding the power button,take the power adaptor out if used,give it half a minute then start up again.
i know this is the old joke but your ram and capacitors may hold a bad charge.

Ok thanks I'll try. The result of the test aaid that my HDD has failed

Still playin up. Phoned up currys and 'knowhow' I believe their repair company are coming to pick it up on thursday. HP will be paying for repair though

[maf1970]

Start machine up and when it gives you the list of choices there should be one for 'safe mode'. Try it. Safe mode starts the machine using the minimum required to get it going. If it starts OK it means the core of the OS is OK.
Shut machine down again and restart it.
At the menu list again there is an option for 'last known good configuration(advanced)'. Try it rather than start windows normally.

[NooBish AbbZ 92]

Originally Posted by maf1970

Start machine up and when it gives you the list of choices there should be one for 'safe mode'. Try it. Safe mode starts the machine using the minimum required to get it going. If it starts OK it means the core of the OS is OK.
Shut machine down again and restart it.
At the menu list again there is an option for 'last known good configuration(advanced)'. Try it rather than start windows normally.

Not even got the option for safe mode.
Start windows nornally or laucnh windows repair. Thats all.

[Singh400]

IIRC mash F8 to get an option to go into Safe Mode.

[NooBish AbbZ 92]

Started loadin in safe mode, loaded lots of 'windows\system32\drivers.....' files but atm its just stopped

[davemackenzie]

Probably too late to ask but were you installing any new programs or Drivers on the day you were using it? Win7 has a habit of throwing the dummy out of the pram with drivers, Especially x64!! If you've got a windows 7 disk, use the repair function from that, If you use the image that's currently on the hard disk, the chances are it's corrupt and thus knocking you out of safe mode etc!
Another thing could be a SMART failure, although the disk may appear working, SMART errors cause trouble, Especially on a Mac!!!

[NooBish AbbZ 92]

Nope i was literally just using it as normal. Playing music, playing games browsing internet.
It went back for repair anyway last week should be back soon. They've crushed and shredded old hdd and replaced with a new one