re: windows 98 startup problem -- clicking noises Friday, July 6, 2007 at 11:27 am Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by gewg_ (3936 messages posted) |it got stuck on the dell logo |and then i heard clicking noises coming from the inside of the computer, |so windows 98 didnt start up. |[...]told me something about inserting a boot diskette in drive a. |[...]i waited a few minutes later, and windows 98 started up again. |But the same problem occurred again today. | alexkidd86 Your hard drive is dying. Of couse you have all your precious files backed up to external media (CDs / USB drive / thumbdrives). Buy a new drive, install an operating system, and copy your backups to the new drive. Written in response to: windows 98 startup problem (alexkidd86: Friday, July 6, 2007 at 10:48 am) Responses to this message: re: windows 98 startup problem -- clicking noises (Keith Stanier: Sunday, July 8, 2007 at 8:16 am) All messages in this thread [show all] windows 98 startup problem (alexkidd86: Fri, Jul 6, 2007, 10:48 am) re: windows 98 startup problem -- clicking noises (gewg_: Fri, Jul 6, 2007, 11:27 am) re: windows 98 startup problem -- clicking noises (Keith Stanier: Sun, Jul 8, 2007, 8:16 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum