Quiet_Storm
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First I would like to say that I don't know much about computers at all so please try not to use too much computer lingos because I'll be completely lost.
I have an old computer that crapped out on me. I was burning a music CD and all of a sudden it just shuts off on me and when I went to turn it on, it said "Disk Boot failure: Insert system disk and press enter" or something like that. I tried to unplug it and replug it back in then turn it on but same thing keeps happening. Problem is, I do not have the system disk that came with the computer when I bought it nor do I know where it is.
It's a very old computer and I would just like to retrieve the files that I have on there because I never backed any of the files in case something like this happens.
I have a lot of personal pictures of families and friends along with pictures and videos of events that I've raced at and would really like to retrieve them and load it onto a new computer when I get around to buying one.
Am I screwed or is there still hope for me to get back these files? I asked my friend who knows a little bit about computers and he said I can just link mine up to another computer and retrieve the files but I have no clue how to do that and he was very vague in explaining the process. How do I hook it up, what's involved, etc.? I would love to be able to fix it but if not it's fine because it's pretty old (AMD 1600+). Most important is for me to retrieve the files so I can load it to the new computer.
Thank you for any advice and help you guys can provide. Sorry for the very long post!
I have an old computer that crapped out on me. I was burning a music CD and all of a sudden it just shuts off on me and when I went to turn it on, it said "Disk Boot failure: Insert system disk and press enter" or something like that. I tried to unplug it and replug it back in then turn it on but same thing keeps happening. Problem is, I do not have the system disk that came with the computer when I bought it nor do I know where it is.
It's a very old computer and I would just like to retrieve the files that I have on there because I never backed any of the files in case something like this happens.
Am I screwed or is there still hope for me to get back these files? I asked my friend who knows a little bit about computers and he said I can just link mine up to another computer and retrieve the files but I have no clue how to do that and he was very vague in explaining the process. How do I hook it up, what's involved, etc.? I would love to be able to fix it but if not it's fine because it's pretty old (AMD 1600+). Most important is for me to retrieve the files so I can load it to the new computer.
Thank you for any advice and help you guys can provide. Sorry for the very long post!