Laptop freezing on windows boot logo.

[tech savvy]

I got an Acer Aspire 7560-Sb416 laptop. Recently as of last night, my laptop won't boot passed windows boot logo, it's freezing I guess. I ran the built-in memory test from Microsoft, came back fine. Also, I tried to boot in safe mode, but still freezing befor all the files are loaded. I went as far as reinstalling/repairing Windows again, no luck, freezes after loading windows files.FYI I got 3 beep's while trying to install/repair windows, not 3 back to back beep's, more spread apart, one beep at the start, second beep midway through, and third at the end. Any help would be great! HDD maybe?

 

[johnb35]

I would start by testing the hard drive for errors. What brand of hard drive is in it?

 

[tech savvy]

Toshiba.

 

[johnb35]

Use this thread on what to download to test that toshiba drive.

http://www.computerforum.com/211596-list-hard-drive-diagnostic-utilities-test-your-drive.html

 

[tech savvy]

Use this thread on what to download to test that toshiba drive.

http://www.computerforum.com/211596-list-hard-drive-diagnostic-utilities-test-your-drive.html

Will do,ty.

I knew that the docking station on my 650D case would come in handy one day.

 

[tech savvy]

Well, I couldn't even get that far. As soon as I put the HDD in the docking station my PC froze,weird. So I restarted my computer and put in the replacement HDD(laptop) and it worked, formatted and installing windows as we speak. So it must of been the HDD, Toshiba... shaking head, only 4 months old.

 

[johnb35]

Yeah, those toshiba drives aren't the greatest, even when they are new.