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Toshiba satelite suddenly gone mad?
Wife took laptop to friends house to show fotos...when i turn computer back on, all messenger data removed, cant access system information (window stays blank and message says that info not available, files moved or gone) . Xoftspy cant find any nastystuff, task manager showing erratic cpu use, flickering from 6% to 90% even when not connected to net. No obvious new programs running. Has my HD finally died?
Would like to try formatting, but cd drive playing up too, so unable to backup usefull data that i would like to keep.......am I really screwed?
3 Answers
- DfirefoxLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Take it back home and see if it works. Possibly bad connection at your friends house.
- 1 decade ago
The erratic cpu fluctuations are not actually that much of a problem. Depending on the kind of cpu it may just do that. Your hard drive is probably fine. The only cause for concern would be if it started to make strange clicking noises. If it starts doing that, back up your data as soon as possible. It almost sounds like you have a nasty virus or some spyware on it. Give windows defender a try or lavasoft's antispyware. If you have norton antivirus or PCcillin, run those as well. I would hold off on formatting it though.
- GAFLv 41 decade ago
Sounds like your HDD is nearly full. do you have <15% of total space remaining? If so, the disk is thrashing - writing scratch space to memory, back to disk, back to memory because there isnt enough space available on the HDD. Perform disk cleanup, erase unused files (sounds like an error came up already and your wife answered yes to archiving old data). You should then have enough space to backup to external disk through your USB port. Then, buy a bigger drive, restore files,and you're back in business.
