laptop dead...won't boot!

i have a MSI GX400 bought in july2009.a few days back a whirring noise started which died with a restart everytime.read somewhere bios flash will help.ran live update which said no need to flash as i have latest firmwares.after that laptop shut down on its own and will not start.goes up to boot screen of vista/xp and the bar just keeps on moving.Not even able to format as the cd loads all the files and as the startup screen comes nothing happens further,anyone pls help as im in dire need of my laptop as it has some imp data for my project.

 

Have you tried running in safe mode, keep pressing f8 as you notebook boots, though it sound like your hdd could be faulty , you could remove it and connect it to a desktop to save your data , also format and run hdd diagnostics.

But since you notebook is still in warranty, get it replaced if it is a hardware fault like faulty hdd.

 

yes..tried everything..just loads all the files and gets stuck there...both in xp and vista....any other suggestions??

 

Have you tried running scandisk for bad blocks on you hdd , you can down load dos 6.22 and burn a cd, once you know if your hdd is faulty or not.

do you have an external floppy drive?

 

no i don't have access to a floppy drive...and how do i check if my hdd is faulty or not??i can't open the back panel as it will render the warranty null..

 

Removing the hdd will not invalidate your warranty, I will see if i can find a cd based dos 6.22 disk with scandisk to check your hdd for errors.

 

i'll quote the caption verbatim"warranty sticker void if tampered"....but still i'll look around.

 

You could try the trial version of hdd regenerator , it will at least tell you if your hdd is faulty.

If you know what make you hdd is you could try the manufactures website for a their hdd diagnostic software.

http://www.dposoft.net/

 

Live Update is crap , use this tool instead http://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=108079.0 You need to register.