harddrive problem

[gazfin]

Hi
Can someone help me plz ,got a second hand pc off a friend it was full of virises.So i swapped the harddrives over with a spare one i had from an accent machine,pc switched on ok but screens blank .Swapped over to the original harddrive same problem ,wish i had left alone now.Any replys welcome ta much
new guy gaz

[pullmyfoot]

Does anything light up or any fans spin when you press the button?

[gazfin]

Hi mate
Fans are spinning ok ,when you start pc the lights are on just blank screen ,no attempt of booting up .Have i killed it .

regards gaz

[pullmyfoot]

Try resetting the BIOS. Look for a little round battery on the motherboard and take it out. Wait for a few seconds and put it back in.

[gazfin]

TRIED RESETTING THE BIOS ,STILL NO JOY ,I DONT WANT THE INFORMATION ON THE HARD DRIVE ,ANY WAY TO WIPE & START AGAIN MATE ,OR WHAT DO YOY RECOMMEND ?
THKS AGAIN GAZ

[zepper]

Darik's Boot & Nuke can wipe any drive (free download, I get all my free tools from MajorGeeks.com - Download Freeware and Shareware Computer Utilities. ) or you can use the diagnostics that you can get (download) from most drive makers to "zero fill" their drive(s). DB&N used to be included with Eraser (a file and folder wiper) but I'm not sure it is any more but all computer users should have both in their toolkits. I know for sure that some Hitachi disk tools are also available thru MG as well as the factory site. I haven't seen any other brand's tools there but I just may not have been paying attention as all my current drives are Hitachi.

.bh.

[Atomic Rooster]

Recheck all cables, wires, memory, etc. You may have knocked something loose or connected a cable or wire in the wrong location.