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    My Asus G74S Shut Down and Won't Load Windows!

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by RampageX, Dec 13, 2012.

  1. RampageX

    RampageX Notebook Consultant

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    Well, simply 20mins ago I was watching a YouTube video and the computer shut its self down. It didn't just go black, but turned off as off as if I clicked shut down myself. So I though WTH?
    Then I rebooted it and all that came up was the asus load screen then an empty black screen with a blinking cursor in the left hand corner. I shut it off again and left it be for 10mins and tried again to no avail.. The problem is I got lots of info I foolishly didn't backup on a USB and really need this fixed.

    Do you think it's the hard drive or overheating and I should leave it for a couple of hours?
     
    RampageX, Dec 13, 2012
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  2. Chastity

    Chastity Company Representative

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    Boot into the BIOS and make sure your HDDs are being detected.
     
    Chastity, Dec 14, 2012
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