problem wid segate 80gb HD

[techking_dinesh]

My friend is undergoing this problem
As soon as he starts the pc the option screen comes wid 4 options
normally,safe mode,wid command prompt & wid networking. Selecting any option restarts the pc and brings us back to the same screen

i tried my hd on his pc and it worked fine
i tried his hd on my pc and same prob

It is a segate hd of 80gb

how to resolve this ??
he has some important error which he does not want to loose
Warranty is over

Also tell how to format if there is no other option available

I m sorry for the typos if any

 

[ThinkFree]

How old is the disk? More than five years?
The problem may be with the OS. Repair the operating system using installation disk and tell the results.

 

[techking_dinesh]

i dont know how old the disc is
i tried inserting xp disc and then doing the repair option
but no use

he is ready to loose data
jus tell us how to format it
i dont know how to format the hd without entering the os

 

[arijit_2404]

Boot with your windows setup. Now instead repair option go through setup option.
you'll now get the option to partition & format existing hard disk.

 

[acewin]

dude go with normally, and then check if it comes back again.
If not well and good.
But if it comes again, then boot again using normally. then put the setup disc when inside window and do the repair

 

[techking_dinesh]

@arjit
ya i will try it out

@acewin
booting normally restarts everytime
i have already tried the repair option twice