主题：【请教】各位IT高手：计算机无法启动，该怎么办？ -- 风雨声

1. There might be just one bad cluster or one pointer in the FAT table corrupted, so that some time you still can boot up. But the problem will deteriate and eventually the hard drive will stop working since if you don't mark that spot bad, the system will continue to try to access that spot. So it's better to reformat the hard drive, which will mark the bad cluster and bypass it forever.

2. I never did that before, I mean online tech support. But I think you should try it at least before you find the DELL local support number and your warranty deadline.

3. You can order system CDs from Dell also, not very expensive though. You can also use other windows 2000 system CD to build a stand system first, then you can download DELL drivers from dell web site to make all hardware work for you. Though you have to use the same serial number for Windows 2000, which is not illegal for your case.