What is wrong with my computer?!!!?

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Q. Okay so today I was playing a game on the computer. I put the computer in sleep mode for like 20 mins and then when I went back to the computer I tried to click on one of my desktop icons but every time i clicked on an icon it just kept disappearing until I had no more icons left. The task bar even disappeared! So I had nothing left but my wallpaper and when I did CNTRL-ATL-DELETE to get to my login screen, I got an error message. So i held the computer's power button so it can turn off. When unturned it back on it said "DISK BOOT FAILURE". So I got my dad to put the Windows 7 disk in the computer and the setup screen had came up but my dad said it wasn't working. So he kept reinserting the disk and came to the conclusion that the hard drive went out. Now keep in mind. We just got this computer over the summer in 2012 in like June/ July. He literally built the computer with his hands. Nothing was wrong with it until now. Everything is new except the mouse, keyboard, and monitor. We even upgraded to windows 7 from XP like 3 weeks ago. What is wrong which my desktop computer? If the hard drive did go out will my files still be saved on my computer because I didn't even have a chance to back up anything.



SPECS:
DESKTOP Computer
Windows 7
Built the computer over the summer
GIGABYTE computer
( idk much about the computer but this is all the info I know by heart)

Answer
You answered your own question: the computer won't boot.
So either nuke the hard drive and reinstall Windows 7, since it sounds like something in the OS or a sector got messed up, or replace the hard drive.

Building a gaming computer?

Alex

Hi I am building my first gaming computer. Here are my parts that I am thinking about putting in:
Video Card:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604
Hard Drive:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136247
Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
CPU: hhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

This totals up to be $750. I have a budget of about $800 I currently play games including: Minecraft, Team Fortress 2, and League of Legends, but I am considering to playing games (if I build this desktop) such as: COD 4 and BF3
Some questions that I have:
Am I missing any crucial parts?
Will this computer be able to handle those games?
Will I be able to use Screen Capture Software?
Are there any other better parts that you recommend?
Can I use this video card instead? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625

Thanks!

Answer
Your build is an incredibly huge over-kill for those games. But if you're planning on playing more graphically demanding games like Metro 2033 or Crysis, it's fine.

You could get a build for much cheaper...

A build like this would be much more suitable for your needs:
http://www.budgetbuildpc.com/june-2012-500-build/

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