? Hard drive failure

[Best_man23]

1. Backup first, More info please

If you can get to the hard drive file structure, first priority is to backup any and all data, browser favorites, etc.

Your message did not give any detail as to the issue your computer is experiencing. If you can boot it up with the emergency boot files, then its likely hard drive. If you can't get to the disk drive, then it may be something else, like the motherboard.

Given the age of the computer (those systems were released when Windows 7/8 was popular) and your current financial situation, I would opt for replacement. If cash is tight and the issue is the hard drive, I would replace the hard drive with a solid state drive. They're fairly cheap (under $100 for some 500 GB SSDs) and will provide extra life and better performance to the computer.

If the issue is not the hard drive, replace the system.