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DATA ERROR READING DRIVE C

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Name: Bonnie
Date: October 29, 2001 at 15:51:53 Pacific
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"data error reading drive C", this is the message that I get after booting with the floppy and trying to do anything with C. I started out trying to format C but this is the message I keep getting. I have tried sys c:,fdisk,scandisk. Scandisk did run but stopped saying,"scandisk encountered a data error while reading root directory entry number 0 This error prevents scandisk from fixing the drive. Is this fixable?



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Response Number 1
Name: rj
Date: October 29, 2001 at 16:24:09 Pacific
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Well you say you fdisked but did you partition the hdd?


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Response Number 2
Name: Bonnie
Date: October 29, 2001 at 16:27:47 Pacific
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I couldn't fdisk. tried but wouldn't do it.


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Response Number 3
Name: rj
Date: October 29, 2001 at 16:30:44 Pacific
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Did you try to do it from a boot disk.


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Response Number 4
Name: Bonnie
Date: October 29, 2001 at 16:43:18 Pacific
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I tried both boot and hard drive. When I do from hard drive it just tells me nonsystem disk and when I try to do it from A a boot disk it tells me data error....


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Response Number 5
Name: rj
Date: October 29, 2001 at 17:03:28 Pacific
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well the error can mean a bad cluster on the hdd or a virus or a corupted fat.Can you run a virus scan on it or go into the bios and have it detected there.


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Response Number 6
Name: Bonnie
Date: October 29, 2001 at 17:04:01 Pacific
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yes I tried a win98 start up disk at the a prompt I did fdisk C: Also gave you wrong info above that is when I boot off a or c.
I also tried C:fdisk


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Response Number 7
Name: rj
Date: October 29, 2001 at 17:16:41 Pacific
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ok....You didn't say why the fomat but it looks like a virus.I had sir cam wiped out hdd by taking it off line.I had to go into bios(delete key on boot) and have it reconized again by setting it to auto detect.Then you can put in your boot disk and go from there.


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Response Number 8
Name: Bonnie
Date: October 29, 2001 at 17:18:11 Pacific
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yes I tried a win98 start up disk at the a prompt I did fdisk C: Also gave you wrong info above that is when I boot off a or c.
I also tried C:fdisk


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Response Number 9
Name: Bonnie
Date: October 29, 2001 at 17:22:57 Pacific
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yes I tried a win98 start up disk at the a prompt I did fdisk C: Also gave you wrong info above that is when I boot off a or c.
I also tried C:fdisk


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Response Number 10
Name: Bonnie
Date: October 29, 2001 at 17:28:51 Pacific
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Sorry about all those duplicates. I don't know what happened I certainly didn't type each one.
ANYWAY ok I am going to go see if I can figure out what you told me to do. I am trying to reformat so I can put win98 back on it. It was given to me in a mess so I guess I can't say it was free.


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Response Number 11
Name: Bonnie
Date: October 29, 2001 at 17:38:52 Pacific
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ok, I don't see anything on delete key on boot.
It is set on auto detect though.
This is the first time I have ever done anything with bios so I don't know much about it.


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Response Number 12
Name: Bonnie
Date: October 29, 2001 at 17:41:39 Pacific
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as far as the virus check I did a mcafees rescue disk scan on it didn't find anything


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Response Number 13
Name: Dave
Date: October 29, 2001 at 17:49:22 Pacific
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Is this problem related to your missing command interpreter post?


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Response Number 14
Name: rj
Date: October 29, 2001 at 17:53:22 Pacific
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how far does the computer boot up did it run before and what is the os? Did you check the cables to make sure they are connected.Does it show the hdd on boot up?


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Response Number 15
Name: Bonnie
Date: October 29, 2001 at 17:53:26 Pacific
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Yes it is. I finally got past that now this


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Response Number 16
Name: Bonnie
Date: October 29, 2001 at 18:00:05 Pacific
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I did not get it in working condition. win98. My step daughter gave it to me she didn't want to get this one fixed, she bought new. Yes I checked the cables. they seem to be fine. The hdd??? if you mean the quick info you get on start up yes I do get that.


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Response Number 17
Name: rj
Date: October 29, 2001 at 18:08:03 Pacific
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Theres a help for installs on the left with this web site also troubleshooting.Try this site.
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/Trouble/HDD/troubleshooting/main.htm


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Response Number 18
Name: Bonnie
Date: October 29, 2001 at 18:52:59 Pacific
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Think I got it. After going to that addy and doing a debug everything kind of hung up when I rebooted for some reason that time it went. My question now is I have 4 choices for partions create dos partion
set active partion
delete partion
display partion


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Response Number 19
Name: Dave
Date: October 29, 2001 at 18:55:46 Pacific
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If this hard drive has any partitions, you need to delete them first and then create a partition.


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Response Number 20
Name: Dave
Date: October 29, 2001 at 18:57:52 Pacific
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If this hard drive has any partitions, you need to delete them first and then create a partition.


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Response Number 21
Name: Bonnie
Date: October 29, 2001 at 19:00:53 Pacific
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Thank you very much. You have been very kind and extremely helpful. (Maybe I won't have to bug you again. Thank Again)


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Response Number 22
Name: DAVEINCAPS
Date: October 29, 2001 at 21:09:22 Pacific
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With your concerns about a virus and bad spots you might want to download a zero-fill program from the HD manufacturer's site. Boot from a floppy and run the software. This will write zeros to your HD thereby erasing all software and existing partitions. Then run fdisk, choosing option 1 on each page. Then format.


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Response Number 23
Name: tom
Date: October 30, 2001 at 21:33:26 Pacific
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That disk is DEAD.

Buy a new one or send that one in RMA style.



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Response Number 24
Name: MS-DOS guy
Date: December 22, 2001 at 19:06:03 Pacific
Reply:

Use these dos commands.

scanreg/fix

scanreg/restore

Keep pressing alt ctrl delete to restart the computer.

Hard boot your computer.

Never forget scanreg/restore and scanreg/fix!!!


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