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Cannot boot from hard disk
Name: unlucky_17 Date: October 21, 2006 at 11:20:26 Pacific OS: Windows XP Pro CPU/Ram: Intel / 1.0 G RAM Product: Intel
Comment:
Hey. I recently cannot boot from my hard disk. I get an error stating something similar to what is in the subject.
Is it required to just get a new hard drive and scrap the old one, or is there a way to save all of the information on there and obtain a boot disk?
Name: ham30 Date: October 21, 2006 at 11:43:02 Pacific
Reply:
Download a diagnostic from the hard drive manufacturer's web site. It should tell you if the drive has died. If it passes the test, it might just need a repair of the data on the drive.
Do yourself a favor BACKUP!
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Response Number 2
Name: Petit Jean Date: October 21, 2006 at 11:43:19 Pacific
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How many drives present?Any SATA or PATA(also called IDE)?Are you booting from IDE or from SATA?
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Response Number 3
Name: unlucky_17 Date: November 7, 2006 at 12:08:27 Pacific
Reply:
There is just one hard disk.
I am booting from IDE.
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Response Number 4
Name: unlucky_17 Date: November 7, 2006 at 12:09:52 Pacific
Reply:
How am I supposed to run a diagnostics on it if it can't even boot?
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