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2007-01-04 09:56:40

#1

pvtmoustacheride: 5 cents; +11|7059|Iowa, USA

I'm having some computer problems I was hoping you guys could help me clear up. About one out of every four times I start up my computer I get a "disk read error" and it tells me to hit control alt delete to restart. This occurs before windows is loaded and even before the screen that has the windows logo with the bar. So I restart it and it gets to the windows screen with the bar but after that the screen just goes blank. So when that happens I have to hard boot it and then I get the safe mode prompt. So i go into safe mode, restart from there and then everything is fine for the next few days and then it happens again. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to solve this problem.

+1 for anyone who can help.

2007-01-04 10:15:41

#2

keimtime: Member; +18|6850|Nebraska, USA

Sounds like a hard drive problem there Radar.

2007-01-04 10:26:04

#3

pvtmoustacheride: 5 cents; +11|7059|Iowa, USA

so pretty much new hard drive would be required then I take it?

2007-01-04 10:33:26

#4

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|7006|UK

Maybe its a corrupted file within the OS (or indeed a virus), try reinstalling your OS before you go out buying new HD's, or even reformat.

Martyn

2007-01-04 10:55:34

#5

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7058|132 and Bush

Have you ran chkdsk?

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2007-01-04 14:22:03

#6

ReTox: Member; +100|6956|State of RETOXification

The "Disk Read Error" message can be caused by virus activity although it is infinitely more likely that the drive is dying. Get a new drive and get a tech to do a full drive copy of all your old data. If the tech is any good you won't even notice a difference when you boot it... except that the error is gone and you have a lot more free space.

2007-01-04 14:31:39

#7

Penetrator: Certified Twat; +296|6965|Bournemouth, South England

If you have access to a copy of Windows, put the CD in, reboot, and perform a "repair Install". For the best way to do this, google it and find a forum populated by techy grown ups. I have done this a few times and it has always ironed out my hardware issues.

2007-01-04 14:37:17

#8

mike_01042: Banned; +9|6785|Nasareth

Had that problem when my old hard drive died

2007-01-04 15:05:04

#9

Drykill: I Like Waffles.; +47|7149|England

I have had that problem a couple of times but it was due the the power cable and/ or SATA cable not fully seated on the hard drive. For some reason they have a tendency to come loose on mine?

2007-01-04 15:36:57

#10

pasngr: Member; +50|7102

Kmarion wrote:
Have you ran chkdsk?

For XP:

My Computer
Right-click on C: drive
Properties
Tools tab
Error-checking | Check Now...

Last edited by pasngr (2007-01-04 15:40:42)

2007-01-04 15:50:37

#11

claor: Member; +39|6871|Australia

Bell wrote:
Maybe its a corrupted file within the OS (or indeed a virus), try reinstalling your OS before you go out buying new HD's, or even reformat.

Martyn

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Kmarion wrote:

Bell wrote:

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