Swimmer Posted August 18, 2005 CID Share Posted August 18, 2005 one other thing you can try if you have important file is to boot into safemode.. and then do a restore to an earlier date.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYRIAGON Posted August 18, 2005 CID Share Posted August 18, 2005 You could also try chkdsk /r in recovery console, it may repair the errors on your drive. Just boot to your WinXp Cd and go to recovery console, choose the OS you are having a problem with (usually you will only have the one) and press enter, then it will ask for ADMIN password, if you never had a password just leave blank and hit enter. At the prompt TYPE :" chkdsk /r "and enter. itmay take a while.....good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Fan Posted August 18, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 18, 2005 one other thing you can try if you have important file is to boot into safemode.. and then do a restore to an earlier date.. I can't boot into safe mode, or else that would have been the first thing that I would have tried.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Fan Posted August 18, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 18, 2005 You could also try chkdsk /r in recovery console, it may repair the errors on your drive. Just boot to your WinXp Cd and go to recovery console, choose the OS you are having a problem with (usually you will only have the one) and press enter, then it will ask for ADMIN password, if you never had a password just leave blank and hit enter. At the prompt TYPE :" chkdsk /r "and enter. itmay take a while.....good luck I ran that a few times when my computer was working. It froze every time when it was on step 5 "cleaning up process" at 71 %. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYRIAGON Posted August 18, 2005 CID Share Posted August 18, 2005 Do you know what brand name the H.D.is ? If so you might want to get their utility and run a diagnostic and see what it says. Also if the utility has the option write zeros to the entire drive then run diagnostic again. If that doesn't fix it then I would say a new H.D. is your final option. Maybe try H.D. in a different PC if possible, see if you can format it without problems there, that would at least let you know whether it's the H.D. or possibly the MB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHalf Posted August 18, 2005 CID Share Posted August 18, 2005 Sounds like your HDD is shot. Anytime I see an error code with 'msg:block' it's an indicator that there is physical damage to your HDD. Since you have a Dell and it's more likely an OEM OS, you can run your factory restore disk or you can go to Dell's website and look for a HDD utility that is strictly for HDD's in Dell computers and match that to the model you are using. If your still under warranty, order a replacement HDD and they'll (Dell) should send you a new HDD. TheHalf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull481 Posted August 19, 2005 CID Share Posted August 19, 2005 I ran that a few times when my computer was working. It froze every time when it was on step 5 "cleaning up process" at 71 %. lol same thing happen to my gateway computer. i cant reformat it. i tried more than 10 times and it always stops at 77%. good thing i have a second pc. but im still pissed since i cant fix my gateway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kamil234 Posted August 19, 2005 CID Share Posted August 19, 2005 lol same thing happen to my gateway computer. i cant reformat it. i tried more than 10 times and it always stops at 77%. good thing i have a second pc. but im still pissed since i cant fix my gateway kick it a few times and see if it works lol just kiddin take it apart and put it back together, maybe some of the parts are partially disconnected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted August 19, 2005 CID Share Posted August 19, 2005 F2 should put u in the bios setup page. At least it does on my Dell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Fan Posted August 20, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 20, 2005 Update: It's a hard drive problem...My dad's laptop did the same thing. There's a weird noise coming from where the hard drive is. He's going to call Dell tomorrow (or tonight), he thinks it's still under warranty, so he's just going to be able to get a new one from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYRIAGON Posted August 20, 2005 CID Share Posted August 20, 2005 Good deal on the warranty man.. Hope it works out for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Fan Posted August 20, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 20, 2005 I'll be getting the hard drive by Tuesday... So all is good now, except for the fact that I have to get the drivers manually (they didn't send me a driver disk). And I'm going to look into an external usb fan.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted August 22, 2005 CID Share Posted August 22, 2005 yeah i was going to say.. that hard drive is on its way out.. My experince with dell replacing part has been a good one.. a keyboard, wifi card and power brick.. all not a problem and overnight shipping <- I had to really work for that!! they will not offer it!! As far as the drivers go.. get the computer up and running.. then just visit dell's website.. however, if you are need graphic drivers get them from the manufacture!! dell's video drivers are really old!! the best bet would be to create your own driver cd with the latest drivers.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Fan Posted August 24, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 24, 2005 Well, we can't get the cd drive open. And currently we're finding a way to take it out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted August 24, 2005 CID Share Posted August 24, 2005 Well, we can't get the cd drive open. And currently we're finding a way to take it out... Most CD drives have a place on the front where you can stick in a striaght paper clip to open the drive. Don't jam it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Fan Posted August 24, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 24, 2005 Most CD drives have a place on the front where you can stick in a striaght paper clip to open the drive. Don't jam it in. Got it. We had to push it in a little further than we thought... Thanks for your quick response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Fan Posted August 24, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 24, 2005 Finally done with everything... Thanks again for everyone's help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted August 24, 2005 CID Share Posted August 24, 2005 Got it. We had to push it in a little further than we thought... Thanks for your quick response. Cool. Glad to hear it worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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