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LonWar

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OT - Disk Read Error
« on: November 10, 2004, 06:04:05 pm »

Hi All...

I am hoping that maybe... Just maybe someone will be able to help me out....

I booted my system this evening and got a nice little error "Disk Read Error Occured... Press any key to reboot"

Hit any key and it goes to the error over and over again.
I have just installed a fresh copy of XP on a new drive.

If, I insert the win xp disc, I get the same error, I can not boot from anything.

If I put in a new drive, I can get the win xp disc toboot, but it says my 160gb disc is 498mb....

Anyone have any ideas? I am thinking it might be a IDE controller problem....

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LonWar

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Re:OT - Disk Read Error
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2004, 12:09:48 pm »

Well I hooked the drive upto another computer and it reads it.... Looks like my computer is toast...

Anyone have any expierence with computers that have Win Media Center 2005?

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Re:OT - Disk Read Error
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2004, 02:02:47 pm »

Well I hooked the drive upto another computer and it reads it.... Looks like my computer is toast...

Anyone have any expierence with computers that have Win Media Center 2005?


You can try the last ditch method.
Unplug the computer, don't just turn it off.
Open the case (unless it is sealed and under warranty).
Locate the CMOS battery, should look like a watch battery somewhere on the motherboard.
Remove the battery. Make sure you notice which side (+ or -) is up.
Let it sit for an hours or so. You could also look at the mothboard manual and see what the CMOS drain jumper is and use it to quickly drain the CMOS of power.
Either way, after you drain the CMOS of power, put the battery back in.
Close the cover.
Plug in and power up the machine.
It should now be in factory default and should warn you that you need to enter CMOS setup.
If you can now see the drive properly, all is well.
If not, the motherboard has a problem that you will not be able to fix.
But, if you have one laying about, I'd also try a different IDE cable if the CMOS drain did not work. I'm guessing when you tried the drive on another system you used that system's cable.

Hope it turns out to be something easy for you!
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LonWar

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Re:OT - Disk Read Error
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2004, 02:09:42 pm »

I tried a new cable, actually 2 of them...

I have been able to re partition it and slow format it. (Using another machine)
I am going to giver er 1 last chance tonight... I have been playing around with this computer for far to long...

I think I have installed Windows about 15 times in the last few day's.
The people at the activation center are priobably wondering.....  

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