Just suddenly my laptop cannot startup. A beep sound follow by an error message: "A disk read error occurred Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart" Then, I manage to put my WindowsXP installation disk and try to format it. However, after I choose the C:\ to be installed, it gives me another message: " Windows XP Setup An error occurred while Setup was updating partition information on" 38155 MB Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atapi [MBR]. Setup cannot continue. To quit Setup, press F3. " Sometimes when I enter the BIOS, it shows IDE Primary = ST94011A. Sometimes it shows none. Is this mean the HDD got problem?
You should test it out on a desktop. It should use standard SATA cables so just plug it in and use the desktop to scan it.
Good idea. Maybe later have to take it out and put it into my external HDD casing to scan it... Sometimes that laptop will do a Scandisk during startup automatically and solve the lost clusters issues. However, this time it die directly...
too bad. I just found that my external casing is SATA and the laptop HDD is IDE. Then, I tried to boot the laptop with Seagate's Seatools for examine the HDD. I don't know why after booting in the DOS mode, the keyboard can't be operate. It stuck at the lisence agreement page. No mouse pointer neither. Is format+repartition can fix the HDD? I still can "see" the HDD using FDISK.
What about using hiren boot cd? if its bad sector, not even formating would do any help. but no harrm for trying, just that your data will also formatted.
I had look at the Hiren website. Looks pretty cool. A lot of cool stuff, but how to download the Bootable CD image? I can't find any link of download.
I can't find any of the torrent at their site..... is it hiding in some where? Ok... I downloaded the version 9.9. Starting with SeaTools Long test. 42% checking with 8 errors already. Hopefully the SeaTools can help to fix them.
You can't fix HDD errors. Like I said, be prepared to change HDD. Definitely not worth saving the money for.
ya... the first check is 9 errors at the end... subsequent check keep giving 10 errors. Tried another software in the Hiren CD, called the HDD regenerator. However, no luck on that, it scan about 20% then get fatal error and can't continue anymore. Any other software recommended? Quite an old laptop. Using IDE HDD, don't know it is worth or not to buy a new HDD for it... (cost around RM170). Other components are still usable. (1.4Ghz CPU, 512MB RAM, intel graphic, battery spoilled).
ya.. i already got an external HDD, due to my dad's laptop broken. However, my laptop using IDE HDD, quite costly to buy new one. Scare next time the external closure is also costly.