Originally Posted by johnrams

Thanks, SeaTools failed the hard disk with 60+ errors.

It's 4 year old refurbished laptop that I paid $750.

2 questions:

1. Wonder what all options I have? Is it worth to replacing hard drive especially I get #M004 error after overheating even when it is in working condition?

You can buy a new drive like these to replace it. You will have to reinstall XP and all your apps

2. About the failure of drive, originally I was trying to fix boot loader (dual boot (XP+ SuSE 10); halfway thru Dell hardware diagnostics, it lost power due to overheating. Would that have caused the issue to begin with.

You never know what casued it . . all drive will fail sometime . . some sooner than others.

3. Errors on the drive is conclusive that it can not be fixed easily? Should I contact Toshiba, the drive vendor?

If it failed the drive test, it has or will very soon failed. No use contacting anyone. If the drive is 4 years old, it will not be under warranty

Thanks a lot for the help.