laptop hdd

Barnsey · 02-20-2007, 05:26 AM

when i boot up my laptop it comes up with a message saying a disk read error occurred press ctrl+alt+del to restart. i understand that i need a new hdd but there is information on this one that i need. i can access the bios and boot menue but i cant boot up an o/s disk. if anyone knows a way to get information from my laptop please let me know. thanx

Barnsey · 02-20-2007, 08:03 AM

booooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

crazijoe · 02-20-2007, 08:18 AM

Is the hard drive working. Does it show in the BIOS?

Barnsey · 02-21-2007, 06:57 AM

ive sorted the problem thanks. although im havin trouble with my wireless but i need to download more drivers for my laptop i will let you know how it goes. cheers

**TheMatt** · 02-21-2007, 11:16 AM

What did you do to fix it?

02-20-2007, 05:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
Barnsey Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liverpool Posts: 39 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2	laptop hdd when i boot up my laptop it comes up with a message saying a disk read error occurred press ctrl+alt+del to restart. i understand that i need a new hdd but there is information on this one that i need. i can access the bios and boot menue but i cant boot up an o/s disk. if anyone knows a way to get information from my laptop please let me know. thanx Last edited by Barnsey; 02-20-2007 at 05:50 AM.

02-20-2007, 08:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
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02-21-2007, 11:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
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02-20-2007, 08:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
Barnsey Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liverpool Posts: 39 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2	booooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

02-21-2007, 06:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Barnsey Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liverpool Posts: 39 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2	ive sorted the problem thanks. although im havin trouble with my wireless but i need to download more drivers for my laptop i will let you know how it goes. cheers