DISK READ ERROR OCCURRED!! what do i do?

guitarfreak5892 · 07-07-2008, 05:16 PM

I recently installed a new HD in a laptop that i am fixing up. i put in the windows xp home edition cd and went through all the steps, i even deleted the partition that was on there and made a new one and installed xp on that. after the computer rebooted to go to the next step an error appeared saying "disk read error occurred press ctrl, alt, del to restart. i did this over and over again. i went to the recovery console and tried everything you can think of and then reinstalled xp and the same thing happened. WHAT CAN I DO?!?!?

TyDeacon · 07-07-2008, 05:30 PM

The drive maybe the problem. Try booting into the BIOS and doing the hard drive self test in there. If it doesn't work then try the manufacturer's tests.

guitarfreak5892 · 07-07-2008, 06:00 PM

i tried that and i also booted to the recovery cd and did every scan and repair possible. idk what the hell is going on. do you think it could be a physical problem?

TyDeacon · 07-07-2008, 06:52 PM

The only other thing I can think of is the mother board. Maybe even processor. It sure isn't software issues.

sk8kingda3rd · 07-07-2008, 07:16 PM

wow i am currently having the same issue with my desktop, will it load your old HDD up?

guitarfreak5892 · 07-07-2008, 09:54 PM

well i bought this laptop off of ebay and the guy said that he used it to and that it did work. so i dont think there is anything wrong with the computer itself. and then i bought the hard drive from a company that refurbishes them so im probably thinking its the hard drive itself. ive heard that alot of people have this problem and some of them are able to fix it and some arent so idk. but i just ordered a new hard drive to replace it. im waiting to see if it really is the laptop that is causing the problem or not. stuff like this is frustrating.

07-07-2008, 05:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
guitarfreak5892 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 44 OS: Windows XP sp3	DISK READ ERROR OCCURRED!! what do i do? I recently installed a new HD in a laptop that i am fixing up. i put in the windows xp home edition cd and went through all the steps, i even deleted the partition that was on there and made a new one and installed xp on that. after the computer rebooted to go to the next step an error appeared saying "disk read error occurred press ctrl, alt, del to restart. i did this over and over again. i went to the recovery console and tried everything you can think of and then reinstalled xp and the same thing happened. WHAT CAN I DO?!?!?

07-07-2008, 05:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
TyDeacon Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 278 OS: XP	Re: DISK READ ERROR OCCURRED!! what do i do? The drive maybe the problem. Try booting into the BIOS and doing the hard drive self test in there. If it doesn't work then try the manufacturer's tests. __________________ Tyler Deacon A+ Certified

07-07-2008, 06:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
guitarfreak5892 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 44 OS: Windows XP sp3	Re: DISK READ ERROR OCCURRED!! what do i do? i tried that and i also booted to the recovery cd and did every scan and repair possible. idk what the hell is going on. do you think it could be a physical problem?

07-07-2008, 06:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
TyDeacon Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 278 OS: XP	Re: DISK READ ERROR OCCURRED!! what do i do? The only other thing I can think of is the mother board. Maybe even processor. It sure isn't software issues. __________________ Tyler Deacon A+ Certified

07-07-2008, 07:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
sk8kingda3rd Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 65 OS: winXP-sp2/Mac OS-X Tiger/Linux Ubuntu My System	Re: DISK READ ERROR OCCURRED!! what do i do? wow i am currently having the same issue with my desktop, will it load your old HDD up? __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own" -Adam Savage

07-07-2008, 09:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
guitarfreak5892 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 44 OS: Windows XP sp3	Re: DISK READ ERROR OCCURRED!! what do i do? well i bought this laptop off of ebay and the guy said that he used it to and that it did work. so i dont think there is anything wrong with the computer itself. and then i bought the hard drive from a company that refurbishes them so im probably thinking its the hard drive itself. ive heard that alot of people have this problem and some of them are able to fix it and some arent so idk. but i just ordered a new hard drive to replace it. im waiting to see if it really is the laptop that is causing the problem or not. stuff like this is frustrating.