Disk Read Error Occurred

nahscott · 06-14-2005, 08:27 PM

I accidentally dropped my laptop (IBM Thinkpad, Windows 2000) on to the floor about a foot off the ground. It was workin ok after that, but Internet Explorer wouldn't work. Then all of a sudden, comp froze, I rebooted, and now its takin me to the "Disk Read Error Occurred...Ctrl + Alt + Del" menu and thats it...
If anyone could help me out, it would be much appreciated...I'm a complete noob...thanks guys.

**jcline** · 06-14-2005, 09:02 PM

First of all try running error-checking on the disk by...
Double-click on my computer, right-click the hard drive and choose properties
Click on the Tools tab and click Check Now in the Error-checking section

nahscott · 06-14-2005, 09:10 PM

thanks for the reply, but i can't even access my computer. it won't load up past the "disc read error". i'd press ctrl+alt+del, it would try rebooting, but then it would just go back to the "disc read error.

**linderman** · 06-15-2005, 06:05 AM

you are going to have to verify the connections to the hard drive / thats what it is searching for / maybe the power plug came unplugged ??????

keep finders crossed

06-14-2005, 08:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
nahscott Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3 OS: Windows 2000	Disk Read Error Occurred I accidentally dropped my laptop (IBM Thinkpad, Windows 2000) on to the floor about a foot off the ground. It was workin ok after that, but Internet Explorer wouldn't work. Then all of a sudden, comp froze, I rebooted, and now its takin me to the "Disk Read Error Occurred...Ctrl + Alt + Del" menu and thats it... If anyone could help me out, it would be much appreciated...I'm a complete noob...thanks guys.

06-15-2005, 06:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	you are going to have to verify the connections to the hard drive / thats what it is searching for / maybe the power plug came unplugged ?????? keep finders crossed __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

06-14-2005, 09:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
jcline Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 856 OS: Windows XP Pro	First of all try running error-checking on the disk by... Double-click on my computer, right-click the hard drive and choose properties Click on the Tools tab and click Check Now in the Error-checking section

06-14-2005, 09:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
nahscott Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3 OS: Windows 2000	thanks for the reply, but i can't even access my computer. it won't load up past the "disc read error". i'd press ctrl+alt+del, it would try rebooting, but then it would just go back to the "disc read error.