[SOLVED] computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred

that70sdude · 08-04-2009, 12:15 PM

one day i started my laptop and it said disk read error occurred press ctrl+alt+delete to restart but evertime i do it puts up the same message agian. i tryed writing chkskd in the command prompt but it said that there no windows installion and falied to do something. i also tryed fixboot and fixmbr but with no avial. any help would be apperciated. i dont know if this helps but i have dell insparion 1721 running vista 32 home premuim(i think).

joeten · 08-04-2009, 01:10 PM

hi and welcome to TSF you could try running a hdd diagnostic http://www.duxcw.com/faq/hd/diag.htm

that70sdude · 08-05-2009, 01:30 AM

ill try this 2morrow since im using my psp now. patheic i no. this is a program im gong to boot from a cd, right?

that70sdude · 08-05-2009, 09:02 AM

do i dwonlad any one?

**simpswr** · 08-05-2009, 09:17 AM

Try the one from your drive manufacturer ( click here )

that70sdude · 08-05-2009, 10:07 AM

sorry but i couldnt get the diagnostics form this computer to my laptop. is there any other way?

**simpswr** · 08-05-2009, 10:39 AM

burn the diagnostic to cd . . boot the laptop from that cd

that70sdude · 08-05-2009, 10:40 AM

i got a bigger proplem. now my computer says that there are no OS found, insert setup disk and press any key. let me tell how this happend. i download ultimate boot cd and formated the hard disk form an option inside of it through the disk manager of my hard disk's manufacturer( it has all the disk managers inside of it. its a handy tool). ithought it would help but no it only made it worse. anyway i decided to put in the vista cd and install agian. but when i get the part where supposed to click what drive i want to install on but there arent any options to select form. and agian i tryed startup reapair and agian they said "hard disk not found" thx for going through this.

**simpswr** · 08-05-2009, 10:45 AM

Diagnostics will tell you if the drive has failed

that70sdude · 08-05-2009, 11:34 AM

ok i ran a couple of them and most of them said that they did not detect a hard disk or they did not find a hard disk.

**simpswr** · 08-05-2009, 11:38 AM

Sounds like burial services are in order

that70sdude · 08-05-2009, 11:39 AM

oh crap so the hard drive is definatly dead

**simpswr** · 08-05-2009, 11:40 AM

sounds like it . . if diagnostics cannot read it . . can you tell if it is spinning?

that70sdude · 08-05-2009, 11:43 AM

ok thanks for you help and support. i really liked that laptop. just a quick question. is there anything i can do to help prevent this disaster on my next computer?

**simpswr** · 08-05-2009, 12:01 PM

All drives fail . . some sooner. . some later. butthey will all fail.

Keep a good set of backups for when they do.

You should be able to replace the hard drive for around $60

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...TA%203.0Gb%2fs

that70sdude · 08-05-2009, 12:22 PM

ok is there anything i should know about putting a new hard drive in? because i know for other hardware in a computer you have to make sure that this and that is compatiable. that doesent matter for hard drives right?

**simpswr** · 08-05-2009, 12:24 PM

Any of those will work fine . . Dell drives are easy to replace. Look on the support site for a guide.

You will have to reinstall XP . . do you have the Dell Reinstallation disc?

that70sdude · 08-05-2009, 12:29 PM

yeah i have it.i always keep those things that came with laptop. if this goes fine im proably going to upgrade to windows 7 because i cant stand vista anymore

**simpswr** · 08-05-2009, 12:32 PM

08-04-2009, 12:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
that70sdude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 16 OS: vista sp2 My System	[SOLVED] computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred one day i started my laptop and it said disk read error occurred press ctrl+alt+delete to restart but evertime i do it puts up the same message agian. i tryed writing chkskd in the command prompt but it said that there no windows installion and falied to do something. i also tryed fixboot and fixmbr but with no avial. any help would be apperciated. i dont know if this helps but i have dell insparion 1721 running vista 32 home premuim(i think).

08-04-2009, 01:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
joeten Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,216 OS: vista	Re: computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred hi and welcome to TSF you could try running a hdd diagnostic http://www.duxcw.com/faq/hd/diag.htm __________________

08-05-2009, 01:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
that70sdude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 16 OS: vista sp2 My System	Re: computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred ill try this 2morrow since im using my psp now. patheic i no. this is a program im gong to boot from a cd, right?

08-05-2009, 09:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
that70sdude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 16 OS: vista sp2 My System	Re: computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred do i dwonlad any one? Last edited by that70sdude; 08-05-2009 at 09:07 AM.

08-05-2009, 09:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,323 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred Try the one from your drive manufacturer ( click here ) __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

08-05-2009, 10:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
that70sdude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 16 OS: vista sp2 My System	Re: computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred sorry but i couldnt get the diagnostics form this computer to my laptop. is there any other way?

08-05-2009, 10:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,323 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred burn the diagnostic to cd . . boot the laptop from that cd __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

08-05-2009, 10:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
that70sdude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 16 OS: vista sp2 My System	Re: computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred i got a bigger proplem. now my computer says that there are no OS found, insert setup disk and press any key. let me tell how this happend. i download ultimate boot cd and formated the hard disk form an option inside of it through the disk manager of my hard disk's manufacturer( it has all the disk managers inside of it. its a handy tool). ithought it would help but no it only made it worse. anyway i decided to put in the vista cd and install agian. but when i get the part where supposed to click what drive i want to install on but there arent any options to select form. and agian i tryed startup reapair and agian they said "hard disk not found" thx for going through this. Last edited by that70sdude; 08-05-2009 at 10:43 AM.

08-05-2009, 10:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,323 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred Diagnostics will tell you if the drive has failed __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

08-05-2009, 11:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
that70sdude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 16 OS: vista sp2 My System	Re: computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred ok i ran a couple of them and most of them said that they did not detect a hard disk or they did not find a hard disk.

08-05-2009, 11:38 AM	#11 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,323 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred Sounds like burial services are in order __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

08-05-2009, 11:39 AM	#12 (permalink)
that70sdude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 16 OS: vista sp2 My System	Re: computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred oh crap so the hard drive is definatly dead

08-05-2009, 11:40 AM	#13 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,323 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred sounds like it . . if diagnostics cannot read it . . can you tell if it is spinning? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

08-05-2009, 11:43 AM	#14 (permalink)
that70sdude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 16 OS: vista sp2 My System	Re: computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred ok thanks for you help and support. i really liked that laptop. just a quick question. is there anything i can do to help prevent this disaster on my next computer?

08-05-2009, 12:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,323 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred All drives fail . . some sooner. . some later. butthey will all fail. Keep a good set of backups for when they do. You should be able to replace the hard drive for around $60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...TA%203.0Gb%2fs __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow? Last edited by simpswr; 08-05-2009 at 12:04 PM.

08-05-2009, 12:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
that70sdude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 16 OS: vista sp2 My System	Re: [SOLVED] computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred ok is there anything i should know about putting a new hard drive in? because i know for other hardware in a computer you have to make sure that this and that is compatiable. that doesent matter for hard drives right?

08-05-2009, 12:24 PM	#17 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,323 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: [SOLVED] computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred Any of those will work fine . . Dell drives are easy to replace. Look on the support site for a guide. You will have to reinstall XP . . do you have the Dell Reinstallation disc? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

08-05-2009, 12:29 PM	#18 (permalink)
that70sdude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 16 OS: vista sp2 My System	Re: [SOLVED] computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred yeah i have it.i always keep those things that came with laptop. if this goes fine im proably going to upgrade to windows 7 because i cant stand vista anymore

08-05-2009, 12:32 PM	#19 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,323 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: [SOLVED] computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred You will like win7!! __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

08-05-2009, 12:49 PM	#20 (permalink)
that70sdude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 16 OS: vista sp2 My System	Re: [SOLVED] computer falied to start because of disk read error occurred im ordring a new hard drive right now. another quick question. if i install vista on the new hard drive, will i need a new proudct key?