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insectoid says:

ok, got home today, and tried to turn on our PC. I get an error that says:

A disk read error occurred
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart

so I press ctrl+alt+del, and it restarts, and just comes up with that error again. Anyone know what's wrong with it?

21/08/2007

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skua says:

you may have a virus or the system corrupted.

21/08/2007

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hmmnodice says:

where is this area occuring i assume in the bios most likely your hdd is gone

21/08/2007

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camlew2 says:

What OS (Operating system) are you running?
If its windows vista its a common problem...If its XP it does happen time to time, Skua is correct, Your OS has gone corrupt (Either a file missing or a virus has deleted a system file)
The only way to fix this is insert the OS disk and reinstall the OS (Most likly you will lose everything on the computer) but sometimes there is a repair option which keeps ur files....Just fix's the OS,
Another option is to take it to a computer shop and get them to back up the HDD then get them to reinstall the OS (Will cost you roughly around $150)
If you have any questions please ask

21/08/2007

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luvmypsp says:

more than likely re-installing the OS will not override your current files.

i think from experience, the boot sector of the HDD might have gone currupt giving you that error.

from watching foxtel there is a show called 'the lab with leo laporte'. in that show they often feature a program called 'spinrite'.

look at labwithleo.com and find that program. its a real good program which can almost guarantee you to recover from such error messages. you might have to pay for it but its well worth it.

21/08/2007

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Vinzor says:

mmm...i've had to re-install windows xp so many times because of that error....

if you have a spare computer and want to back up your hard drive, you could always take out the hdd you wanna back up out, set it to a slave drive, stick it into the other computer and copy those files over to your other computer's hard drive

21/08/2007

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insectoid says:

I have windows XP. I would be very sad if our files got deleted because I have alot of music which I wrote on there and I would die if it got lost

21/08/2007

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jimjamroks says:

do a virus scan

21/08/2007

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BJ2 says:

@ jim: doesn't your computer need to be on and running to do a virus scan? as far as i know it does and insectiods isn't

21/08/2007

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camlew2 says:

He cant do a virus scan if he cant boot the computer, Please read above

22/08/2007

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member8898 says:

O RLY? there is always the option of getting a linux LiveCD (an operating system on a disc) and doing a virus scan from there, it wouldnt be easy for a noob, it's either that or as mentioned above put it in another computer and set it to slave...

22/08/2007

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Pongo says:

ooooohhhh is there a doctor? well i had this problem with my pc after trying to install a second hardrive i had to pull out the cd-drive and all the hardrives and fix up the cables and give them a clean, then i put them in and it still didnt work!
But you havent been fiddling with your CMOS settings have you? because when you stuff them up it might overlook a hardrive or three

22/08/2007

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insectoid says:

dunno...my dad was stupid and deleted our internet security. and my sister kept disabling it to get onto myspace, which probably let the virus in, which screwed up our internet security, which meant we had to delete it

it went to the repair shop today, but they'd moved, so hopefully taking it tomorrow

22/08/2007

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Cherrona says:

I hope it all works out for you Insectoid. I wouldn't know what to do with myself if my computer wasn't working.
I hope you don't lose all your music. That would be a shame.

22/08/2007

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J-FRESH says:

ill send u some music on msn if you want and im going to make a guide soon how to get free legal music yes .it is legal and free

22/08/2007

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insectoid says:

no J-FRESH, thanks, but I mean music which I wrote. I don't care about the actual CD's I ripped onto there, I can rip them again, but the music I WROTE, I can't replace that.

23/08/2007

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snuffrix says:

J-FRESH "legal music and free" just dont go together unless they have paid for liciencing like a radio then they might be able to but im not sure but hurry and make this guide or tell us about it

23/08/2007

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insectoid says:

ok, my computer went to a different shop today. the guy said with this sort of error there is only a very small chance of getting our files back awww...I'm so angry and sad

23/08/2007

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luvmypsp says:

did you try my suggestion ?

24/08/2007

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Pongo says:

i back up all my music i write to a cd-RW... but im sorry you might not get it back.

24/08/2007

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Kiah says:

Pfft, I could recover it all easily.

Might as well offer some suggestions.

Here's a few different things that may or may not work. A and B are my favourites. And F.

A is simplest

a) >>> Make sure you don't have a floppy disk in during startup. Seriously. Because if this is the cause of the problem, I laugh at you. <<<

or

b) 1. Download something like BartPE (Or knoppix, or UBCD, or any of the many other bootable CD's), an operating system which runs off the cd.
2. Boot from it.
3. It'll probably detect the harddrive. NTFS is no issue to it.
4. Copy everything off it onto another drive/thumbdrive/network computer.
5. Dance.
6. Install other operating system on new HD or something.
7. Restore stuffs.

or

c) Put in a second HD, install another OS onto that, and then you'll probably be able to access the first HD's files.

or

d) Do a XP repair.

or

e) Checkdisk.

or

f) Dance.

g) Try the HD mounted as a second drive on another computer, or mounted in a USB enclosure. Your MBR might just by screwed up, doesn't mean you'll lose your data.

h) Move somewhere close to me, and bring it to me. I'll fix it for free. I kind of do this stuff for a living.

24/08/2007

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Cherrona says:

Didn't you make copies of your music Insectoid? Well, I think the answer to that question is obvious. If you had other copies, then you wouldn't be so upset. I hope things work out well.

24/08/2007

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Vinzor says:

rofl kiah, you're just so awesome, aren't you?

(ROFL @ dance )

24/08/2007

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Kiah says:  

Dance for the computer Gods!

I could be completely wrong.

24/08/2007

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camlew2 says:

*Starts doing the computer fix dance*
Hmmm

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