Hardware disk failure?

bash · 29-10-2004, 07:35 PM

I have just upgraded to windows xp service pack 2 and now i get a black screen with "hard disk failure" message???

I have a Dell Optiplex sx260

Can someone help me?

cheers

Addis · 29-10-2004, 08:32 PM

When do you get that screen?

evanjanis · 29-10-2004, 08:56 PM

I think it has nothing to do with hardware functions. Your mobo might be getting confused with the new update. SP2 is very buggy. If might have done something to the formating of the drive when it installed. My advice would be to find your recovery disk and reinstall Windows XP and see if it alows you to. If that dose not work my best guess is that it good freided when you installed SP2. You just might have to get a new h-drive.

Addis · 29-10-2004, 10:38 PM

Try booting in safe mode and uninstall SP2.

littlesaj · 31-10-2004, 01:39 PM

whats your proceesor? if it is intel prescott then unfrtunately you need to download a fix before you download service pack 2

evanjanis · 31-10-2004, 04:47 PM

just wondering can you explain more why he would need to download a fix before he updated to SP2

Waffle · 31-10-2004, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by littlesaj

whats your proceesor? if it is intel prescott then unfrtunately you need to download a fix before you download service pack 2

I should know...

Jesus, I think I reinstalled XP about 10 times before something tweaked, and I looked on the net.

evanjanis · 31-10-2004, 06:41 PM

K cool

littlesaj · 31-10-2004, 06:49 PM

microsoft getting sp2 out before making sure it is compatible with every processor, the worst thing is the intel prescott processor is very common and has been a big headache for a lot of novice computer users

Waffle · 31-10-2004, 07:59 PM

all i can say is I wish I'd gone for an Athlon 64...

Addis · 01-11-2004, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waffle

all i can say is I wish I'd gone for an Athlon 64...

Lol thats a lesson learned.

Waffle · 01-11-2004, 03:32 PM

a lesson learned too late...

any one want a used prescott?! All I ask is a 4000+ or the cash equivalent.

any takers?

*tumbleweed blows past*

harrack52 · 01-11-2004, 10:29 PM

You actually wanna' trade a 4000+ for your 2.8ghz Prescott ?

LOL keep dreaming

(Oh and I love my 3500+)

29-10-2004, 07:35 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
bash Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2003 Age: 38 Posts: 4 Status: Offline	Hardware disk failure? I have just upgraded to windows xp service pack 2 and now i get a black screen with "hard disk failure" message??? I have a Dell Optiplex sx260 Can someone help me? cheers

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29-10-2004, 08:56 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
evanjanis Geek Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 92 Status: Offline	I think it has nothing to do with hardware functions. Your mobo might be getting confused with the new update. SP2 is very buggy. If might have done something to the formating of the drive when it installed. My advice would be to find your recovery disk and reinstall Windows XP and see if it alows you to. If that dose not work my best guess is that it good freided when you installed SP2. You just might have to get a new h-drive.

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littlesaj Geek Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 55 Status: Offline	whats your proceesor? if it is intel prescott then unfrtunately you need to download a fix before you download service pack 2

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evanjanis Geek Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 92 Status: Offline	just wondering can you explain more why he would need to download a fix before he updated to SP2

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littlesaj Geek Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 55 Status: Offline	microsoft getting sp2 out before making sure it is compatible with every processor, the worst thing is the intel prescott processor is very common and has been a big headache for a lot of novice computer users

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Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	a lesson learned too late... any one want a used prescott?! All I ask is a 4000+ or the cash equivalent. any takers? tumbleweed blows past

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harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	You actually wanna' trade a 4000+ for your 2.8ghz Prescott ? LOL keep dreaming (Oh and I love my 3500+)

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