NEED HELP!!!!

qazwsx · May 21st, 2007

ok, I was just on my comp as normal, surfing the internet, listening to music and it hangs. Can move the mouse but nothing else. everything stops responding. so after a long wait i decide its time to reset. so I reset, powers back up, windows XP loading screen, still, still....... after a while it flashed BSOD then reboots straight away. let it reboot and it just says 'A disc read error has occured, press CTRL,ALT+DELETE to restart'.
(I can sometimes watch the loading screen again)
I just cant get back into windows. HELP!!!!

If its a falty part what would it be?

Ive had this before but I had delayed write failures days before it happened.

**Hitman** · May 21st, 2007

Sounds like your Hard Drive might be going bad. Please post the BSOD error.

**Capper** · May 21st, 2007

hopefully your HDD didn't just take a crap on you, but I'd go ahead and try resetting your CMOS....try to see if your system will work at default settings....

Edit: Damn it, even with his bad ping, Joe still beat me to it.

qazwsx · May 21st, 2007

I would post the error if i could read it, it just flashed up. resetting the CMOS didnt do it, already tried. The HDD is still in warranty, just the hassle of changing it.

**Hitman** · May 21st, 2007

Just quicker to the draw. What HD do you have gaswsx? It might still be under warranty, and you will be able to RMA it.

I know it's a PITA, but it's better then having to buy a new one.

Panda Man · May 21st, 2007

It's definitely the hard disk, and your probably going to have to send it back. The only thing I can think of that might save it is to nuke windows and try to reinstall it.

qazwsx · May 21st, 2007

its a maxtor sata2 200gb

**Hitman** · May 21st, 2007

Here is where you need to start
Seagate Technology - ATA Interface Support
Seagate Technology - Warranty Support and Returns Assistance

Panda Man · May 21st, 2007

hmm, since maxtor was bought out by seagate, I would think that you would need to contact seagate's customer support. Just give them a call and they should set you up ;)

Seagate Technology - Contact Us

EDIT - Hitman is on a roll!

qazwsx · May 21st, 2007

Hmmmm. thanks. If I cant fix it i'll get in touch with where I bought it from... i'll be on hold for at least 15 mins though. Should I try seagate first?

May 21st, 2007	#1
qazwsx With a pinch of insane! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: England, 127.0.0.1 Posts: 617	NEED HELP!!!! ok, I was just on my comp as normal, surfing the internet, listening to music and it hangs. Can move the mouse but nothing else. everything stops responding. so after a long wait i decide its time to reset. so I reset, powers back up, windows XP loading screen, still, still....... after a while it flashed BSOD then reboots straight away. let it reboot and it just says 'A disc read error has occured, press CTRL,ALT+DELETE to restart'. (I can sometimes watch the loading screen again) I just cant get back into windows. HELP!!!! If its a falty part what would it be? Ive had this before but I had delayed write failures days before it happened.

May 21st, 2007	#2
Hitman Functional Alcoholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: 14S E:561116 N:3830189 Posts: 4,221 Blog Entries: 2	Re: NEED HELP!!!! Sounds like your Hard Drive might be going bad. Please post the BSOD error.

May 21st, 2007	#3
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,615 Blog Entries: 6	Re: NEED HELP!!!! hopefully your HDD didn't just take a crap on you, but I'd go ahead and try resetting your CMOS....try to see if your system will work at default settings.... Edit: Damn it, even with his bad ping, Joe still beat me to it. INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

May 21st, 2007	#4
qazwsx With a pinch of insane! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: England, 127.0.0.1 Posts: 617	Re: NEED HELP!!!! I would post the error if i could read it, it just flashed up. resetting the CMOS didnt do it, already tried. The HDD is still in warranty, just the hassle of changing it.

May 21st, 2007	#5
Hitman Functional Alcoholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: 14S E:561116 N:3830189 Posts: 4,221 Blog Entries: 2	Re: NEED HELP!!!! Just quicker to the draw. What HD do you have gaswsx? It might still be under warranty, and you will be able to RMA it. I know it's a PITA, but it's better then having to buy a new one.

May 21st, 2007	#6
Panda Man Meow means woof in cat. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elba, AL Posts: 1,907	Re: NEED HELP!!!! It's definitely the hard disk, and your probably going to have to send it back. The only thing I can think of that might save it is to nuke windows and try to reinstall it. Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe @ 2.80GHz Cooler Master GeminII - Thanks Rich and HL! GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB @ 726/962 CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2-800 OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU Maxtor 300GB 7200RPM SATA150 16MB cache HDD Seagate 500GB 7200ROM SATA300 16mb cache HDD Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 ZyXel m-202 802.11g adapter Antec Nine Hundred Creative 5.1 speakers Viewsonic Optiquest q20wb 20" LCD

May 21st, 2007	#7
qazwsx With a pinch of insane! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: England, 127.0.0.1 Posts: 617	Re: NEED HELP!!!! its a maxtor sata2 200gb

May 21st, 2007	#8
Hitman Functional Alcoholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: 14S E:561116 N:3830189 Posts: 4,221 Blog Entries: 2	Re: NEED HELP!!!! Here is where you need to start Seagate Technology - ATA Interface Support Seagate Technology - Warranty Support and Returns Assistance

May 21st, 2007	#9
Panda Man Meow means woof in cat. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elba, AL Posts: 1,907	Re: NEED HELP!!!! hmm, since maxtor was bought out by seagate, I would think that you would need to contact seagate's customer support. Just give them a call and they should set you up ;) Seagate Technology - Contact Us EDIT - Hitman is on a roll! Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe @ 2.80GHz Cooler Master GeminII - Thanks Rich and HL! GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB @ 726/962 CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2-800 OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU Maxtor 300GB 7200RPM SATA150 16MB cache HDD Seagate 500GB 7200ROM SATA300 16mb cache HDD Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 ZyXel m-202 802.11g adapter Antec Nine Hundred Creative 5.1 speakers Viewsonic Optiquest q20wb 20" LCD

May 21st, 2007	#10
qazwsx With a pinch of insane! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: England, 127.0.0.1 Posts: 617	Re: NEED HELP!!!! Hmmmm. thanks. If I cant fix it i'll get in touch with where I bought it from... i'll be on hold for at least 15 mins though. Should I try seagate first?