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1 2 Next » stander2 Posts: 17 This post has been reported. Hi When I try and start up my disk read error boot camp Windows XP I get this message "Disk read error occurred press Ctl+Alt =Del to restart. Every time I restart I get the same message. Does anyone have any ideas about the steps I should take
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in an attempt to fix this problem. I have searched the forums but am a bit lost about some of the suggestions. Any simply explained suugested solutions would be appreciated. Thanks Reports: · Posted 4 years ago Top whs Posts: 17584 This post has been reported. As a first measure I would run a chkdsk c: /r in cmd - e.g. from an installations disc. That would be disk read error on startup as easy as it comes. Reports: · Posted 4 years ago Top stander2 Posts: 17 This post has been reported. hI whs How do I get to the CMD- every time I reboot I get the same message "Disk read error occurred press Ctl+Alt =Del to restart" Reports: · Posted 4 years ago Top whs Posts: 17584 This post has been reported. You have to load your installation disc and go to the repair options. Reports: · Posted 4 years ago Top stander2 Posts: 17 This post has been reported. Hi Found the original Windows XP installation disk, turned the PC on, inserted the CD a number of times but all I get is the same message "Disk read error occurred press Ctl+Alt =Del to restart" Tried rebooting, installing CD, but only get the same message. Any other ideas would be appreciated. Reports: · Posted 4 years ago Top vistamike Posts: 10945 This post has been reported. When you boot, do you see an option to get into BIOS? (F2) Change the 1st boot device to CD/DVD Another option is to tap F12 on boot and change the boot order to CD/DVD Mike Reports: · Posted 4 years ago
Fix for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 September 23, 2016 Get the fix for the error A disk read error occurred on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Contents1 About "A disk read error occurred"1.1 Description and Symptoms1.2 Symptom 1: "A disk read https://neosmart.net/wiki/a-disk-read-error-occurred/ error occurred" error screen on startup2 Causes of this Error2.1 Cause 1: Incorrect or invalid MBR configuration2.2 Cause 2: Misconfigured partition table3 Fixing “A disk read error occurred” on Windows3.1 Fix #1: Use Easy Recovery Essentials3.2 Fix #2: Check http://forums.majorgeeks.com/index.php?threads/help-disk-read-error-wont-boot-and-wont-go-into-safe-mode.160028/ RAM memory3.3 Fix #3: Check Hard Disk Cables3.4 Fix #4: Reset or Upgrade BIOS3.5 Fix #5: Run chkdsk3.6 Fix #6: Run bootrec4 More Information4.1 Linked Entries4.2 Support Links4.3 Applicable Systems About "A disk read error occurred" The following disk read information on this error has been compiled by NeoSmart Technologies, based on the information gathered and reported by our global network of engineers, developers, and technicians or partner organizations. Description and Symptoms The error messages, alerts, warnings, and symptoms below are tied to this error. Symptom 1: "A disk read error occurred" error screen on startup The "A disk read error occurred error" appears on a black screen without an identifiable error code. Pressing the Ctrl, disk read error Alt and Del keys will only restart the computer and boot into the same error screen: A disk read error occurred Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart In most cases the error can appear for any of the following reasons: Incorrect or invalid MBR configuration Improperly configured partition table Faulty hard drive IDE cables failing Bad RAM memory Issues with your computer's BIOS version The most common cases of this error are attributable to an incorrectly-flashed MBR to the system startup disk or the absence of an active partition on the startup disk. In these situations, the recommendations below should resolve the problem readily. If the problem is with hardware, additional diagnosis and the possible replacement of system components may be needed. Causes of this Error This error has been known to occur as a result of one of the following causes: Cause 1: Incorrect or invalid MBR configuration The most common cause for this error is an incorrect MBR configuration. This is usually caused by disk write errors, virus attacks or power outages. Cause 2: Misconfigured partition table For the same reasons, the partition table may become misconfigured. If that's the case, it is possible to rebuild the partition table from scratch to make sure system loads correctly. Fixing “A disk read error occurred” on Windows Windows Setup CD/DVD Required!Some of the solutions below require the use
disk read error; won't boot and won't go into safe mode Discussion in 'Software' started by ookiepoo, May 21, 2008. ookiepoo Private E-2 Help! I don't really know where to begin, so I guess I'll just try to explain this chronologically, as best I can. While my Sony Vaio laptop was booting, I accidentally bumped the power bar it was plugged into. The power went out for a moment, then came back. My Vaio has refused to boot and gave me the following error message in white against a black screen: A disk read error occured. Press cntrl-alt-delete to restart. I did this, of course, and after a moment of the Sony Vaio start up animation, the same message came back again. I hit the power button and did the restart combination several more times and got the same result. I then consulted your website and saw that other members had a similar problem. I tried to follow some of the advise that was given, but unfortunatly it will not go into safe mode. I actually tried every single "f" button (not with the restart combo, but actually turning it off, waiting 30 seconds, then starting it and quickly tapping the F1, F2, ect) and the only one that did not give me the same error message was the F2, pulling up the bios screen. I'm not one to want to mess around with bios, or even safe mode for that matter, so I called a friend of mine that is very computer savy. I have the sony vaio recovery disks, so first we tried that. The disk did actually load, but it does not have an option that didn't include deleating every file on my hard drive, which would really break my heart. Next we tried booting from an XP installation disk. That didn't seem to work at all, so we went into the bios again to verify the "boot order". Put optical followed by hard drive, ect. as the order. Disk still did not work. Then I thought that maybe there was a problem with my cd rom drive - it had been fickle in the past, but lately it'd been working fine. So we shutdown/unplugged/removed the battery, then removed the 160 g relatively new hard drive from the comp and put it into another sony vaio that I have. Still got the same error message. We went through all the steps that we went through on the original