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disk error - Fail. Return Code 7 Join Sign in Hard disk error - Fail. Return Code 7 Disk Drives Disk Drives (Floppy, USB, HDD, CD/DVD/BD) discussion Get this RSS feed Home Forum Media Gallery Wiki Details 10 Replies 0 Subscribers Postedover 9 years ago Options dell hard drive diagnostics error code 4 RSS Share Hard disk error - Fail. Return Code 7 Posted by daveamazon on 2 May 2007 dell hard drive diagnostics return code 7 2:57 My Dimension 4700 stopped booting in Windows normal mode. In safe mode I was able to boot and ran a ChkDsk first thing. It dell hard drive diagnostics download showed 40 KB in bad sectors on the hard drive but then the PC returned to booting normally (at least so far). I called Dell tech support anyway and he had me run the BIOS diagnostics for the hard drive. The result
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was: Fail, return code 7. The tech refused to send a replacement hard drive even though my Dimension is still under warranty. He said because I could still boot into Windows they would not replace the drive. He said I should back up my data and wait for the drive to fail completely before calling Dell again. This sounds crazy to me. I'm definitely backing up my data right now but how can I continue to use a PC with a hard drive that dell diagnostics error code 2000-0142 could fail again at any moment. Does this sound right to anyone else? Thanks. Like 1 Reply You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Posted by Noxo on 2 May 2007 3:22 Error code 7 doesn't mean that there is necessarily a hardware failure, it can be a problem with windows. My suggestion would be to do a pc restore after all of your info is saved, or re-install windows if that is not available. Like 0 Reply You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Posted by shesagordie on 2 May 2007 3:23 daveamazonThe Techie is wrong, the hard drive is failing, Error Code 7 means the drive has failed it's self-test and should be replaced.Try calling Dell again and give them the error code you received running diagnostics.Backing up your data, is a smart thinking.Bev.===================================================Please don't send me questions about your system by DCF Messenger.Post the issue in the appropriate Board, where they will be answered. If my answer was helpful, please use the 'Did this answer the question' and click: YesForum Member since 2001Iam not employed byDell Like 0 Reply You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Posted by Noxo on 2 May 2007 3:40 If you use dell's troubleshooting tree at it will clearly say that..... Some errors reported by the Del
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Tweet Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page… Subscribe to this Thread… Search Thread Advanced Search Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode March 10th, 2011,09:45 PM #1 http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/disk-drives/f/3534/t/18459997 Spike143 View Profile View Forum Posts Virtual Intern Join Date Sep 2000 Location Rochester, NY Posts 249 [RESOLVED] Return Code 7 on a Dell D520 My neighbor has a Dell Dimension E520 that was locking up frequently and at boot I pressed F12 and selected Hard Drive Diagnostics. The report came back with WDC WD800JD-75MSA3-Fail Return code 7. I take it that that means the hard drive http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?248353-RESOLVED-Return-Code-7-on-a-Dell-D520 might be shot or have bad sectors. My question is can this be repaired by formatting the hard drive and reinstalling Windows? OS= Windows Home Edition Thanks in advance for any help. Spike Reply With Quote March 10th, 2011,10:25 PM #2 photolady View Profile View Forum Posts Site Moderator Join Date Mar 2002 Location At my computer, cruising VDR and watching your back Posts 22,572 The error code indictes a failed or failing drive. And failed harddrives cannot be fixed by reinstalling the OS. You need to buy a new drive. New 8 core Gigabyte GA-970A- DS3P Full ATX Motherboard;AMD FX 8120 3.1Ghz; Corsair Vengeance 16GB Memory; Kingston 240GB SSD; WD 320GB SATA; Geforce GT610 1GB Vid card; Windows 7 Professional 64 bit; Antec Nine Hundred Mid tower Built by Me, in 2016!! UBCD How to Burn an ISO Image to a Disc My photos Reply With Quote March 10th, 2011,11:02 PM #3 Spike143 View Profile View Forum Posts Virtual Intern Join Date Sep 2000 Location Rochester, NY Posts 249 Thanks Photolady that's the answer I thought I was going to get. Any recommendations on a 80gb or larger hd that would be fairly reasonable in price? Also SATA vs AT
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