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Posts: 28 Location: Tampa, FL Last night there was a prompt on my laptop Lenovo T61 Thinkpad (2008) about downloading and installing Windows Updates. I allowed the update to download and install. Later, the prompt told me that I should not turn off my computer, but it will turn it self off when the updates were done. This evening when I came hard drive initialization error home and turned my laptop on, the Thinkpad splash screen appeared then there were two beeps and I get this black screen with this message:ERROR2100: HDD0 (Hard Disk drive) initialization error (2)Press
for Help Receive Real-Time Help Create a Freelance Project Hire for a Full Time Job Ways to Get Help Ask a Question Ask for Help Receive Real-Time Help Create a Freelance Project Hire for 2100 detection error on hdd0 (main hdd) press esc to continue a Full Time Job Ways to Get Help Expand Search Submit Close Search Login Join Today Products BackProducts Gigs Live Careers Vendor Services Groups Website Testing Store Headlines Experts Exchange > Questions > 2100: HDD0 Hard disk drive initialization error (1) & Thinkpad can't boot up Want to Advertise Here? Solved 2100: HDD0 Hard disk drive initialization error (1) & Thinkpad can't boot http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=99948 up Posted on 2011-11-02 MS Legacy OS Laptops/Notebooks Hardware 5 Verified Solutions 12 Comments 6,376 Views Last Modified: 2012-05-12 Refer to attached. Occasionally (about 20-30% of the times) when I tried to boot up my laptop, it will give the attached screen error within 3-5 seconds after powering up my X61 Usually I would power it off & power on & it would be https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/27429021/2100-HDD0-Hard-disk-drive-initialization-error-1-Thinkpad-can't-boot-up.html able to boot up on Win XP Professional SP3 again. Q1: What's the cause? Q2: Is this is a hardware or software issue? Q3: Other than reinstall the entire OS (which I wanted to avoid as I don't want all my apps to be gone as I think reinstall will require the apps to be reinstalled?), what else can I do to remedy this? SNC00093.jpg 0 Question by:sunhux Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google LVL 21 Best Solution bymcsween This is a hardware issue; it could be a couple things but most likely is the hard drive getting ready to fail. I would get a backup of the system right away using Ghost, ImageX, or Drive Snapshot before Go to Solution 12 Comments LVL 21 Overall: Level 21 MS Legacy OS 5 Hardware 1 Message Accepted Solution by:mcsween2011-11-02 This is a hardware issue; it could be a couple things but most likely is the hard drive getting ready to fail. I would get a backup of the system right away using Ghost, ImageX, or Drive Snapshot before it dies. You can just replace the hard drive and boot to DOS
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Acer, Asus or a custom build. We also provide an extensive Windows 7 tutorial section that covers a wide range of tips and tricks. Windows 7 Help Forums Windows 7 help and support General Discussion » User Name Remember Me? Password Advanced Search Show Threads Show Posts Advanced Search Go to Page... Windows 7: 0xc000000e Error 2100: HDD0 (HardDisk Drive) initialization error (2) Page 1 of 2 1 2 > 13 Feb 2016 #1 dav1129 Windows XP SP3 49 posts 0xc000000e Error 2100: HDD0 (HardDisk Drive) initialization error (2) Hallo. I have a failed HDD. In the past I have usually been able to help myself to at least retrieve any data from the HDD. But this time the problem seems to be different. If it has any bearing, this is the first time since upgrading to Windows 7 and operating for I can't remember how long, since without any issues. As I always have in the past, this HDD is formatted with a separate partitions (1) for the OS and program files, and (2) for my data. This has usually this been enough to retrieve my data by installing the drive in a second Thinkpad using a second HDD adapter and retrieving the data. These days I also keep most of my data on a NAS but I do have some folders on a D:\ or Data drive which I would like to retrieve. This time however I cannot even 'see' the drive at all. Not when I try to boot from it, or as a second HDD using an adapter. It is not even visible under Disk Management in case it needed to be initialized (again?) So this time, I seem stuck, unable to help myself: In the first instance, I get the Error 2100: HDD0 (Hard Disk Drive) initialization error (2) when booting from the drive. When I press ESC to continue, the computer tries to initialize the HDD or something, and from memory, I think displays an 'unable to boot from an