Internal Hdd Soft Error Fixed By Retries
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Go to Page... Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes #1 15-12-12, 11:56 ivansmagic Enthusiastic contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 256 Internal HDD HARD Error ! Hi, I have a Dell Latitude D610. When I boot it up I get the message "Internal HDD Hard Error ! Strike the F! key to continue, F2 to run the utility" I haven't got a clue where to start, so any help with this would be appreciated ivansmagic View Public Profile Send a private message to ivansmagic Find all posts by ivansmagic #2 15-12-12, 12:30 greysts Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Colchester Posts: 22,505 Re: Internal HDD HARD Error ! What happens when you press either the F1 or F2 key? __________________ http://www.rivergippingtrust.org.uk/ Preserving the historic heritage of the Stowmarket Navigation greysts View Public Profile Send a private message to greysts Visit greysts's homepage! Find all posts by greysts #3 15-12-12, 12:38 Joe_London Top contributor Join Date: May 2003 Location: London Posts: 14,378 Re: Internal HDD HARD Error ! It seems there are a lot of people with similar issues here: http://www.google.com/search?q=Inter...20Hard%20Error Is the computer dead or does it still boot into windows? How old is the machine? Which Operating System does it have? Joe. Joe_London View Public Profile Send a private message to Joe_London Find all posts by Joe_London #4 15-12-12, 12:39 ivansmagic Enthusiastic contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 256 Re: Internal HDD HARD Error ! Thanks for getting back so quickly :-) pressing F1 brings up "No bootable devices--Strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility" If I press F1 again I keep getting the same message, F2 takes me into the setup menu. ivansmagic View Public Profile Send a private message to ivansmagic Find all posts by ivansmagic #5 15-12-12, 12:40 ivansmagic Enthusiastic contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 256 Re: Internal HDD HARD Error ! Joe, Its quite old. No it doesn't boot into windows. Using XP on the laptop ivansmagic View Public Profile Send a private message to ivansmagic Find all posts by ivansmagic #6 15-12-12, 12:53 Joe_London Top contributor Join Date: May 2003 Location: London Posts: 14,378 Re: Internal HDD HARD Error ! Quote: Its quite old. No it doesn't boot into windows. Using XP on the laptop Might be time to bite the bullet and replace it. Repairing this kind of issue can be expensive unless you have some sophisticated diagnostic equipment or lots of parts and time t