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Dell laptop startup error

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  • 12-04-2007 10:04am
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    humaxf1
    Registered Users Posts: 865 ✭✭✭


    Dell Inspiron 6000

    When I press the power button, after the DELL splash screen, a 'PBR 2...done' message appears and I can hear the hard drive doing a 'rhythmic' clicking noise. Is the HDD fecked? I tried 'get data back' program which recognises that it's a 60GB drive, but numerous errors are coming up.

    Also, when I dbl click the drive in My Computer, a message comes up prompting me to format it!

    Any ideas...TIA.


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    #2
    ondafly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,172 ✭✭✭ondafly


    think PBR stands for primary boot record. Sounds like your harddrive is on its way out.


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    #3
    humaxf1
    Registered Users Posts: 865 ✭✭✭humaxf1


    cheers ondafly

    I was chatting to dell tech support...they reckon a Data Recovery lab is the last resort.

    They got to me to run a diagnostic test-> Fn button and power button->release both buttons.

    Oh well...it's not my laptop but the owner won't be too happy!


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