Greatbacon The Most Delicious of All Meats Posts: 1,980 Joined: Mar 2008 |
12-03-2010, 01:31 PM
So a buddy of mine has been getting some error messages on his computer, they are as follows.
NTLDR: couldn't open drive multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1) and windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrup: <Windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe My google-fu seems to indicate that these arise from issues with a corrupted windows install or some hardware issues with the harddrive. Anyway, if I could get a second opinion from you lot, that would be quite swell. Oh, the computer is also running an install of Windows XP and has been running fine for a little over a year or so now. |
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CaffeinePowered Mad Hatter Posts: 12,998 Joined: Mar 2008 |
12-03-2010, 01:32 PM
Have you tried hooking the drive up to another working computer just to test if it can even be read or not?
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MasterGH Lurker Posts: 250 Joined: Jul 2010 |
12-03-2010, 03:12 PM
The exact same error happened to me when an old HDD started to develop bad sectors. Wasn't fun.
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HeK Rotartsinimda Posts: 4,183 Joined: Jun 2015 |
12-03-2010, 05:21 PM
(12-03-2010, 03:12 PM)MasterGH link Wrote: The exact same error happened to me when an old HDD started to develop bad sectors. Wasn't fun. I'd start with a vendor-supplied test disc, rule out hardware problems from the get-go. |
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Greatbacon The Most Delicious of All Meats Posts: 1,980 Joined: Mar 2008 |
12-05-2010, 05:31 PM
(12-03-2010, 05:21 PM)HeK link Wrote: [quote author=MasterGH link=topic=5201.msg186011#msg186011 date=1291407156] I'd start with a vendor-supplied test disc, rule out hardware problems from the get-go. [/quote]Supplied with the HDD? Because I don't remember any disk with the HD when it shipped in. |
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HeK Rotartsinimda Posts: 4,183 Joined: Jun 2015 |
12-05-2010, 07:07 PM
(12-05-2010, 05:31 PM)Greatbacon link Wrote: [quote author=HeK link=topic=5201.msg186041#msg186041 date=1291414906] I'd start with a vendor-supplied test disc, rule out hardware problems from the get-go. [/quote]Supplied with the HDD? Because I don't remember any disk with the HD when it shipped in. [/quote] No, no, they are supplied from the vendor. Post the make/model of the drive and I'll link you to the appropriate software. |
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[fr31ns]Karrde The Handy Murse Posts: 2,655 Joined: May 2008 |
12-05-2010, 10:54 PM
Ultimate Boot CD has a good selection of tools including brand specific HDD analysis tools (bundled all together )
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zaneyard Made with Whole Gainz (tm) Posts: 6,930 Joined: Jun 2008 |
12-06-2010, 03:37 AM
yeah i think it has both seagates and western digitals software on there
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Greatbacon The Most Delicious of All Meats Posts: 1,980 Joined: Mar 2008 |
12-07-2010, 12:30 AM
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HeK Rotartsinimda Posts: 4,183 Joined: Jun 2015 |
12-07-2010, 07:17 PM
(12-07-2010, 12:30 AM)Greatbacon link Wrote: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...-_-NA-_-NA http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?lo...04090aRCRD |
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[fr31ns]Karrde The Handy Murse Posts: 2,655 Joined: May 2008 |
12-08-2010, 04:14 AM
Either way, it seems the Holiday season is the season of HDD problems this year
<+Karrde> welp, time to learn some basic patterning skills <@Negate> 12121212121212121212 <@Negate> there is a simple pattern <+Karrde> I changed my mind. Gonna cosplay as a gay demon from hell and get negate raped instead XD <+Caffeine`work> Karrde: Gay demon? Why would you need to cosplay just go as yourself <+FlyingMongoose> Caffeine`work: Karrde would actually have to tone it down some. |
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