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BIOS problem while starting
Dear all,
I have DELL Vostro 1540 laptop
shile starting it shows error as follows,
boot drive=80, Not CD
get_cdinfo(81), int13/4B01(81), err=1, drive=81, cdrom_drive == FFFFFFFF.
S=1023/255/63, int13/02(80), err=0
initial estimation: Cmax=1023, Hmax=254, Smax=63
Solution 1(bad_things=0): H=255, S=63.
perfectly Good!
Warning: MBR cylinders (60802) is not equal to the BIOS one(1023).
Warning: MBR total sector (976771072) is greater than the BIOS one (16434495).
Some buggy BIOSes could hang when you access sectors exceeding the BIOS limit.
failure.
End of menu init commands. Press any key to enter command-line or run menu.....
I have updated BIOS with lastest one available on site.
Checked system with diagnostic tool and no error found.
Please help to solve.
DELL-Munawar P
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October 7th, 2013 03:00
Hi shashikharbas
I’d be glad to assist you regarding the same, I appreciate that you’ve tried a couple of troubleshooting steps. As you were able to perform diagnostics which confirmed no issues and also were able to update the BIOS as the computer is able to boot but we still need to check the hard drive for any errors, please try performing a custom scan on the hard drive and let us know if that passes the test.
1. Please shut down the computer, remove all the components connected to the computer (including battery) and as nothing’s connected to the computer, press and hold power button for about a minute, which will release the flea power.
2. Restart the computer and tap F12 at the startup.
3. Select Diagnostics
4. The ePSA starts running the quick test without waiting for user input
5. To select a specific device to test, you can tap the Esc key.
6. Under the list of components click on icon hard drive and complete running the test.
Please complete the test and capture any error message and reply us with your findings.