blue screen - Diagnostics - IDE Disk error

Question

Hi, I have an Inspiron 6000 with Windows XP SP2 installed.   Recently I have been getting regular Blue Screen crashes during normal use (no specific software).   I always get a stop error with the same code in the first and last place of the error message, and the middle 2 are always different.. Example: 0x000000F4 (00000003, xxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxx, 805C7478)   I did a diagnostics test (tree symptom - blue screen), and all passed ok except the 'IDE Disk - Read Test' which failed with 'Error Code - 0F00:0232 Msg block 27734015 timeout waiting for IRQ'   My Question: could this be the cause of the blue screens, and if so, how can I fix it, or how can I prevent this part of the disk from being used?   thanks in advance for any help

ejn63 · Answer

Replace the hard drive with a new one; the old one is failing.

MrRagno · Answer

Rollox

How did you manage to solve the problem?

I had exactly the same symptoms and now my Insp 6000 cant start. I have tried the Dell Diagnostics and got the same problem: error code 0F00:0232.

In the technical support pages they recommend to create a Boot CD, but obviously I cant do that as I cant even start my laptop.

How could I start my Laptop in order to perform a Backup?

Any help would be much appreciated,

Thanx

Mrr

rolloxx · Answer

the solution was unfortunately - buy a new disk. Seems to be a standard problem with this laptop.

MrRagno · Answer

Does anyone know which type of cable do I need to connect my old HDD of my inspiron 6000 to a new laptop USB port? I still have the HDD after it developed the problems mentioned above:

Blue screens and then a bad boot sector.

I ordered one but was not the correct one.

Thanks,

MrRagno

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