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June 20th, 2005 16:00

Inspiron 5100 and error code 0f00:0244

I have inspiron 5100. I bought it in january 2004. I have few problems, computer is very slow, and besides that it has some sort of hardware problem. I tested it using diagnostics software and got this:
error code: 0f00:0244
msg. block 237759:uncorrectable data error or media is write protected.

It seems that I have hdd problem. Do I have to replace it?

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June 20th, 2005 17:00

$$$???

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June 20th, 2005 17:00

atm you can get up to 100GB!

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June 20th, 2005 17:00

Yes. The hard drive is failing and needs to be replaced.

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June 20th, 2005 17:00

Any suggestions?
30GB, 40GB?
Can I find something bigger?

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June 20th, 2005 19:00

You can get the Seagate one for just under $180 but it is only a 5400 Rpm Drive.
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101587

The highest performer will be a Hitachi 7k100 100GB 7200 rpm drive but it is presently only available to the large OEMs like Dell.

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June 24th, 2005 13:00

THAT IS THE CHIPPES HRID DRIV IN ALL MY LIVE:smileymad:
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