fergus1973, Typically that error is an indication that the BOOT.INI file on the root of the C: drive is hosed. To fix the problem do the following:
1. Insert and boot from your Windows XP CD. 2. At the first R=Repair option, press the R key 3. Press the number that corresponds to the correct location for the installation of Windows you want to repair. Typically this will be #1. 4. Type bootcfg /list to show the current entries in the BOOT.INI file. 5. Type bootcfg /rebuild to repair it. 6. Take out the Windows CD and type exit.
I have seen this on previous posts but as far as step 2 ok.
step 3: I have no number
i have also tried using other replies and when I get to bootcfg /list I have a message that says no entry of startup is currently available for display
i have also tried bootcfg /repair which again gives a message error search failed ...use chkdsk - this I have done and everything appears ok
I then took at my ressource cd (still virgin after 5 years!) and had a look. I did the fast search and found a few message errors
1. 0f00:136c message ide device failed. blank media or no media is present in optical drive. test requires media with digital data (ressource cd, install cd)
apparently ths could be a graphics card problem which could cost a packet to repair (google search) all other refs are related to dells (hmmm..)
2. 0f00:133e a possible failure is predicted by the drives S.M.A.R.T...it is advisable to immediat
3. 0f00:013e
I am not very happy as had problems from day 1; dell all in one printer worked for one day, new mp3 player very rarely recognised etc and calls to DEll involved completely reinstalling windows and being on the phone for 5 hours while the technicain went through it with me and even if it worked in the end the next day it was back to square one.
The 0f00:133e S.M.A.R.T. error means your hard drive has an impending failure. S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a system in which hard disk drives incorporate a suite of advanced diagnostics that monitor the internal operations of a drive and provide an early warning for many types of potential problems. When a potential problem is detected, the hard drive can be repaired or replaced before any data is lost or damaged. If you have any valuable data on that hard drive that hasn't been backed up I'd suggest popping it into another computer as a slave device & seeing if you can access the folders on it in Windows Explorer from the other system's boot drive.
I wouldn't worry about the 0f00:136c IDE device failed error. That always happens during the optical drive test in Dell diagnostics if the drive being tested doesn't have a data CD in it for the read test to try accessing. In your case I'm guessing you have two optical drives and the second one was being tested when that error occurred. Your primary optical drive obviously works since you were able to boot to your Windows CD and the Resource CD.
The_Namek
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July 28th, 2009 10:00
fergus1973,
Typically that error is an indication that the BOOT.INI file on the root of the C: drive is hosed. To fix the problem do the following:
1. Insert and boot from your Windows XP CD.
2. At the first R=Repair option, press the R key
3. Press the number that corresponds to the correct location for the installation of Windows you want to repair. Typically this will be #1.
4. Type bootcfg /list to show the current entries in the BOOT.INI file.
5. Type bootcfg /rebuild to repair it.
6. Take out the Windows CD and type exit.
fergus1973
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July 29th, 2009 01:00
the Namek - thanks for your reply.
I have seen this on previous posts but as far as step 2 ok.
step 3: I have no number
i have also tried using other replies and when I get to bootcfg /list I have a message that says no entry of startup is currently available for display
i have also tried bootcfg /repair which again gives a message error search failed ...use chkdsk - this I have done and everything appears ok
I then took at my ressource cd (still virgin after 5 years!) and had a look. I did the fast search and found a few message errors
1. 0f00:136c message ide device failed. blank media or no media is present in optical drive. test requires media with digital data (ressource cd, install cd)
apparently ths could be a graphics card problem which could cost a packet to repair (google search) all other refs are related to dells (hmmm..)
2. 0f00:133e a possible failure is predicted by the drives S.M.A.R.T...it is advisable to immediat
3. 0f00:013e
I am not very happy as had problems from day 1; dell all in one printer worked for one day, new mp3 player very rarely recognised etc and calls to DEll involved completely reinstalling windows and being on the phone for 5 hours while the technicain went through it with me and even if it worked in the end the next day it was back to square one.
may just decide to but a typewriter instead ;o)
tahnks for any help that anyone can offer
The_Namek
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July 29th, 2009 09:00
The 0f00:133e S.M.A.R.T. error means your hard drive has an impending failure. S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a system in which hard disk drives incorporate a suite of advanced diagnostics that monitor the internal operations of a drive and provide an early warning for many types of potential problems. When a potential problem is detected, the hard drive can be repaired or replaced before any data is lost or damaged. If you have any valuable data on that hard drive that hasn't been backed up I'd suggest popping it into another computer as a slave device & seeing if you can access the folders on it in Windows Explorer from the other system's boot drive.
I wouldn't worry about the 0f00:136c IDE device failed error. That always happens during the optical drive test in Dell diagnostics if the drive being tested doesn't have a data CD in it for the read test to try accessing. In your case I'm guessing you have two optical drives and the second one was being tested when that error occurred. Your primary optical drive obviously works since you were able to boot to your Windows CD and the Resource CD.