re Safe Mode

See if the directions HERE help.

 

Hi David,

I had a similar problem last year with a D610, This is what I had to do, 

Go into bios make sure the time and date are exactly correct,

Then disable S.M.A.R.T. for the hard disc, smart stands for:-  self monitoring and reporting technology,

Mine kept detecting an error until I disabled it, (I’ve not had any problems with it disabled in over a year,

This did the trick for, good luck

 

Terry

 

Terry,

 

Thanks for the help with this but the problem is I can't access anything. If there is anything more information, like specifically how to disable S M A R T I would be gretaly appreciative.

David

Hi David, I had a similar problem last year with a D610, This is what I had to do,  Go into bios make sure the time and date are exactly correct, Then disable S.M.A.R.T. for the hard disc, smart stands for:-  self monitoring and reporting technology, Mine kept detecting an error until I disabled it, (I’ve not had any problems with it disabled in over a year, This did the trick for, good luck   Terry

It helps me out of the problem, It's very detailed, Thanks for your sharing!

David..,

First, disregard the inane comment by Queen.Landau. That's just one of a number of bots that are plaguing Dell, Microsoft, Cisco, Apple and other community forums.  I will report it to one of the Dell moderators and see if we can't get it removed.

Now, back to your problem.  Check out this Microsoft knowledge base article for several methods recommended to solve your problem:  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314477

If one of these doesn't get you up and running, then you may have a problem with your hard drive's integrity.

Let us know how you fare.

Tony