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July 12th, 2011 11:00
error code 0f00:136b
Does anyone know of a way to recover from an error code of 0F00:136B, "DISK - First block 0 greater than last block 18446744073709551615"? Other than reloading the OS and/or restoring from a backup? I did run the hardware diagnostics, which is where I got the error code. When I attempt to boot, I get the error message "virtual disk failure" and then it hangs and won't boot.
Secondly, in conjunction with my question above, can anyone provide me with a cause for the above occurring? And, one last associated question, if the drive had been in a raid, would this error have destroyed the raid and forced a reload of the system just as if there were only 1 drive in the system?
Thank you in advance for whatever light you may be able to shed on this problem,
RonD_1953
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July 12th, 2011 14:00
That error code, doing a google search, says the drive is defective. Why it developed a problem is the $64 question - no way to know except it has failed. If you are still in warranty, contact Dell support. If not you will have to replace the drive yourself.
If you had a RAID 1 configuration with two drives, both drives have the identical information and if one drive fails you still have the info on the second drive and and rebuild a new drive from the drive that still has the data. If you had a RAID 0 configuration, that splits the data over two drives and if one drive fails you have lost part of the data and basically must start over and reinstall.
I tried a RAID 1 configuration and had a problem, not a hardware failue, but apparantely a corruption due to a Windows update. I went back to a standard one drive configuration and used the second drive for full hard drive backups using Acronis True Image disk "ghost" software. I do periodic backups(all drive partitions) and if the hard drive were to fail or become corrupted I can rebuild the hard drive in about an hour, back to how it was when I did the backup. With this type of backup, they need to be done regularly and at a minimum of at least once a week. Remember backups are not for IF they are ever needed, they are for WHEN they are needed (such as the case you have now).
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July 13th, 2011 16:00
confirmed using Dell diagnostics CD the drive is dead. Fortunately, I do have an Acronis image to restore from - only it's older than I would like it to be, but at least it will get the server back up and online for my remote web developer to start working with again.
Thank you for the information and assistance.