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SeattleJeff

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January 5th, 2006 05:00

BIOS/DST test showing error 1000-0141 error

Computer was having random hard drive failures.  I would leave the computer on overnight (running Windows XP) and check in the morning and would get message, missing boot device, etc. F1 to try again or F2 to run setup type messages.
Have flashed the bios to the latest (A13 I think), tried with two different drives, clean installed Windows on both and computer started to work again (for a week or so) and now same errors.  Power on the computer now and it never boots to the drive, the bios doesn't see the hard drive *or* the Cd-rom attached.  Sounds like the IDE controller is toast.  Any other suggestions to try or can anyone tell me what it would cost to get the machine repaired?
 
Forgot to add that the computer is a Latitude C840 w/512mb of ram, 60gb hd.

Message Edited by SeattleJeff on 01-05-2006 01:21 AM

Ed C

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January 5th, 2006 08:00

Simple the hard drive is failing. Replace it.

The HDD and the CD drive are on the same IDE channel. IF either of those drives fail the system will not see the other drive. Remove the HDD and see if you can boot the system from a bootable CD-ROM disk. If you can then the HHD is dead or dying.

Message Edited by Ed C on 01-05-2006 05:40 AM

SeattleJeff

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January 5th, 2006 12:00

The computer will not see just the CD-rom, nor will it see just the HDD.  I mentioned in my post that I have tried 3 different HD's in the system and two of the three drives were brand new so I doubt both are failing (and in fact, the second drive was later re-installed in another machine and no problems.)  The most recent drive will read/write just fine from an external enclosure as well.  With both drives removed the laptop still generates the 1000-0141 message, as well as with only one of the two drives.  Since this is the case I am not able to boot from a CD-rom since the BIOS is not recognizing either drive at any time.  Any more suggestions, and again I ask, anyone know the cost of getting this repaired?

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