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April 24th, 2012 13:00
Error Code 2000-0146! Help!
Hey guys I was wondering if you could give me a hand.
In the last couple of days, for no apparent reason, my Inspiron 1545 has basically not been booting up. When I turn it on it'll do one of two things:
1 - take me to my desktop then go completely silent. I can move my mouse about but can't click on anything.
2 - take me to my desktop but as soon as I click on anything the screen goes a translucent grey as if to tell me that a programme has stopped working (the taskbar doesn't function when this happens).
So I did some testing and came up with Error Code 2000-0146. After a bit of research apparently this means that my hard drive is screwed.
BUT I'm still able to boot up in all types of safe mode and the computer works fine, super fast etc. (is that significant?)
As I said this really happened for now reason and my computer hasn't received any serious shocks. I've run virus scans and there's nothing Avast! or SuperAntiSpyware have picked up.
So help me guys, what do I do (apart from backing everything up pronto).?
Cheers
Tom
PudgyOne
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April 24th, 2012 13:00
Tom,
Your hard drive is failing. Backup all files and folders that you cannot afford to lose.
If your computer is under warranty, contact Dell Tech Support.
If your computer is not under warranty, you'll need to replace the hard drive in the near future.
Rick
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April 24th, 2012 14:00
What dyou mean failing? As in I've got only a limited time before it completely packs it in? You got any idea how much time I've got left and how much a replacement would cost?
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April 24th, 2012 15:00
TomJou,
Could quit tommorrow, next week, it's unknown.
Is your system under warranty? If yes, call Dell tech Support.
There is a member that knows what hard drives are in each system and that could give you an approximate cost.
Rick
TomJou
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April 25th, 2012 09:00
Whats this guys name? Aint there a programme I can run to figure out what I've got? My computer when booting up prompts me to insert my windows disk and click "repair computer", would that tell me or help me solve it?
Also have you got any idea why this could have happened/ My computer didnt get any bumps or bruises or anythin beforehand, could it be just old age?
Cheers for anwerin my questions man you're bein really helpful
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April 25th, 2012 09:00
PSA 1000-0146
PSA+ 2000-0146
DST Log contains previous error(s).
Link to Fix
PSA 1000-0147
PSA+ 2000-0147
Unit (x): IDE status failed. Status byte = (x) Control Code = (x) Msg = (s).
Unit (d): Optical drive BIST – (s).
Link to Fix
Hard Drive
Remove and reinstall the Hard Drive for the error codes:
Please see the Service manual for instructions on how to remove and replace the Hard Drive. Be sure to remove and reinstall the cables for the hard drive if you are on a Desktop Computer.
After reinstalling the hard drive re-run the diagnostics if you receive the same error code Contact Us.
Run the Drive Self Test (DST) from the Utility Partition also known as the 32 bit diagnostics to determine if the previous error has been corrected. If the DST from the Utility Partition does not indicate a failure of the drive, we consider the error to have been corrected and the drive does not need to be replaced.