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July 7th, 2015 22:00

HARD DISK Failure repair !!!!

Hello Dell Community

(LAPTOP DELL INspiron 15R N5221--CORE-i7 3517U --1TB HD--8GB ram--2GB AMD RADEON)

one month ago I was working on my laptop then suddenly a msg appear informing me of hard disk failure ... when I run diagnostics nthing appear to be wrong .. however days ago my laptop begins to freeze and be very slow while the same msg still appearing .. I ran diagnostics yesterday Hard disk problem appear from first test sending error code =3E ..... this mean a hard disk failure and I should replace it i knw that ... However there is something called maintenance :D :D .... i went to a maintenance market ... and the technician found  that my hard disk media are running very well however the problem was within the SMART he repaired it  (by Rechecking something's in firmware)...then i installed a fresh copy of Win8.1 no error msgs appear and everything is working well ... i ran diagnostics no errors appear .. HOWEVER AT THE END OF THE DIAGNOSTICS THERE WAS AN EXTRA TEST FOR MEMORY (30minutes test)  I RAN IT AND THERE WAS AN ERROR 2000-0142 ------------> i ran as well as online diagnostics and this was the results ::::::::::::::::    

Hard Drive
Hardware Type
Diagnostic Name
Result

ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB
SMART Status Test
Passed

ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB
Funnel Seek Test
Passed

ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB
Linear Read Test
Passed

ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB
Linear Read Test
Passed

ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB
Random Seek Test
Passed

ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB
Targeted Read Test
Failed

ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB
SMART Short Self Test
Failed

ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB
SMART Thresholds Test
Passed
 
 
 
 
I STILL HAVE A HOPE TO REPAIR IT ...becoz things appear to be better than before after repairing ......
 
PLEASE INFROM ME WHATS UR OPINION REGARDING THIS ISSUE
 
Thanks and sorry for any inconvenience caused :) ............
 

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July 7th, 2015 22:00

Hi Mohammed,


As per the error message the Hard Drive is faulty and needs to be replaced, I would suggest you private message me the system service tag along with the name to check for warranty options and assist you.

Note : To send a private message, click on my name and send private message.

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