Ok, I performed the diagnostic test and got the following error message:
Error Code 0148
msg: Error Code 1000-0148
msg: 0:IDE ERROR: status 28 No additional sense information
google tells me this is a hard drive error.
If this is the case I will be extremely unhappy as it will be the second hard drive fail on me in this laptop in just over 1 year and my warrenty has not long ended.
Believe it or not, I reseated my DVD drive and the error code went away.
Of course, the original problem itself did not. Like the last time I could not get into several programs this problem mysteriously went away. If someone ever gets a problem that manifests itself by not being able to launch unrelated programs, the USB port does not work, you can't get into Outlook, you can't get into the control panel, you CAN get into Word. I suspect the Vista indexing system. No proof at all. Just a suspicion. I just KNOW I will see this again.
husky0894
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February 13th, 2009 04:00
Start with the Dell diagnostics - F12 at powerup.
bmd22
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February 13th, 2009 05:00
Hmmmm...
Although the Dell-Support site implies its to do with the optical drive
I wouldn't have thought that my dvd drive would cause my system to hang like it is though
bmd22
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February 13th, 2009 05:00
Ok, I performed the diagnostic test and got the following error message:
Error Code 0148
msg: Error Code 1000-0148
msg: 0:IDE ERROR: status 28 No additional sense information
google tells me this is a hard drive error.
If this is the case I will be extremely unhappy as it will be the second hard drive fail on me in this laptop in just over 1 year and my warrenty has not long ended.
Jayca1
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February 13th, 2009 05:00
Not sure if the second problem is or is not related to teh first problem. But try this ..May work..
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/29415832/display-driver-nvlddmkm-s.aspx
By the way... what is your deductible on the insurance ? :) jk..
eganders
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February 18th, 2009 10:00
I also got the same diagnostic code. Could you please let me know if you solved this problem?
eganders
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February 19th, 2009 03:00
Believe it or not, I reseated my DVD drive and the error code went away.
Of course, the original problem itself did not. Like the last time I could not get into several programs this problem mysteriously went away. If someone ever gets a problem that manifests itself by not being able to launch unrelated programs, the USB port does not work, you can't get into Outlook, you can't get into the control panel, you CAN get into Word. I suspect the Vista indexing system. No proof at all. Just a suspicion. I just KNOW I will see this again.