Dell Dimension 8100, EIDE Controller

Question

At startup I get the following message on my  Dell Dimension 8100 'Dell's disk monitoring system has detected that drive 0 on the primary EIDE controller is operating outside of normal specifications. It is advisable to immediately back up your dara and replace your harddisk drive by calling your support desk or Dell computer corporation'.  The first thing that I did was look on the Dell website for help and it recommend downloading and running the hard drive diagnostics which can quickly pinpoint most drive failures.  I ran this diagnostics test and it says there is a failure on two areas, as follows: 1. IDE Disk - device self test     Result code 0F00-0138     Msg IDE Device failed : Circuitry error 2. IDE Disk - Read test     Result code 0F00-0248     Msg:Block 0: Targer device aborted the commandI desperately need any help on how this problem can be sorted quickly, as it is making the pc run slower, which is frustrating.

ejn63 · Answer

The hard drive is dead or dying. Replace it.

DELL-Donald K · Answer

I Agree, the HDD is dying, get a replacement quickly. I got a 160GB drive at Sam's club for $79.00 plus tax

osprey4 · Answer

Bummer, you have to buy a new hard drive. :)

Sinistarr · Answer

I am gettng the same type of error but not all the time.
I also get an error that tells me the drive is not found on either channel, not even the dvd or cdrw drive. I tend to believe that maybe the controller is on it's way out.
I've done diagnostice on both hd's they check out fine.
Maxtor 160gb - Maxtor 60gb primary IDE
LITEON DVD DRIVE - LITEON CDRW DRIVE Secondary IDE
1024 mb rambus

My system is a Dimension 8200 with 2.53 P4 Dual OS. Windows XP Home SP1 and Red Hat 10 I'm using System Commander to boot with. Neither HD is original, It (the original 40gb) died many moons ago.

I've also reseated all drives and it still comes up. It used to be sparodic, once in a blue moon, but now it's doing it more often. What's the prognosis? BAD? The computer is out of warranty, so if it is the controller, is my only option a new MB?

Any Help would be appreciated.
Rick

Storage, Drives & Media

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