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sfjp64

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July 5th, 2005 16:00

Disk I/O error - Replace the disk and then press any key

Hi I cannot boot my Inspiron 8100 and keep getting error message 'Disk I/O error - Replace the disk and then press any key'.  The laptop performance has deteriorated gradually over a period of time and in the last couple opf weeks has crashed more frequently and taken anything from 30 mins to a few hours to reboot and now will not reboot at all!!! I am desperate to get the information in my email inbox off the laptop - any ideas??? 

ejn63

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July 5th, 2005 16:00

Most likely, the drive is quickly failing. Mount it in a working desktop or notebook system using an external drive case or a notebook to desktop converter, and copy what you can from the dying drive to the other system's boot drive.

Then replace the drive in the system and run the Dell diagnostics to confirm the failure. Replace the drive.

DO NOT PLAY WITH TRYING TO BOOT WINDOWS on a failing drive - BACK UP FIRST.

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