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August 1st, 2005 04:00
Hard driver error message
My hard driver didnot work and I got a message.
Error code 0F00: 1344
Msg: Block 0: Uncorrectable data error or media is write protected.
What does this mean? Can I recover the data from the hard disk?
I thank you in advance if you can help me.
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bacillus
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August 1st, 2005 08:00
Suggest you run the Dell diagnostics and see what error messages come up for your hard drive.
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August 1st, 2005 23:00
ejn63
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August 2nd, 2005 00:00
If you have a working destkop or another notebook, buy a notebook to desktop adapter or an external 2.5" drive case and attach the drive as a secondary. Copy what you can.
If you do not have another working system with XP on it, you'll need to replace that drive, buy the external case and attach the failed drive after rebuilding Windows on the new drive.
If you can't get the data off the drive, and need it, you'll have to ante up the cost of data recovery - budget $1,000 for a simple recovery; perhaps 2-3 or more times that for a lot of data or if the drive has to be opened in a clean room and have the platters moved to a working drive mechanism.