A disk read error occured!

FranticG33k

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Okay so here's what happened. I was using Windows 8 when my pc froze and i restarted it. And it showed the error message, "A disk read error occurred. Press ctrl alt del to restart". Since then i havenot been able to boot into my pc.

Initially, i thought it was HDD problem. But
when i used the hard drive in an external hd case, it worked fine on other pc. also i can boot into my ubutnu partition normally on my pc. i have even tried the windows 8 repair options via a bootable windows 8 dvd but none of them helped. I have tried switching my sata ports and cables and that didn't help either. I am so frustated right now. Please help. Thank you :))
 
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ferooxidan

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i got the same problem, it could be you MoBo, or SATA port or SATA cable. My way around it is switching the port, it usually helps, but will occur again later (2-3 months). My other way is to change the cable, same result, usually helps but will occur again later (2-3 months). I don't know the exact solution to this problem. My HDD works fine in other PC too. Maybe your PSU has too low wattage (i think this is my problem too). If it is HDD failure, i don't think so because i tried to change HDD with a new one and still got the same problem after 2-3 months prior using.

I got a question for you: when your PC freeze, did your HDD make strange clicking noise like "ziiiiit..click, ziiiit..click" repeatedly? Mine's like that, and i still don't know what it means till now after 5 years nor the exact solution to this problem. Anyway, if you have decent PSU to power everything, try switching the port or the cable. I hope this help.

Best Regards,

ferooxidan
(find me on steam as revergenie, playing DoTA 2 :D)

 

FranticG33k

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Thank you for the reply. To answer your question, nope the hdd didnt make any sort of noise. My pc just stuck and after i rebooted it, the problem started occuring.
Anyway, i have temporarily solved the problem by formatting my windows partition. i backed up my data from ubuntu. The problem has now disappeared. Everything is running fine now. Althought, i cant say if the problem will occur again.
Thank you :)
 
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