A read disk error occurred windows xp

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ronwin

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Jan 13, 2013
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Hello,
a read disk error occurred press ctl alt del
bios list starts then 'pressF2 for set up'

cannot press F on rebooting . nor F5 nor win logo =R for start. running winxppro
 

zdbc13

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If you get a read disk error when you are booting your hard drive is probably dead. If you know what brand of hard drive you could download their diagnostics and burn a boot cd to test it (from another computer).
 
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