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WD800 0F00:0240, 0F00:1A40 on 54752, 54753
On a 14 year old Dell Dimension 2400 that I am fixing, I couldn't get the OS to boot (XP). I ran the "Cannot Boot the OS" test on it, and it failed on the IDE tests.
Test Results: Fail
Error Code 0F00:0240
Msg: Block 54752: Address mark not found or media error.
Test Results: Fail
Error Code 0F00:0240
Msg: Block 54753: Address mark not found or media error.
(both errors repeat)
The errors were thrown on the IDE Disk - Read Test and the IDE Disk - Verify Disk. Also, the Confidence test seemed to not run.
Do I need a new HDD, or is there a BIOS fix?
System specs:
Intel Celeron SL6VT
256 MB SDRAM
WD Caviar WD800 80GB HDD
Removed network card
E139765 Bluford MoBo
DELL-Jesse L
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June 23rd, 2017 06:00
ToastCat213,
You would need a new hard drive. Motherboard may also need replaced.
ejn63
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June 24th, 2017 10:00
You're going to need a replacement (used or old stock, since the type of drives - EIDE - these systems use haven't been made in about six years) drive. This one is toast.
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July 17th, 2017 16:00
Thanks, at this point the drive won't even read and i can hear the head clicking rapidly. Looking into a higher capacity capacity of hard disk.