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    Thinkpad - Error 0200 in external boot

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by potifar, Aug 14, 2014.

  1. potifar

    potifar Newbie

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    Hi all,

    I have an old Thinkpad (x31). I use to have Ubuntu OS, and one day when I power it up I got this- Error 0200: fix disk 0.
    So I asked the 'smart one'.. google... about it - and i figure out that my HDD is probably died.
    I deiced trying boot from USB drive... when I did it I got again the same error with little change- Error 0200: fix disk 1.

    so now my question:
    do I need the HDD when I boot from USB floppy drive? (I guess no...)
    if no what do the problem here?

    thanks.
     
    potifar, Aug 14, 2014
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  2. ajkula66

    ajkula66 Courage and Consequence

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    Welcome to the forum!

    A missing - as well as defective - hard drive could throw that code.

    Have you physically removed the HDD prior to booting from the FDD?
     
    ajkula66, Aug 14, 2014
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  3. potifar

    potifar Newbie

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    Thanks.

    So I physically removed the hard drive and now it is boots.
    probably new HDD will be needed... (or better give up my nice old laptop)
     
    potifar, Aug 16, 2014
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    ajkula66 Courage and Consequence

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    Well, it all really depends on how much use that oldie of yours is getting in the first place.

    You can find a decent used PATA drive, 100GB or thereabouts for $30 or so...presuming everything else is OK, that's not a huge investment.

    Good luck.
     
    ajkula66, Aug 16, 2014
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