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    Averatec 3200 HDD problems ASAP

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by sqkiller, Aug 15, 2007.

  1. sqkiller

    sqkiller Notebook Enthusiast

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    one day when i booted up my averatec i got a blue screen that flashed then my laptop would reboot and it would keep doingt hat till i shut it off i loaded up my windows xp professional sp2 disc and when i go to delete the partition and set up a new one before i reformat it says unable to delete partition exiting windows setup can anyone help me with this problems ASAP
     
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  2. Chutsman

    Chutsman Notebook Evangelist

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    Sounds like the drive may be going bad. Do you have a BartPE or Linux Live CD that you can boot with to see if the drive can be seen?
     
    Chutsman, Aug 17, 2007
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    serenityconsulting Notebook Consultant

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    Chutsman's advice is good - but using the Windows XP Recovery Console in Repair mode, you should be able to obtain a directory of the windows installation directory. This will give you some idea whether the whole drive is trashed.

    Incredible as it sounds, in its default mode (as booted from the CD), the Recovery Console is a limited access tool to protect you from yourself.

    Also, if your goal is to just do a fresh installation without actually changing the current partition parameters, just let the XP disk use its setup routine. It has the option to reformat the existing space.

    Jim Johnson
    Serenity Consulting
     
    serenityconsulting, Aug 17, 2007
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