MBR error

[james1990]

Hi all,

I've got a bit of trouble with a laptop conisistantly not booting and getting an MBR error. Basically after the machine POSTS the screen goes blank and just says "MBR Error, please F11 to fix"......pressing F11 doesn't make a difference.

Ive booted off the xp cd and ran repair and tried to repair the mbr using box fixmbr, I've tried chkdsk, reformatting the hd, all to no avail. Basically when I run fixmbr it says that it cannot due to some problem with the disk, i consistantly get this error with everything I try.

Please please help me as I'm at my wits end!

Many Thanks, James

 

[Beowulf005]

Looks like the HD has failed and needs to be replaced.

When frustrated remember, in the computer world there is almost always a backdoor.

 

[linney]

The drive manufacturer will have free diagnostic software able to thoroughly check the condition of the hard drive.