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Thread ID: 91870	2008-07-21 09:22:00	stop 24 error	linw (53)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
690803	2008-07-21 09:22:00	Anyone seen a solution to getting at a HDD that persists in BSODing with the above error? It says it has a ntfs . sys error at a given address but I just can't get anything to boot up to let me run any diagnostics on it . Tried safe mode, tried slaving it to another machine, tried booting with Bart PE, tried the 'R' option with a XP install disk . As soon as they sniff the faulty HDD, bang stop 24 . It's an old Quantum 40GB so is eminently ditchable . Anyway, it's not my machine! Lucky I took a backup of data a couple of days ago! The owner is hunting for the XP installation disk - hope she has it! Even better, I hope she decides to get a new laptop she has been thinking of . Googling shows others have had similar problems . One fixed it with chkdsk/fixboot from the XP installation disk 'R' option but that wouldn't work with me . I'm not going to waste any more time on it unless someone has a quick watertight solution!!	linw (53)
690804	2008-07-21 09:40:00	spinwrite www.grc.com	robsonde (120)
690805	2008-07-21 09:53:00	You forget I said I couldn't get an op sys up with the drive attached . Anyway, getting the drive on my desk to try attaching it to my Vista system via USB, I find it is now not finding track 0 . Continually resets heads but no go . TRASH CAN!!!	linw (53)
690806	2008-07-21 10:25:00	You forget I said I couldn't get an op sys up with the drive attached . Anyway, getting the drive on my desk to try attaching it to my Vista system via USB, I find it is now not finding track 0 . Continually resets heads but no go . TRASH CAN!!! you dont need an OS spinwrite is a dos/boot cd kind of thing . it can often fix track 0 issues .	robsonde (120)
690807	2008-07-21 10:49:00	But why bother? it's an old drive, and probably not trustworthy anymore and there's already a backup of the data...	Agent_24 (57)
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