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- Aug 8, 2002
Hello,
I am trying to fix my aunts Dell 4700C. It gets a BAOD qhwn trying to boot into XP (home I would assume).
Anyway, I ran hard drive diagnostics and got a return code of 7. What exactly does this code mean?
I googled it, and it looked like the HD is dead. It brought up a thread on another forum where they had a 4700 with a Maxtor drive, as ours does, that got this. They were speaking as though the drive was dead for good. Is this the absolute truth?
I think it could be due to the fact that it was placed in a small cabinet with no ventilation and left on for a long time in this New Jersey heat spell.
Thanks for any help/advice.
I am trying to fix my aunts Dell 4700C. It gets a BAOD qhwn trying to boot into XP (home I would assume).
Anyway, I ran hard drive diagnostics and got a return code of 7. What exactly does this code mean?
I googled it, and it looked like the HD is dead. It brought up a thread on another forum where they had a 4700 with a Maxtor drive, as ours does, that got this. They were speaking as though the drive was dead for good. Is this the absolute truth?
I think it could be due to the fact that it was placed in a small cabinet with no ventilation and left on for a long time in this New Jersey heat spell.
Thanks for any help/advice.