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Receiving IDE Device Failed ECC circuitry error during boot-up

Anonymous
2010-10-22T01:14:13+00:00

I have a Dell Dimension 2400 PC.  The Dell monitor recently quit working and emitted a strange odor.  I replaced it with a Samsung EX2220.  Since replacing, I have been having problems at boot up.  I get a message that Primary Drive 0 is not found.  I ran diagnostics and got "IDE Device Failed ECC circuitry error."  When I tried booting from diskette, it failed as well - "Exception occurred in module DISK.MDM! No line mapping found!"  I have been able to get it started eventually (opened up the cover, removed all devices, etc.) but it takes quite a while.  I haven't turned it off in several days because I fear that it will still have problems.  It has been running fine; therefore, I don't think there's a problem with the hard drive.  I was also unable to get it to start in safe mode.  I would press the F8 key but kept getting keyboard failure.  I would appreciate any advice on how to proceed with this problem!

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-10-22T17:06:01+00:00

    Hi 4EverGrateful,

    We first recommend you to cross check if the IDE cables are connected correctly to their respective connectors on the mother board.

    Try the following steps and check the result.

    Step 1: Change the first boot device priority to hard drive in BIOS

    a. Start your computer, press delete button continuously to see BIOS screen.

    b. Change the first boot device priority to hard drive.

    c. Press F10 to save the settings and restart the computer.

    Important: Modifying BIOS/complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) settings incorrectly can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the configuring of BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Modifications of the settings are at your own risk.

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