My laptop is inable to get past the microsoft loading page. I ran the test and got the error code: 0142. Msg error 2000-0142. Meaning there is a problem with the hard drive. I took out the hard drive and put it back in, and it still doesn't work. I don't know what to try without losing all of my data. any advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

You have some viruses and malware.

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My computer did boot up to the desktop, but was completely unresponsive from there when trying to open anything. I ran a system diagnostics and got this error with the status byte of 70. I rebooted into Safe Mode and was then able to open files. I backed up my stuff to a flash drive and then ran Error-Checking in the HD Properties which runs the CHKDSK function the next time the computer is rebooted. That found 2 bad file clusters and repaired them. One was a file called Windows.edb, which does the hard drive search indexing for Windows and was most likely my problem with the lockups. The other was a Napinsp.dll file. After these were fixed and the computer was rebooted, everything worked normally.
This HD is only 9 months old, but if this happens again, I'll replace it again.

2000-0142 and 2000-0146 are hard drive SMART errors, indicating the HDD will fail.
To boot message about the AC adapter was a BIOS level message that normally appears when a Auto/air ac adapter or other 65 watt ac adapter is used to power the system.

sounds like a bad hard drive. Press f12 during the dell logo on startup and choose "diagnostics" from the boot menu, see if more failures relating to the hard drive are returned.

That error is normally a bad hard drive. Replacement is fairly easy and not to expensive, but you will have to reinstall a Operating System to the new drive.

check this
http://en.community.dell.com/forums/p/19…
try repair ur os , download reginout that may help u

the Error code was sited below as the (Disk Self Test) DST Log contains previous error(s)

in case of your error DST log contains previous error(s) doing a chkdsk /r or a repair reinstall of xp might resolve the issue.
to resolve issue...


Error Code Error Message 1000-0141
or
2000-0141 No Drive Detected 1000-0142
or
2000-0142 Drive Self Test Failed Status Byte=XXh 1000-0143
or
2000-0143 Drive Smart Read Command Failed 1000-0144
or
2000-0144 No Support for Drive Self Test Error Code Error Message 1000-0145
or
2000-0145 Timeout waiting for Drive Self Test to complete 1000-0146
or
2000-0146 DST Log contains previous error(s) 1000-0147
or
2000-0147 Unit (x): IDE status failed. Status byte = (x) Control Code = (x) Msg = (s) 1000-0148
or
2000-0148 IDE ERROR: status (x) (s)

Hard drive is failing. Reseat hard drive cables. If it does not work, have to replace hard drive. probably damage from overheating or powersurges.

I have the same error message. It just won't load when you select a profile after booting up. It will boot up in Safe Mode.

Ok well I have a Dell Inspion 1525 and I have been having problems with it the last little while so I ran a diagnoses tests and I got this:

Error: 0142
Msg: Error code 2000-0142
Msg. Hard drive 1- self test unsuccessful status: 79

Just wondering what exactly it is, and how to fix the problem?
Or if I have to reformat my whole computer

• 1 year ago