Start it up all it says is disk read error press anykey to restart then i press a key comes back up says the same thing

Hi sharetta lan...

To change the ide mode back to sata mode you will have to enter the bios.
To enter the bios you will start the computer and as it is starting tapping the delete key,F2 or F10 key depending on your computer.
Once you are in the bios you can change the ide mode back to sata mode.
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In most cases, all recent versions of Windows use Ctrl+Alt+Del to bring up the Tasm Manager. You can't usually use that key combo to restart your PC.
When you did that, was any application highlighted as 'not responding?' If so, that is where you should start looking for problems.
Otherwise, try to post additional information for us here.
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After you might have put in your XP CD in the CD DRIVE then your restart your system and once is coming on again it prompt for you to press anykey so as to boot from the CD you insert into it then when you press anykey it start immediately and you follow the commands or if is not bringing the press anykey to boot from CD then from restart press the F6 so for you to adjust the setting to Boot from CD as the first Booting sequence and Hard disk as the Second booting device ok then it you press ok and save changes and continue . i hope you will understand like that or probably still use the factory setting by pressing F11 from start up and it will load your system to the way the manufacturer produces it well functioning.

Please Check You Disk By CHKDSK COmmand in dos
For it Press F8 Key continuously When Computer Started and Select Option Run In DOS MODE!!

VIkas Agrawal
MCA

Its the problem with your Hard disk. Try to boot from xp cd and install a new copy. you will get error on installing if Hard disk is damaged. then you have to replace with new one

Hi there
can u try to boot into safe mode f8 if not boot into bios than go to your harddrive area and see if it can find your harddrive and try the default settings and save and reboot also make sure there is no cd rom in the drive and there is no floppy in the drive

if it is a new pc or laptop, you should install the harddisk driver.

try to install windows operating system.

Your hard drive has gone bad. You will need to replace it and reinstall windows.

Turn the pwr off for 5 minutes
turn the pwr on and tap the F8 or press the F8, 8 times
and select safe mode and do a system restore

1- Press and hold the power button on your computer box/case/tower until it shuts down. 2- keep tap/click on "F8" botton while turning you computer on. 3- A black option with some text on it should appear 3- choose Safe Mode 4- go to "My Computer" and right Click on "C" drive and choose Properties 5- go to "Tools" then click "Check Now" button in the "Error Checking" box 6- tick "Automatic ..." then click "Start" 7- Click Shadule and restart your computer. 8- Do not click any thing utill teh utility checks your system If you still have the same problem then it means that you have a virus Download AVG Antivirus if you dont have antivirus program. Now restart your computer and do the step 2-3 and run your antivirus program to search for all "files and folder". Link to download AVG Antivirus: http://free3.grisoft.cz/filedir/inst/avg75free_488a1157.exe