[Thinkpad] Disk I/O Error

[Bruce Markowitz]

Not too sure about your problem, but 
GO ZIPS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Miller" <jam@bright.net>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 7:51 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] Disk I/O Error


> Hello,
> 
> I have been having quite a few problems lately with my ThinkPad 600, 
> and I'm looking for some advice - or at least some confirmation that 
> I'm on the right track.
> 
> My hard drive (this is a replacement 20 GB) has been rather noisy - it 
> almost sounds abrasive at times, with an occasional "click."  I have 
> had a number of "blue screens" - usually happening after substantial HD 
> activity.  There have been two messages in particular: 
>    Kmode_exception_not_handled  ntoskrnl.exe
>    STOP: C0000221Unknown_hard_error
>    
> I should note that this point that all of my data has been successfully 
> moved to another PC, so at least I'm not in crisis <g>.
> 
> After these blue screen errors, I have usually encountered problems 
> getting the ThinkPad to successfully start up again.  I would often get 
> the same messages noted above.  But, if I kept at it, I would 
> eventually manage to get going again.  In a few cases, I used my 
> Windows 2000 CD to try a repair, which did get me back up.  Although I 
> should say, that on at least one occasion, I noticed the following, 
> after putting in the CD and booting up:
>    Disk I/O error   status=00001200  NTDETECT Failed
>    
> Running out of patience, I finally decided to move my data, and FDISK, 
> in the event that I have a corrupt install of Windows 2000.  I figured, 
> hey there's no risk, at this point.
> 
> I downloaded the Drive Fitness Test software, and it did indicate that 
> there was a problem with a section of the data, so, knowing that I was 
> intending to do an FDISK anyway, I decided to erase the data.  I then 
> put the Win 2000 CD in, hoping to do an FDISK, and anything else in 
> preparation of a new install.  On a number of tries, I got the 
>    Disk I/O error   status=00001200  NTDETECT Failed   
>    
> message.  On other attempts, the computer would boot and go into the 
> Win 2000 setup, but stopped at some point, while loading a driver.
> 
> So, I'm looking for suggestions.  Should I use a dos floppy, boot from 
> that and try to get things going?  I do also have the recovery disk.  
> Can anyone help with deciphering the Disk I/O message?  Does this sound 
> like HD troubles, or something more sinister? 
> 
> Thanks for any help you can provide.
> 
>  --
>  Jeff Miller
>  Wooster, OH  USA
> 
> 
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