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General Category => Ask Our Experts => Topic started by: Compuitincolo on April 14, 2013, 10:03:41 pm

Title: HDD-0 Controller failed
Post by: Compuitincolo on April 14, 2013, 10:03:41 pm

Hi everyone, Im running PCD 7.5 on a old Compaq Desktop with windows XP
The problem is that after this computer boots and passes POST it just shows the prompt at the top left corner and nothing on the screen it is not loading anything from the Hard Drive, when running PCD 7.5 in DOS this is what I get

WARNING: DIAGS.PDE not loaded - XMS manager not present.
Batch Mode: 7 - Long HD Test

Testing Started    04/14/2013 14:21:21
HDD-0 Controller........................
  Controller Self Test Failed
  Model: QUANTUM FIREBALLlct10 10 / SN: 872001347513 / Rev: A03.0900
HDD-0 Controller.........................FAILED 04/14/2013 14:21
HDD-0 Hi-Low Seek........................PASSED
HDD-0 Funnel Seek........................PASSED
HDD-0 Track To Track Seek................PASSED
HDD-0 Random Seek........................PASSED
HDD-0 Linear Verify......................PASSED
HDD-0 Random Verify......................PASSED

Testing Completed 04/14/2013 14:33:17

Never seen this type of error before any suggestion?

Title: Re: HDD-0 Controller failed
Post by: Kris_PCD on April 15, 2013, 07:23:09 am

From your test results, it appears that you're having an issue with the HDD Controller.
From my perspective this points to either your Motherboard or possibly the HD cable as the issue.

Title: Re: HDD-0 Controller failed
Post by: Compuitincolo on April 19, 2013, 09:19:41 am

I changed the IDE cable, now I get the message after POST Non-System disk or disk error. Replace and stike any key when ready. Put the old one back and Im getting the same message

Title: Re: HDD-0 Controller failed
Post by: Kris_PCD on April 19, 2013, 09:25:09 am

I'm sorry to say but it is definitely sounding like an issue with the motherboard.
 :(