If upon booting your Windows system, you frequently get the error â Disk Read error occurred, Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart here are a few things you could try to resolve the issue.
If MemTest86+ finds any errors during the test, your computerâs RAM or RAM slot(s) may be faulty.Since that is the case, try substituting RAM sticks and inserting your current RAM sticks into different RAM slots to determine where the problem lies. If upon booting your Windows system, you frequently get the error - Disk Read error occurred, Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart here are a few things you could try to. PartitionGuru Free. The best free partition software to simply resize partition, convert MBR to GPT, check bad sectors and backup data under Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP. Mar 11, 2018 A disk read error occurred. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart? Disk read error occurred windows 7? Disk read error occurred windows 10? How to fix 'disk read err. Warning: During the process, the content of the target hard drive will be deleted, so an empty disk would work the best. If the target disk contains data, please ensure the important data has been backed up.
The first thing you need to do is, press Ctrl+Alt+Del and see. However, when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, if on reboot, the system brings you back to the same error screen, and this goes in a loop, you may need to troubleshoot further. If this error is accompanied by a strange noise which signifies a hardware issue.
A disk read error occurred
The causes of the error could be many, but we can narrow them down to three basic ones:
1] Run Check Disk from the command prompt
Since the computer wonât boot, we need to troubleshoot the issue using Advanced options.
After booting to the Advanced Options menu, click on Command Prompt.
Once the Command Prompt screen is open, execute the following command:
In this path, C is your root drive. It could be changed if different.
If it finds and fixes the issues, you would get a report of the errors. If not, it would display the message Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems. In that case, move on to the next step.
2] Repair Master Boot Record
Since the previous case has been isolated, the problem might be with the Master Boot Records (MBR). At times, the Master Boot Records can get corrupted. Though a serious problem, it can be rectified. You will have to repair the Master Boot Record.
3] Update the BIOS of the system
Now, this is tricky, and you are not familiar with it, do not try it. Updating the BIOS can cause issues if done incorrectly â but at the same time has been known to resolve such problems. So update the BIOS of your Window system. You might need to download the BIOS from the manufacturerâs website and create a media CD/DVD for the process. If the issue persists despite updating the BIOS, we could safely assume the problem is with the hardware.
4] Checking the Hardware
This might need temporary removal of the hard drive and needs to be done by someone sound with computer hardware.
If the solutions mentioned above donât work, we might need to send the system to a hardware technician for repair.
All the best!
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When you have a problem while using your computer and you receive an error message during a crash, youâre hoping the message will point toward the cause and then it can be appropriately rectified. This doesnât always happen though and the message can be rather generic and the fix isnât exactly a straightforward affair with a clear place to start troubleshooting.
Unfortunately, there seems to be many errors you could encounter on your system that sound straightforward but lead to the same problem, the error message isnât accurate enough for you to make a clear decision about what to do next.
A while back I had a problem with my computer, and after some odd things happening such as a CD-R failing a burn and the computer starting to respond very slow, I decided to shut it down and leave it for a while. When I booted it up the next day, I got the error message:
A disk read error occurred. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart.
However, the BIOS detected the hard drive just fine. After an exhaustive search around the Internet and forums, no one had the exact fix for this problem and there doesnât seem to be one fix to try in preference to any others.
What makes this even worse is there are so many different ways to attempt to fix this error, it could take days to get through them all. And to make matters worse, a disk read error might not actually mean thereâs a problem with the hard drive itself! Also there seems to be just as many software causes as hardware causes.
Listed below are some of the possible solutions we came across to fix the âA disk read error occurred. Press ctrl+alt+delete to restartâ problem.
1. Test the Memory
This isnât actually mentioned that much around the web as a solution to the disk read error problem, but believe it or not, this was my problem. I used a tool called Memtest86+ and ran tests on my RAM, and indeed there were problems. After experimenting between different sticks and RAM slots I eventually deduced my RAM slot 2 was damaged because the sticks worked fine in the other slots.
As this is a simple and non destructive test meaning youâre not touching the hard drive risking further damage, it is recommended you try this first. It may sound odd but in fact memory problems can be responsible for a vast array of different errors on a system where testing your RAM might be the last thing you think of.
2. Try the Drive on Another Machine
As weâve said, although this problem sounds like a simple hard drive issue, people around the web have reported that they have traced the problem to faulty video cards, modems, motherboards and even power supplies. The easiest way to rule out any of these is to take the hard drive out and connect it up to another machine or connect it to the same machine via external USB. If you can boot it up past the error or can access all your files without a problem, then the issue will likely be related to other hardware in your machine.
Unfortunately in this case it could be down to trial and error in finding the offending piece of hardware by removing or replacing what you can, although the next possible fix is quite easy.
While the drive is connected by another method, itâs recommended to run a scan with something like HD Tune to test for any bad sectors. Whether HD Tune finds any issues or not, you should also run a âchkdsk drivename: /râ from a command prompt while youâre able to or use a portable tool to do it for you.
Itâs also wise to make a backup of your files or the whole drive while the drive is accessible.
3. Check / Replace Cables
Although I havenât seen SATA cables fail (but obviously they can), faulty IDE cables can sometimes cause issues such as read or write errors on hard drives as well as optical burners. If you have spare cables, you can replace them, or unplug the current cables, inspect for damage, and then reconnect them if OK. Also try different SATA or IDE ports if you can as there is a possibility of a damaged port.
If you get the disk read error after installing a new drive, make sure the hard drive is on the master connector (end of the cable) and if you can, set the hard drive jumper to master instead of cable select. Also try without a secondary (slave) device attached to the same cable if there is one.
4. Resetting / Updating the BIOS
In rare circumstances setting the BIOS back to defaults can fix the issue. You can usually get to the BIOS by pressing Del or F2 etc during boot. There should be an option to reset to defaults, look for an option similar to the one in the picture below. Failing that, you can remove the BIOS battery for a few minutes to reset. If youâre unable to access CMOS because it is password protected, you can easily reset it from Windows by using CMOS De-Animator.
Updating to a newer BIOS has also been reported to work, especially on laptops.
We have several more possible solutions to the disk read error problem on page 2.
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Thank you for the guidance.
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Khadim9 months ago
Hey! I got same problem but I am not able to install a new windows or format my HDD can you please suggest me what to do now?
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hi guys my computer will say error in loading disk few moment later after all the shut down it will later work because i do shut down properly pls can you tell me what is the cause
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Ritesh kumar1 year ago
When my laptop start it start correctly but when I opened any tool only one pdf file open or when my computer is open then error is show the disk devices and hardware connected to this computer how to resolve ???
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Hiii. Reply
I just got that problem. I was using my PC normally. My Main drive on which windows is loaded has been sudivided into 3 drives: (D: for windows), (C: and E:) for other storages. I tried to access a file on drive E: but it was taking time and windows executed a message saying: âWindows Delay Errorâ. When I went through My Computer to try accessing the file again, only drive D: was visible and no other drives. I tried to restart my PC when then a disk error msg appeared. Can u help me?
NoBdy2 years ago
Precisely speaking, it occurs due to hibernating your laptop.
ITS SOLUTION : Make a bootable windows Repair USB. Boot your system with USB. Let the process complete.it will show a message â OS Uninstaller/ uninstall â . If it automatically uninstalls the window-well and good, if it doesnât- uninstall it through WinRepair software in the same window manually. When it uninstalls the window then you just install a fresh window. Problem solved :)
THEORY OF THE ISSUE : In hibernating process, the RAM copies its data into the harddrive and upon turning-on laptop, the RAM takes back the data from harddrive. Reply
The problem occurs when RAM canât take back the data from harddrive,hence showing up this msg on black screen.
Sir, i have a problem, can you please help me?,i tried booting with usb, but it ainât working, it shows bad harddisk as error
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desmondjoseph2 years ago
hi am desmond joseph my system was displaying disk error n my pc an I load a new window it didnât work an I try loading the hdd in another pc it load prefrctly well an I slot out the hdd n put I back in the other machine the same message was showed an I thought what was the problem an I went to my system bios settings an I reset it as default an it boot well
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this morning I had this problem. Reply
yesterday i connected the audio cable from the monitor to the motherboard, but as the sound did not work when the cable was plugged into the motherboard I had to take it out halfway. This morning, when I was turning on computer, the hdd had this problem. I looked at what to do now and I simply pushed the cable to the end and it worked normal. It looks like the problem was with the power going through cable. It sparks at the end of earphones (which was connected to my monitor) several times when i would touched it with my fingers.
arafat2 years ago
My pc showing no bootable device detected,and a read disc read error occurred. Frequentlyâ¦â¦ Reply
What should I do?
In my 10 year experience working on PCs, got my first bad sata, data cable.
âDisk Read Error Occurredâ it said. Popped the HDD in another machine, worked just fine. Was able to clone and ran through Disk diagnostics no prob.
First time for everything!
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HB2 years ago
Thereâs one important thing that wasnât mentioned here, and in most cases responsible for this error message. Replace the CMOS battery, should be done every 3 years. Windows has lost boot data if the battery is weak, will try to boot to any connected device and may not locate the hard drive.
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Windows will only lose the boot order in the BIOS, but most BIOSes default to the first hard drive anyway. This error can occur if the computer finds another drive to boot to first and there is no boot information on the drive itself.
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Cool Guy who just randomly found the answer2 years ago
I just unplugged all my usb devices Reply
then it worked
Seems like Windows was trying to boot to one of your USB devicesâ¦
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frank2 years ago
once i did this the disk error went away but then windows started to boot up but it never completed
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My god you just saved me man !!!!!!
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Zarqa2 years ago
Hiâ¦. Reply
I am facing same errorâ¦.i did every trial what you have mentioned above. â¦.please help meâ¦.i have my thesis file in laptop. .
wow that worked. i finally got past the error. before i saw this fix, i had to reinstall windows every time it showed up.
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Joesef542 years ago
Wow. I just done a HP test of the hard drive and it said it failed with a string error 9BV4GK-0008MS-X87R76-609R03. What is this string error and do I need to replace the hard drive? Also the systems have the same error.
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Prabhakar2 years ago
I am very thakfull to you very much. I will remember you. Thank you very much.
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Thank u very very muchhhh bro i was got frustated for 4 hours in search of solution for this problem but nothing was working but at last i tried ur solution and done it worked very nicely â¦i appreciate ur suggestion so thank u very very muchâ¦.
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smart2 years ago
while i was working with my pc. suddenly my pc stopped working but it was onâ¦mouse was also not working when i tried to switch off itâ¦still nothing was working⦠Reply
after that i pressed restart button on cpu.then computer showed hard disk error. when i entered into bios setup then it didnt showed any hard drive ⦠please help
if u got solution, please help me, i am facing similar problem
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Raichel Simon2 years ago
Hi Raymond, Reply
this blog is really nice and fruitful and the tricks are really amazing. Thanks to provide us such a great information.
Thank you bro raymond, i was in the middle of presentation few moment ago. And i met this article, just by doing solutions #4 resetting the bios, my laptop worked again.
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Alice2 years ago
Do your data and software in your laptop went missing? or they can be recovered?
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I got this error in the Past and I Visited a Computer Repairing Shop and threy Fixed it. But 1 day ago , I got this Problem again When I used Memtest 86+. The test did run Well at First but When I Move my 2GB RAM Into Slot #2 , Then My PC didânt even Start so I moved to Slot #1 Again and then I got this Error. I tried Memtest 86+ again and then My PC runs back at Normal. After that, I used all the Tools You mention in this Post but My Hard disk is Fine. And I donât think there is any Cable issue because I never touched that Part and as I told You My PC runs back at Normal by doing Just Pass 1 of Memtest 86+ again. I had reset my BIOS in the Past but that didânt work for me, I got this error many times in the Past but Randomly My PC runs Normally. So, What do you think Is there is anything Wrong with my Motherboard or Ram Slot or Ram?? ( I have no dedicated Graphic Card btw ) Reply
Thank You So much.
Amine2 years ago
Dude, i just did the same thing, and it worked, then i read your comment lol
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Thank you so much. It works! I follow #5 after change my hard disk and get it back :)
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Jogn3 years ago
I tried a difrent cable and it worked
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Great ! Changed the RAM to a different slot and worked fine!
Thank you
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Leya3 years ago
Thanks so much! :-)
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command Bootrec save my laptop, thx a lot bro, nice article!!!!
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Kiara Broekhuizen3 years ago
I just got a new laptop 5 days ago and everything was fine until I opened my laptop and this error occured. I just do not understand how this can happen. When I take out my battery and plug in the charger then I do not get this error but it wonât go further than the windows loading screenâ¦
I have a Dell Lattitude 3570
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How can you use such a tool on a laptop who doesnt start up?
I used a tool called Memtest86+ and ran tests on my RAM, and indeed there were problems. After experimenting between different sticks and RAM slots I eventually deduced my RAM slot 2 was
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gamerx3 years ago
Great article. Thanks!
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Thx, resetting BIOS fixed it!
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William3 years ago
it was a problem with the bootup harddrive, it had changed the bootup drive to another empty drive lol. easy fix in the bios.
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Solved within a few minutes, it was my memory and not my HD!!! I had two DDR3 memory sticks. I simply removed the second one and my computer started as normal. Funnily enough I then swapped the memory banks around and it all worked againâ¦many thanks for your help :-)
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Salan3 years ago
Thank you Reply
I removed a dial up modem and changed the SATA cable, after these it worked correctly
Thank you so much I thought it would never turn on again!
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Augustin3 years ago
How can I use Memtest86 on a small laptop without CD reader went the PC display âA disk read error occurred. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restartâ?
Thanks for your help.
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If you cannot boot from CD or USB then you cannot run a Memtest 86.
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H3 years ago
And how to run it with usb ?
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There is a version on the Memtest website that will install it to USB for you.
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Linda3 years ago
I switched the RAM to a different slot, now itâs beeping and will not load at all. Did I just kill it???
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Take the memory out and reinsert it. You also need to be careful when handling RAM as it doesnât react well to static.
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Gana3 years ago
I am facing this problem in my HP laptop. I tried a new hard disk. But nothing worked. Now even I tried to hit Ctrl+alt+del any number of times, it shows no response. Someone please help me.
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take battery off for 5 mins
start
worked for me
after that take a memory test and a hard disk test
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Emily3 years ago
What do you mean by that
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Resetting the BIOS works for me thanx a lot. I was really frustrated over the error.
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Dan Folkes3 years ago
Simply switching the ram to another slot did the job! :-D Nothing complicated!
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Excellent, thanks a lot!
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Vircoph3 years ago
LOL! I canât believe that simply change the RAM to the another slot will work but⦠It work! xD
Thank you very much, seriously. Iâve been on the verge of a heart attack when I see my old pc appeared to have suddenly died â¦
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Thank you so much, It worked. I just change the slot of my RAM and and you have ssaved my pc! THANKS AGAIN!
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Muhammad Nur Akbar Mohd Rozi3 years ago
Thanks. The first solution it works. Changing thr RAM into other slots. U save my life. Thank you.
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Turn off the computer. Let it cool off. Transfer HDD to another port. Works for me.
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Alexandre3 years ago
4 Option: Resetting / Updating the BIOS â Load Fail â Safe Defaults Reply
THANKS!!!!
A disk read error it appears at my laptop during the window installation so just I have change the harddisk no more error appear
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Christena M.4 years ago
We just found out that my computer tried to boot up off of a memory card that had been accidentally left in the computer., giving us this error. Once it was removed, it went down the list to try to boot off the back up external hard drive. Once THAT was removed, it booted up like normal. At least it works now!!
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Just like other people the problem to the DISK READ ERROR was due to a faulty SATA cable (the red cable connecting the hard drive to the motherboard). I was rather dubious at first but luckily I had a spare one, I replaced it and the trick it did! Thanks for contributing.
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Danish Shakeel4 years ago
Well, I am suffering from this for last 1 month. Nothing seems to work for me. The HDD is fine, The RAM is fine, tried changing SATA Cables but makes no difference. Whenever I get this error, I shutdown my computer for 5-6 hours and then it works fine. My computer is avenging what I have done to him.
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excellent thx a loooooooooooooot i thought i would have to change the hard disk but it was just a cable problem
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Stephan4 years ago
Oh god thank you!!! You saved me from the trouble of replacing my computer while working on my master thesis!
Had the problem of irregularly occurring crashes with said error-message, which lately increased. Seemed to be SATA-cable. Replaced it and seems to run stable again.
Thankâs again! I owe you ;)
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After sudden crash windows can be at indermediate state. You can try to correct it with linux ntfsfix (for example Ubuntu live usb). Open a terminal and run: Reply
sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdXY , where sdXY is your corrupted drive and partition ( eg. sdb1, sdb2, sdc1 â¦.). It can be risky, but for me it has worked.
Manuela4 years ago
In my case the culprit was a faulty SATA cable. Replacing it solved the problem. Thank you!
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I changed Bios settings to (HDD â LBA assisted ). Working fine Now after two days of breaking head with different things.
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Amar4 years ago
I just removed an USB pendrive attached and restarted. Itâs working fine now.
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My laptop throws error disk read error. I am not able to restart nor to bios page.
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Emi4 years ago
Bootrec commands worked for me! Thanks a bunch :) All of these options are good ideas to try.
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OMG !! thanks Man ! I though Broke my Hard Disk . Thanks RAM Slot Respective xD
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jenneSie2184 years ago
After a power outage my computer had â a disk read error occuredâ. I didnât know what to do. So I let my laptop shut down for at least 8 hours. Then after turning in on. It was just fine. I think my laptop just needed some rest. Haha
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Thanks I cleaned the dust and various different things all thanks to u
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Amol4 years ago
I have HP Laptop with Vista 64. I have a defective partition cause that is causing the above error. I tried deleting the partition and just leaving it as unrecognized free space. It works fine. But if I want it back, i have to format it doesnât go through with that. What to do?
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guys can you please help, im using Hp laptop and it say Disk error or non system replace it and press any key to proceed â¦.i dont have have any clue what happened can you please help me out .please i dont know what to do!
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Octavian4 years ago
All i did was to clean the dust on the motherboard and i fixed the error
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How do i do that âclean the dust on the motherboardâ??
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vinay4 years ago
option 3 worked for me3
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Is it the BIOS or is it the OS that is generating the disk read error that you have shown above? Iâm troubleshooting a HDD right now myself.
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Aniket Sarode4 years ago
Thank you so much.Just changed my RAM to another slot and itâs working fine.
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Great man , God Bless you , that was a great help there :D
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Travis4 years ago
In my case my hard disk configuration somehow got switched to ide instead of raid.
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In my case, after a wacky power-related blue screen, I got the disk read error.
After panicking for a few minutes, I checked the BIOS. My disk with the OS had been moved to third in the boot order for some inexplicable reason. I moved it back to be #1 in the boot disk order and it was fineâ¦.
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George4 years ago
Thank you so much! This article saved me a lot of time troubleshooting.
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How to run the Memtest when at the screen âA disk read error occuredâ? I had saved the file to a thumbdrive.
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HAL9000 Admin4 years ago
Have you downloaded and run the Memtest86+ USB Installer.exe? Just copying the file you download onto the USB drive wonât work.
Also you need to make sure your system is booting from USB before the hard drive in the system BIOS. Or watch for a boot selector which is usually an âFâ key during startup.
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This is the second time this happens to me ,and I did the same thing. I changed my rams around, didnât replaced them , just changed them a,round.and it worked again.just wanted to chare. Reply
sometimes things are not that comlicated, so you just have to start with the simplest method.good day.
Marky Marcos Lista4 years ago
Thank you for sharing this article. I came across with the same problem and donât have any idea on how to fix it. I tried the first suggestion and it did worked!
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Thanks for the article. Just adding my comment in case it helps someone. It happened to me yesterday and I thought that my SATA SSD was fried. But to fix it, all I had to do was to disconnect and re-connect the data and power cables (from both the SSD and the MoBo) and re-connect them (so I did not replace any cables). And all was back to normal. Maybe you should try this before going to Memtest, etc.
What happened to me was that I did some changes in my PC tower and I must have hit some cables.
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George4 years ago
This solved my problem thank you! Iâve been trying for days and after disconnecting and connecting my cables 4 times it finally worked!
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OMG ! Winrar archiver download windows 10. Thank you very much⦠I Thought my pc is rippedâ¦! But⦠I tried pressing F2 rapidly during the boot and now.it started loading⦠:-) âTHANK YOU VERY MUCHâ
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ZetsuNin4 years ago
Thanks to God i got through this terrible error. Although in some unusual way. I wanted to use Rescatux to repair boot sector. Unfortunately it destroyed it completly. I had got error âNo BOOTMGRâ, but thanks to that i was able to use windows 7 recovery disc which was previously blocked (some kind of hardware was bugging it). I used repair option on disc and everything came back to normal. Maybe this will help somebody.
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I just had this exact issue and thought my laptop was fried. I tried step 4 âResetting the BIOSâ and it worked! Thanks for the tip, it was a saviour!
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Harry Johal4 years ago
thank u
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I remove both memory stick and clean edge connectors with pencil eraser rubber use LIGHT pressure. Replace in slots. Now all OK. Clue was that DVD drive did not boot setup disk either.
I also run CHKDSK afterwards just to be sure disk is OK after blue screen crash, then reboot again. All is now good. Thanks for tips.
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Miguel4 years ago
Removing one of the ram worked for me.
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Thanks a lot ⦠Your solutions solved my problem
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PaweÅ4 years ago
I had also a problem with âA disc read error occurredâ. The problem was with date in BIOS, after I set it to current, everything started working. It happend because I turned off power supply for too long.
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Very good ! But I add an other way to try before reinstall : disconnect the electric cable, press the power button during one minute. I just repair a Win 7 PC with only this (after test on an other PC in USB, scan antivirus, malware, RAM test, chkdsk â¦.)
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Sachin beniwal5 years ago
Thanks a lot for the help Reply
Resetting the bios settings to default worked for me.
I had this problem on a Gigabyte Sniper1. Reset the BIOS to default and it came back alive!
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sunny5 years ago
I donât understand solutions. Reply
meana I do but some donât make sense. like chkdsk, defreg, installation. like really? for this hard disk has to respond a little. even it has to start from live os. and yes about checking cable and all. there is another hd is working totally fine. hard disk read error and shows up in bios fine
You have to understand this error can be related to many different issues, the comments mention any number of fixes have worked from memory, to check disk, to something entirely different.
This is why we give you 8 options and there are probably many more besides. This isnât a one fix works for all problem.
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amzl4 years ago
Thanks for all the great information! I had to return the computer before I got this one fixed. I started with reformat and re install windows 7 and ran the other way. The only ones I didnât get to were related to hardware. Though I did remove the battery and let it chill for a bit and looked at the hard drive, not sure why I didnât just unplug it for a bit. Anyway if I get that sob back I will try those other things. It runs just great except for that annoying message. wish I could have gotten rid of it before she needed it back.
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!! Reply
You saved me from formatting my pc⦠My lifes work is there⦠I just had to change both memory slots to different ones. Again thank you!!!
ian5 years ago
Hello Elhanan Madmon. iâm having the same problem. how could i get it done? need your assist real urgent. which are the memory slots that you changed?
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That will be different with every system because of the number of memory slots available. If you have 1 stick of memory and 2 slots, simply try the stick in the other slot, the same if you have 2 sticks and 4 slots etc⦠Reply
If you have 2 sticks and 2 slots, just take one out and try it in each memory slot in turn.
Mahshid5 years ago
Hi I have a problem Reply
I donât know what should I do,my problem is same as this,please help me
I have faced the same problem. What I did, I ran windows repair form the windows DVD. On restarting, windows loaded successfully. But problem appears once in a month, so need to fix the bad sector of it or replace with the new one.
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Anon5 years ago
Yup, apparently it was a âdeadâ sata cable (detected the drive but couldnât read from it). Thought my SSD died along with my study notes for an upcomming exam. Reply
Thank you so much.
I got the same problem, i removed the battery then put it back. Voila, it get to normal, many thanx
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habib5 years ago
u where right man it was just my data caple
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Yep. changed the CR2032 battery, let it perform the auto-IDE configuration during start-up, reset the date & time (F2 setup).
Started right up.
Gerry
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Dave Wood5 years ago
I removed my battery and it started up again. Prior to doing that, I could not enter the BIOS. Thanks for the info. Iâm glad I donât have disk issues.
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a disk read error occured press ctrl+alt+del to restartâ¦.i am using windows 8 then i try to change the os but it is not reading the cd or usbâ¦.anyone help me to solve this error
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spvarma5 years ago
i just reinserted the cmos battery! it worksss :) Reply
thnx
thanks this worked for me as well
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Pzark5 years ago
Seriously, thank you so much for making this. I had this issue, could not figure it out. Ran Memtest86+, turned out to be a dead RAM stick.
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I have an old Windows XP Home Edition computer, and I have been through the System setup and Boot menu a million times, and nothing will work. Help!!!
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Gabriel5 years ago
I solved the problem changing the cable from the hd for the cable from the cd drive, the small cable, not the energy cable.
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I removed cable from the cd drive, the small cable, not the energy cableâ¦â¦.Thanks Gabriel
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thaneshwar5 years ago
I do window in my PC and problem will be solved â¦â¦.thanks bhiya
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Im from laptop and i want to ask how to chek the cables i mean thats impossible i get off the first part and stopped over ther i cant continue and i rly try hard my mo dont know for this because thats second computer bought for me. ASUS X550L . Please help
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PC Addict5 years ago
I swapped RAM slots and it worked perfectly, thanks guys.
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Thanks Bro
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sandeep5 years ago
Thanks, My PC was also showing same error, I got it checked with a technician and my RAM was found faulty. All must ensure first that RAM is ok.
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I had windows 7 installed and system crashed with above error.next I put windows xp I installation CD and it runs.until the system has to reboot.again the same error appears! I tried shifting ram slot and sata cable and port and recovery console.except in recovery console I dint do fix mbr since it said.it may damage .please help
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Kai5 years ago
Try to replace the button battery on the motherboard
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Thank you i boot my pc with windows install disk go to repair and open cmd ! Enter
These code and all done !
Bo
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meghana5 years ago
Disk Read Error Windows 7
Thanks so much.worked for me :-)
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the bootrec /fixmdr and bootrec /fixboot fix this problem because a virus damage the boot. thanks you for all
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M5 years ago
I had this error at bootup, pressed the key combination, and it booted normallyâ¦Could it be malware?
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I had this problem but I had solved the problem by checking the HDD jumper may be placed wrongly. Reply
step 1. remover the jumper step 2. reboot the system step 3. replace the jumper to make the HDD to MBR reboot your system you are done!
Philipp5 years ago
I had a similar problem (after cloning my Windows 7 installation from a HDD to a new SSD) that gave me exactly the same error message. Reply
I tried a lot, even using fixmbr and fixboot, but nothing did help. From a parallel Windows 7 installation onto the same SSD I could check that I could read all relevant files on my cloned partition, but it would not boot. Eventually I came across a tool called EasyBCD, which is able to create and modify a boot loader for choosing between several operating systems. So I created a new entry, rebooted and everything was fine: the new menu appeared and it let me choose between the two Windows 7 installations (though I needed only the one that I cloned to my new SSD). So my solution was to âjustâ create / modify the boot loader.
I had the same problem. Iâve done all these things but it didnât help me. BUT I HAVE SOLVED the problem Reply
Put in install CD when it will choose logical disk to install, there will be aprox 100 mb reserved for boot iâve delete it and have delete disk C after I will choose C and installation program did new boot sector
Johnny6 years ago
Thank you so much. Your problem with the RAM sticks was my problem also. I fiddled around with them and problem solved. Thank you for this.
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Wow â thanks for this.
Just saved me sending my HD off for ârecoveryâ â which, clearly, it didnât need. Wow. VERY appreciated.
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wojciech6 years ago
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Reply
FIXBOOT AND FIXMBR saved my system !!!!!
I recently experienced this too, and solved it! Iâm using a desktop PC, Windows 7, with a SATA drive. For other people having this problem whoâs using a desktop, with a âcleanâ check disk, try removing your internal drive, then putting it back again. Iâve been observing my PC for 2 days now⦠no more black screen with that message! I hope itâs as simple as that for you too!
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ISK6 years ago
I replaced my IDE cable and It worked
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The problem I could not solve any way known to me. Reply
I found your website and even tried to change the partition sizes. Success :)
Tony6 years ago
Disk Read Error Repair
I experienced this problem for a long time, even resuming from hibernation sometimes the press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart message would come up, sometimes would start other times I had to go into the Console and fix the MBR to get restarted. Until I noticed that this happened every time there was an external drive plugged in and the system would automatically hibernate, on resuming the message came up. Reply
To solve the problem I wrote two scripts used by âUSB Safely Removeâ these prevent the computer from hibernating while an external drive is plugged in, and now I have had no problem at all.
Hibernation!!! Reply
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