topic Re: Primary master hard disk error in PCs & Accessories

Primary master hard disk error

gap1967uk — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:40:34 GMT

Hi I have a RZ504 desktop. I am getting a message that there is a "primary master hard disk error" and it asks for F2 button to be pressed. In safe mode I load the default settings but it won't leave safe mode. Any bright ideas of what I should do next? Any help would be greatly appreciated

Re: Primary master hard disk error

seb21__ — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:00:41 GMT

If you can start in safe mode, then do that. Make a backup of all your important files. Try CHDSK.

Rightclick on drive C:\

proberties, extras,

click "check your harddisk" (or similar, my Windows isn't in english) and enable both points
click ok and reboot. Maybe it helps.

If not ,then recover the system.

Re: Primary master hard disk error

febs — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:26:22 GMT

Hi as Seb says try CHKDSK by either right clickin on the drive>properties>tools>check now>check of boxes in the window that appears and then start it. Alternatively you can start>run>cmd>chkdsk, but make sure you are in the directory of the drive that you want to check by typing in cd and then your drive letter such as cd c:/ or cd d:/

Re: Primary master hard disk error

seb21__ — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 12:33:21 GMT

yep, that's it:smileygrin:

Re: Primary master hard disk error

kee-lo_ — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 13:12:57 GMT

or chkdks /mbr to fix the master boot record

Re: Primary master hard disk error

TheCrow — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 12:38:47 GMT

or chkdks /mbr to fix the master boot record

thanks , i forget this command