Windows Me will not boot

Hi A family member of mines has Windows Me they turned
it off one night and now it will not come back on it
powers up and runs a bios check then it displays a
message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" then on a black screen
it displays "Disk I\O error" "Replace the disk and then
press and key" then if I hit enter I get "disk boot
failure, insert system disk and press enter" I've make a
ME boot disk and I have cold booted with that and it went
through lots of things then displayed on a black
screen "A:\" and if I hit enter I get the A:\ again what
should I do keep in mined they didn't have an updated
version of mcafee virus on this PC


Reply:
Sounds like your Hard Drive is failing, see:- "Error
Message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" Occurs and the Computer
Is Unavailable" http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=kb;en-us;287553 Try running scandisk in Real Mode
DOS, booting from your Win Me Startup (floppy) Disk.
Select option 4) Minimal and at the A:\ prompt, type:
scandisk c: Then press return. (Note the space between
the k and the c and note the colon : after the c) If it
will let you, progress with the tests (depends how bad
the disk is). If errors are reported and scandisk offers
to repair, decline - and also decline a surface scan.
Treat the disk with caution and hope that you will able
to read and copy your important files at a later time.
Only attempt any further testing if/when you can afford
to lose any data. (Urgent preparation for 'sods' Law is
strongly recommended) Good luck Mart

Reply:
I've don't that scandisk and this is what I got please
inform Me on what this means
Data error while reading the SAT
Disk error prevents scandisk from fixing this drive
There are still errors on this drive view log or exit
and I tried to view log and got this
Scandisk didn't perform any test File system surface
scan
File allocation no problems
There are still errors on drive c

Please advise on what to do know

Thanx Martin

Martin wrote:-
Data error while reading the SAT

OK - my guess is that the report said FAT not SAT

However, as I said before, sounds like your Hard Drive is failing. Treat
your disk with caution. You *could* lose your data for ever. Under the
circumstances, you may be better taking you PC to your local 'computer
store' to see if they can help you recover the data and/or repair/replace
the disk.

If your data is not important to you (i.e. you are happy to lose it) and you
are prepared to 'have a go' to see if you can repair it yourself, then come
back and someone here should be able to help with the next steps.

Please stick to THIS thread - otherwise we can't keep track of this
conversation.

Mart


"Martinreply" wrote in message
...
Hi A family member of mines has Windows Me they turned
it off one night and now it will not come back on it
powers up and runs a bios check then it displays a
message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" then on a black screen
it displays "Disk I\O error" "Replace the disk and then
press and key" then if I hit enter I get "disk boot
failure, insert system disk and press enter" I've make a
ME boot disk and I have cold booted with that and it went
through lots of things then displayed on a black
screen "A:\" and if I hit enter I get the A:\ again what
should I do keep in mined they didn't have an updated
version of mcafee virus on this PC


Reply:
Sounds like your Hard Drive is failing, see:- "Error
Message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" Occurs and the Computer
Is Unavailable" http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=kb;en-us;287553 Try running scandisk in Real Mode
DOS, booting from your Win Me Startup (floppy) Disk.
Select option 4) Minimal and at the A:\ prompt, type:
scandisk c: Then press return. (Note the space between
the k and the c and note the colon : after the c) If it
will let you, progress with the tests (depends how bad
the disk is). If errors are reported and scandisk offers
to repair, decline - and also decline a surface scan.
Treat the disk with caution and hope that you will able
to read and copy your important files at a later time.
Only attempt any further testing if/when you can afford
to lose any data. (Urgent preparation for 'sods' Law is
strongly recommended) Good luck Mart

Reply:
I've don't that scandisk and this is what I got please
inform Me on what this means
Data error while reading the SAT
Disk error prevents scandisk from fixing this drive
There are still errors on this drive view log or exit
and I tried to view log and got this
Scandisk didn't perform any test File system surface
scan
File allocation no problems
There are still errors on drive c

Please advise on what to do know

Thanx Martin

no the data is not that important so what steps can I
take to see if I can fix it my self I would like to learn
some new stuff I'm willing to have a go at it.
-----Original Message-----
Martin wrote:-
Data error while reading the SAT

OK - my guess is that the report said FAT not SAT

However, as I said before, sounds like your Hard Drive
is failing. Treat
your disk with caution. You *could* lose your data for
ever. Under the
circumstances, you may be better taking you PC to your
local 'computer
store' to see if they can help you recover the data
and/or repair/replace
the disk.

If your data is not important to you (i.e. you are happy
to lose it) and you
are prepared to 'have a go' to see if you can repair it
yourself, then come
back and someone here should be able to help with the
next steps.

Please stick to THIS thread - otherwise we can't keep
track of this
conversation.

Mart


"Martinreply"
wrote in message
...
Hi A family member of mines has Windows Me they turned
it off one night and now it will not come back on it
powers up and runs a bios check then it displays a
message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" then on a black
screen
it displays "Disk I\O error" "Replace the disk and then
press and key" then if I hit enter I get "disk boot
failure, insert system disk and press enter" I've make
a
ME boot disk and I have cold booted with that and it
went
through lots of things then displayed on a black
screen "A:\" and if I hit enter I get the A:\ again
what
should I do keep in mined they didn't have an updated
version of mcafee virus on this PC


Reply:
Sounds like your Hard Drive is failing, see:- "Error
Message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" Occurs and the
Computer
Is Unavailable"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=kb;en-us;287553 Try running scandisk in Real Mode
DOS, booting from your Win Me Startup (floppy) Disk.
Select option 4) Minimal and at the A:\ prompt, type:
scandisk c: Then press return. (Note the space between
the k and the c and note the colon : after the c) If it
will let you, progress with the tests (depends how bad
the disk is). If errors are reported and scandisk
offers
to repair, decline - and also decline a surface scan.
Treat the disk with caution and hope that you will able
to read and copy your important files at a later time.
Only attempt any further testing if/when you can afford
to lose any data. (Urgent preparation for 'sods' Law is
strongly recommended) Good luck Mart

Reply:
I've don't that scandisk and this is what I got please
inform Me on what this means
Data error while reading the SAT
Disk error prevents scandisk from fixing this drive
There are still errors on this drive view log or exit
and I tried to view log and got this
Scandisk didn't perform any test File system surface
scan
File allocation no problems
There are still errors on drive c

Please advise on what to do know

Thanx Martin




.

You are probably best trying Noel's advice from an 'elsewhere' thread at
this point, although the fact that the FAT (File Allocation Table) is
probably damaged doesn't bode well :-

"Almost certainly your HD is dying. Find out what make it is (may appear on
the DMI screen), and download the test utility from the manufacturer's
website. Create the boot disk for the utility, and run it to see what it
reports"

See how you go, and come back with the results. There *may* be a further
step, if the disk is not damaged beyond repair, but the manufacturers test
utility should tell you that.

Mart


"Martin" wrote in message
...
no the data is not that important so what steps can I
take to see if I can fix it my self I would like to learn
some new stuff I'm willing to have a go at it.
-----Original Message-----
Martin wrote:-
Data error while reading the SAT

OK - my guess is that the report said FAT not SAT

However, as I said before, sounds like your Hard Drive
is failing. Treat
your disk with caution. You *could* lose your data for
ever. Under the
circumstances, you may be better taking you PC to your
local 'computer
store' to see if they can help you recover the data
and/or repair/replace
the disk.

If your data is not important to you (i.e. you are happy
to lose it) and you
are prepared to 'have a go' to see if you can repair it
yourself, then come
back and someone here should be able to help with the
next steps.

Please stick to THIS thread - otherwise we can't keep
track of this
conversation.

Mart


"Martinreply"
wrote in message
...
Hi A family member of mines has Windows Me they turned
it off one night and now it will not come back on it
powers up and runs a bios check then it displays a
message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" then on a black
screen
it displays "Disk I\O error" "Replace the disk and then
press and key" then if I hit enter I get "disk boot
failure, insert system disk and press enter" I've make
a
ME boot disk and I have cold booted with that and it
went
through lots of things then displayed on a black
screen "A:\" and if I hit enter I get the A:\ again
what
should I do keep in mined they didn't have an updated
version of mcafee virus on this PC


Reply:
Sounds like your Hard Drive is failing, see:- "Error
Message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" Occurs and the
Computer
Is Unavailable"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=kb;en-us;287553 Try running scandisk in Real Mode
DOS, booting from your Win Me Startup (floppy) Disk.
Select option 4) Minimal and at the A:\ prompt, type:
scandisk c: Then press return. (Note the space between
the k and the c and note the colon : after the c) If it
will let you, progress with the tests (depends how bad
the disk is). If errors are reported and scandisk
offers
to repair, decline - and also decline a surface scan.
Treat the disk with caution and hope that you will able
to read and copy your important files at a later time.
Only attempt any further testing if/when you can afford
to lose any data. (Urgent preparation for 'sods' Law is
strongly recommended) Good luck Mart

Reply:
I've don't that scandisk and this is what I got please
inform Me on what this means
Data error while reading the SAT
Disk error prevents scandisk from fixing this drive
There are still errors on this drive view log or exit
and I tried to view log and got this
Scandisk didn't perform any test File system surface
scan
File allocation no problems
There are still errors on drive c

Please advise on what to do know

Thanx Martin




.

http://www.dewassoc.com/support/win9...y_dmi_data.htm

Rick



Mart wrote:

You are probably best trying Noel's advice from an 'elsewhere' thread at
this point, although the fact that the FAT (File Allocation Table) is
probably damaged doesn't bode well :-

"Almost certainly your HD is dying. Find out what make it is (may appear on
the DMI screen), and download the test utility from the manufacturer's
website. Create the boot disk for the utility, and run it to see what it
reports"

See how you go, and come back with the results. There *may* be a further
step, if the disk is not damaged beyond repair, but the manufacturers test
utility should tell you that.

Mart


"Martin" wrote in message
...

no the data is not that important so what steps can I
take to see if I can fix it my self I would like to learn
some new stuff I'm willing to have a go at it.

-----Original Message-----
Martin wrote:-

Data error while reading the SAT

OK - my guess is that the report said FAT not SAT

However, as I said before, sounds like your Hard Drive

is failing. Treat

your disk with caution. You *could* lose your data for

ever. Under the

circumstances, you may be better taking you PC to your

local 'computer

store' to see if they can help you recover the data

and/or repair/replace

the disk.

If your data is not important to you (i.e. you are happy

to lose it) and you

are prepared to 'have a go' to see if you can repair it

yourself, then come

back and someone here should be able to help with the

next steps.

Please stick to THIS thread - otherwise we can't keep

track of this

conversation.

Mart


"Martinreply"

wrote in message

. ..

Hi A family member of mines has Windows Me they turned
it off one night and now it will not come back on it
powers up and runs a bios check then it displays a
message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" then on a black

screen

it displays "Disk I\O error" "Replace the disk and then
press and key" then if I hit enter I get "disk boot
failure, insert system disk and press enter" I've make

a

ME boot disk and I have cold booted with that and it

went

through lots of things then displayed on a black
screen "A:\" and if I hit enter I get the A:\ again

what

should I do keep in mined they didn't have an updated
version of mcafee virus on this PC


Reply:
Sounds like your Hard Drive is failing, see:- "Error
Message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" Occurs and the

Computer

Is Unavailable"

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?

scid=kb;en-us;287553 Try running scandisk in Real Mode
DOS, booting from your Win Me Startup (floppy) Disk.
Select option 4) Minimal and at the A:\ prompt, type:
scandisk c: Then press return. (Note the space between
the k and the c and note the colon : after the c) If it
will let you, progress with the tests (depends how bad
the disk is). If errors are reported and scandisk

offers

to repair, decline - and also decline a surface scan.
Treat the disk with caution and hope that you will able
to read and copy your important files at a later time.
Only attempt any further testing if/when you can afford
to lose any data. (Urgent preparation for 'sods' Law is
strongly recommended) Good luck Mart

Reply:
I've don't that scandisk and this is what I got please
inform Me on what this means
Data error while reading the SAT
Disk error prevents scandisk from fixing this drive
There are still errors on this drive view log or exit
and I tried to view log and got this
Scandisk didn't perform any test File system surface
scan
File allocation no problems
There are still errors on drive c

Please advise on what to do know

Thanx Martin




.

I don't think that applies here, Rick (although it's a nice link - thanks!).
The OP is able to get beyond the DMI updates - and getting instead an 'Disk
I/O ' error, which means that disk is present - but that for whatever
reason, a number of attempts to read the MBR/FAT have failed.

It's possible that either an 'FDISK /MBR' or a 'SYS C:' would work - but
they both carry dangers if the system is either dual-booting, has overlay
software installed, has Go-Back installed, or a number of other non-standard
booting types.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Rick T" wrote in message
...
http://www.dewassoc.com/support/win9...y_dmi_data.htm

Rick



Mart wrote:

You are probably best trying Noel's advice from an 'elsewhere' thread at
this point, although the fact that the FAT (File Allocation Table) is
probably damaged doesn't bode well :-

"Almost certainly your HD is dying. Find out what make it is (may appear
on
the DMI screen), and download the test utility from the manufacturer's
website. Create the boot disk for the utility, and run it to see what it
reports"

See how you go, and come back with the results. There *may* be a further
step, if the disk is not damaged beyond repair, but the manufacturers
test
utility should tell you that.

Mart


"Martin" wrote in message
...

no the data is not that important so what steps can I
take to see if I can fix it my self I would like to learn
some new stuff I'm willing to have a go at it.

-----Original Message-----
Martin wrote:-

Data error while reading the SAT

OK - my guess is that the report said FAT not SAT

However, as I said before, sounds like your Hard Drive

is failing. Treat

your disk with caution. You *could* lose your data for

ever. Under the

circumstances, you may be better taking you PC to your

local 'computer

store' to see if they can help you recover the data

and/or repair/replace

the disk.

If your data is not important to you (i.e. you are happy

to lose it) and you

are prepared to 'have a go' to see if you can repair it

yourself, then come

back and someone here should be able to help with the

next steps.

Please stick to THIS thread - otherwise we can't keep

track of this

conversation.

Mart


"Martinreply"

wrote in message

. ..

Hi A family member of mines has Windows Me they turned
it off one night and now it will not come back on it
powers up and runs a bios check then it displays a
message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" then on a black

screen

it displays "Disk I\O error" "Replace the disk and then
press and key" then if I hit enter I get "disk boot
failure, insert system disk and press enter" I've make

a

ME boot disk and I have cold booted with that and it

went

through lots of things then displayed on a black
screen "A:\" and if I hit enter I get the A:\ again

what

should I do keep in mined they didn't have an updated
version of mcafee virus on this PC


Reply:
Sounds like your Hard Drive is failing, see:- "Error
Message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" Occurs and the

Computer

Is Unavailable"

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?

scid=kb;en-us;287553 Try running scandisk in Real Mode
DOS, booting from your Win Me Startup (floppy) Disk.
Select option 4) Minimal and at the A:\ prompt, type:
scandisk c: Then press return. (Note the space between
the k and the c and note the colon : after the c) If it
will let you, progress with the tests (depends how bad
the disk is). If errors are reported and scandisk

offers

to repair, decline - and also decline a surface scan.
Treat the disk with caution and hope that you will able
to read and copy your important files at a later time.
Only attempt any further testing if/when you can afford
to lose any data. (Urgent preparation for 'sods' Law is
strongly recommended) Good luck Mart

Reply:
I've don't that scandisk and this is what I got please
inform Me on what this means
Data error while reading the SAT
Disk error prevents scandisk from fixing this drive
There are still errors on this drive view log or exit
and I tried to view log and got this
Scandisk didn't perform any test File system surface
scan
File allocation no problems
There are still errors on drive c

Please advise on what to do know

Thanx Martin




.

ok I did the test form the maker of this hard drive the
DFT and it checked the disk to see it it could do a disk
sectoer repair and was unable to so I had to clean the
whole drive and it told me before that I would have to
reinstall the operartion system. But there computer came
with no system disk. My question is should they but and
upgrade to Xp disk. will that work or do they now that to
buy the whole xp platform. please inform of witch one to
buy casue I know well have been told one comes wit many
disk and my upgrade came with less than that. once the CD
case is opened it can not bereturned and I don't want
them getting burned.
-----Original Message-----
I don't think that applies here, Rick (although it's a
nice link - thanks!).
The OP is able to get beyond the DMI updates - and
getting instead an 'Disk
I/O ' error, which means that disk is present - but that
for whatever
reason, a number of attempts to read the MBR/FAT have
failed.

It's possible that either an 'FDISK /MBR' or a 'SYS C:'
would work - but
they both carry dangers if the system is either dual-
booting, has overlay
software installed, has Go-Back installed, or a number
of other non-standard
booting types.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp
"Rick T" wrote in message
...

http://www.dewassoc.com/support/win9...y_dmi_data.htm

Rick



Mart wrote:

You are probably best trying Noel's advice from
an 'elsewhere' thread at
this point, although the fact that the FAT (File
Allocation Table) is
probably damaged doesn't bode well :-

"Almost certainly your HD is dying. Find out what
make it is (may appear
on
the DMI screen), and download the test utility from
the manufacturer's
website. Create the boot disk for the utility, and
run it to see what it
reports"

See how you go, and come back with the results.
There *may* be a further
step, if the disk is not damaged beyond repair, but
the manufacturers
test
utility should tell you that.

Mart


"Martin" wrote
in message
...

no the data is not that important so what steps can I
take to see if I can fix it my self I would like to
learn
some new stuff I'm willing to have a go at it.

-----Original Message-----
Martin wrote:-

Data error while reading the SAT

OK - my guess is that the report said FAT not SAT

However, as I said before, sounds like your Hard
Drive

is failing. Treat

your disk with caution. You *could* lose your data
for

ever. Under the

circumstances, you may be better taking you PC to
your

local 'computer

store' to see if they can help you recover the data

and/or repair/replace

the disk.

If your data is not important to you (i.e. you are
happy

to lose it) and you

are prepared to 'have a go' to see if you can
repair it

yourself, then come

back and someone here should be able to help with
the

next steps.

Please stick to THIS thread - otherwise we can't
keep

track of this

conversation.

Mart


"Martinreply"

wrote in message

. ..

Hi A family member of mines has Windows Me they
turned
it off one night and now it will not come back on
it
powers up and runs a bios check then it displays a
message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" then on a black

screen

it displays "Disk I\O error" "Replace the disk and
then
press and key" then if I hit enter I get "disk boot
failure, insert system disk and press enter" I've
make

a

ME boot disk and I have cold booted with that and
it

went

through lots of things then displayed on a black
screen "A:\" and if I hit enter I get the A:\ again

what

should I do keep in mined they didn't have an
updated
version of mcafee virus on this PC


Reply:
Sounds like your Hard Drive is failing, see:-
"Error
Message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" Occurs and the

Computer

Is Unavailable"

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?

scid=kb;en-us;287553 Try running scandisk in Real
Mode
DOS, booting from your Win Me Startup (floppy)
Disk.
Select option 4) Minimal and at the A:\ prompt,
type:
scandisk c: Then press return. (Note the space
between
the k and the c and note the colon : after the c)
If it
will let you, progress with the tests (depends how
bad
the disk is). If errors are reported and scandisk

offers

to repair, decline - and also decline a surface
scan.
Treat the disk with caution and hope that you will
able
to read and copy your important files at a later
time.
Only attempt any further testing if/when you can
afford
to lose any data. (Urgent preparation for 'sods'
Law is
strongly recommended) Good luck Mart

Reply:
I've don't that scandisk and this is what I got
please
inform Me on what this means
Data error while reading the SAT
Disk error prevents scandisk from fixing this drive
There are still errors on this drive view log or
exit
and I tried to view log and got this
Scandisk didn't perform any test File system
surface
scan
File allocation no problems
There are still errors on drive c

Please advise on what to do know

Thanx Martin




.






.

In theory, all machines must come with a way to reinstall the Operating
system - this can vary from a real MS OS CD, through to a compressed backup
set on the HD which needs decompressing onto a CD before use.
If the latter was the case on your relative's machine, you're going to have
to contact the OEM and see if you can screw a new CD out of them.

Upgrading to/Installing XP is possible - but run the update compatibility
checker first, after reinstalling the original OS (or any OS from win95 up)
In these circumstances, without the original OS available, you'll have to
get the full edition (for a new machine).

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
wrote in message
...
ok I did the test form the maker of this hard drive the
DFT and it checked the disk to see it it could do a disk
sectoer repair and was unable to so I had to clean the
whole drive and it told me before that I would have to
reinstall the operartion system. But there computer came
with no system disk. My question is should they but and
upgrade to Xp disk. will that work or do they now that to
buy the whole xp platform. please inform of witch one to
buy casue I know well have been told one comes wit many
disk and my upgrade came with less than that. once the CD
case is opened it can not bereturned and I don't want
them getting burned.
-----Original Message-----
I don't think that applies here, Rick (although it's a
nice link - thanks!).
The OP is able to get beyond the DMI updates - and
getting instead an 'Disk
I/O ' error, which means that disk is present - but that
for whatever
reason, a number of attempts to read the MBR/FAT have
failed.

It's possible that either an 'FDISK /MBR' or a 'SYS C:'
would work - but
they both carry dangers if the system is either dual-
booting, has overlay
software installed, has Go-Back installed, or a number
of other non-standard
booting types.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp
"Rick T" wrote in message
...

http://www.dewassoc.com/support/win9...y_dmi_data.htm

Rick



Mart wrote:

You are probably best trying Noel's advice from
an 'elsewhere' thread at
this point, although the fact that the FAT (File
Allocation Table) is
probably damaged doesn't bode well :-

"Almost certainly your HD is dying. Find out what
make it is (may appear
on
the DMI screen), and download the test utility from
the manufacturer's
website. Create the boot disk for the utility, and
run it to see what it
reports"

See how you go, and come back with the results.
There *may* be a further
step, if the disk is not damaged beyond repair, but
the manufacturers
test
utility should tell you that.

Mart


"Martin" wrote
in message
...

no the data is not that important so what steps can I
take to see if I can fix it my self I would like to
learn
some new stuff I'm willing to have a go at it.

-----Original Message-----
Martin wrote:-

Data error while reading the SAT

OK - my guess is that the report said FAT not SAT

However, as I said before, sounds like your Hard
Drive

is failing. Treat

your disk with caution. You *could* lose your data
for

ever. Under the

circumstances, you may be better taking you PC to
your

local 'computer

store' to see if they can help you recover the data

and/or repair/replace

the disk.

If your data is not important to you (i.e. you are
happy

to lose it) and you

are prepared to 'have a go' to see if you can
repair it

yourself, then come

back and someone here should be able to help with
the

next steps.

Please stick to THIS thread - otherwise we can't
keep

track of this

conversation.

Mart


"Martinreply"

wrote in message

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Hi A family member of mines has Windows Me they
turned
it off one night and now it will not come back on
it
powers up and runs a bios check then it displays a
message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" then on a black

screen

it displays "Disk I\O error" "Replace the disk and
then
press and key" then if I hit enter I get "disk boot
failure, insert system disk and press enter" I've
make

a

ME boot disk and I have cold booted with that and
it

went

through lots of things then displayed on a black
screen "A:\" and if I hit enter I get the A:\ again

what

should I do keep in mined they didn't have an
updated
version of mcafee virus on this PC


Reply:
Sounds like your Hard Drive is failing, see:-
"Error
Message "Verifying DMI Pool Data" Occurs and the

Computer

Is Unavailable"

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?

scid=kb;en-us;287553 Try running scandisk in Real
Mode
DOS, booting from your Win Me Startup (floppy)
Disk.
Select option 4) Minimal and at the A:\ prompt,
type:
scandisk c: Then press return. (Note the space
between
the k and the c and note the colon : after the c)
If it
will let you, progress with the tests (depends how
bad
the disk is). If errors are reported and scandisk

offers

to repair, decline - and also decline a surface
scan.
Treat the disk with caution and hope that you will
able
to read and copy your important files at a later
time.
Only attempt any further testing if/when you can
afford
to lose any data. (Urgent preparation for 'sods'
Law is
strongly recommended) Good luck Mart

Reply:
I've don't that scandisk and this is what I got
please
inform Me on what this means
Data error while reading the SAT
Disk error prevents scandisk from fixing this drive
There are still errors on this drive view log or
exit
and I tried to view log and got this
Scandisk didn't perform any test File system
surface
scan
File allocation no problems
There are still errors on drive c

Please advise on what to do know

Thanx Martin




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