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When I talk about the word corrupted for some of the defentions for the error messages below you need to understand that corruption can happen for a lot of reasons such as:
You computer might have a virus.
You could have a buggy program installed.
You could have a buggy software drive installed.
Some of the memory in your computer might be bad.
The motherboard in your computer might be bad.
The power supply in your computer might be bad.
Electrical Surges from your electrical outlets can cause corruption so if you don't have a good surge protector I suggest getting one. You can usually pick up a good surge protector for about $20.00 us.
The reason that I mention this is because if you send your hard drive to a data recovery service to get your data recovered you may think that when you have your recovered data back that your problems are over. However if your drive had corruption and that corruption was caused by a bad part in your computer such as some bad memory in your computer, a bad motherboard or a bad power supply in your computer then when you get your system up and working again you may find that your data gets corrupted again if your computer still has the bad part in it that caused the corruption in the first place. Note: Just because your drive may have beed corrupted does not always mean that there is a bad part in your computer. I just mention this so that you can be aware of it.
Start of new information added on September 7, 2006Data can also become corrupted because you are overclocking your computer. We have seen computers that are
overclocked not give any symptoms of being overclocked other than sometimes when you try to print a document the
document does not print with the correct information on it. I have seen one computer do this and on this computer
benchmark, burnin and diagnostic programs were used to test to make sure that the computer was not having
any problems from overclocking. There were no problems reported by the benchmark, burnin and diagnostic
programs but sometimes when we tried to print a document the document did not print the correct information
all the time.We have also seen data corruption happen because of a bad motherboard. We have recovered information from a hard
that was connected to a bad motherboard. The hard drive connected to the bad motherboard had a corrupted partition table and a corrupted boot sector. When we tried to recover the hard drive we noticed that when we looked at the files
in some of the directories that all of the files in the directory that we looked in had a duplicate file for each file in that directory with the same name as the original file. The operating system that we were recovering does not allow you to have duplicate files in the same directory with the same file name as the original file. At this point we did not know which file name was the real one and which one was the corrupted one in the directory so we decided that since the partition table and boot sector were the only other problems on the hard drive that we would repair the partition table and boot sector and check to see if we could use Windows XP to copy the non-corrupted files from the hard drive once the partition table and boot sector were repaired. The idea that we had was that Windows XP might only show us the valid file names in each directory instead of showing us both the valid file name with the correct data and the file name with the corrupted data in each directory. This is just what happened. Windows XP only showed us only the valid file names with the non-corrupted data and we were able to recover all the information on the drive. If Windows XP had not just shown us the valid file names with the non-corrupted data then we would not have known which file name had the corrupted data and which file name had the correct non-corrupted data. Every data recovery program we used to try and recover the hard drive showed us both file names with the same name in the same directory and we did not know which one had the correct data so we could not be sure which one to recover using the data recovery programs.End of new information added on September 7, 2006
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If you are repairing a computer and decide to use a post card to diagnose any problems the computer might be having, then make sure that you use a post card that can only plug in one way. There are some post cards that can be plugged in backwards. Some of the post cards that can be plugged in backards can cause your computer to catch fire when plugged in backards. Just because a post card can be plugged in backards does not mean it will harm your computer when it is plugged in backards but just to be safe make sure you buy a post card that can only be plugged in the slot one way. On post cards that can be plugged in backards it can be easy to plug in the post card backards if you have not used it in a long time or you get in a hurry. Some post cards are burnout-proof when you plug them in backards. We are not sure if these burnout-proof post cards can harm your computer when plugged in backards. Ask the company that you are buying the post card from.
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Note: Sometimes people think that they have a virus and the problem is that they have a buggy program or buggy software drive installed into their computer.
Note: Also if you notice your computer running slower than it did before then this could be a sign that your hard drive is starting to fail. Sometimes when the hard drive starts to fail and develope bad sectors this slows the performance of the hard drive down. If you notice that your hard drive is getting slower then run a diagnostic program that checks every sector on the hard drive to see if any of the sectors on the hard drive have gone bad. While running the hard drive diagnostic program on your hard drive to see if any of the sectors on your hard drive have gone bad you may notice that if you run the hard drive diagnostic program more than once you may see more bad sectors each time you run the hard drive diagnostic program. This means that your drive is starting to fail quickly. Sometimes you may not see more bad sectors develope each time you run the hard drive diagnostic program to check your hard drive for bad sectors. The computer running slower than it did before does not always mean that your hard drive is failing. This could also mean that you need to defrag your hard drive or you may have to many programs starting up with your computer and slowing it down. Sometimes defragging your hard drive can speed up your computer. If you have to many programs starting up with your computer you will need to disable some programs to speed up your computer. Slow downs can also be cause by a buggy program installed.
Below is an error message list of some common error messages you might see if you need your data recovered. Just click on one of the error messages in the error message list below to find out what the error message usually means.
1. Bad or missing command interpreter
8. Disk Unusable for System Disk
14. Error loading operating system
16. error reading drive A: Abort, Retry, Fail?
17. error reading drive A: Abort, Retry,Ignore?
29. General failure reading drive
30.General failure reading drive A:
Abort, Retry, Fail?31.General failure reading drive C:
Abort, Retry, Fail?43. Non system disk or disk error
44. Non-System Disk, or Disk Error Replace and press any key to continue
45. Non-DOS disk error reading drive
46. Non-DOS disk error reading drive A:
47. Non-DOS disk error reading drive C:
48. Non-DOS disk error writing drive
49. Non-DOS disk error writing drive A:
50. Non-DOS disk error writing drive C:
51. Non-System Disk, or Disk Error Replace and Strike Any Key When Ready
53. Read fault error reading drive<
54. Read fault error reading drive A:
Abort, Retry, Fail?55. Read fault error reading drive C:
Abort, Retry, Fail?This is not a complete list and you may see other errors than the ones stated above.60. Sector not found error writing drive C: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail?
62. Seek error reading drive A: Abort, Retry, Fail?
63. Seek error reading drive C: Abort, Retry, Fail?
64. Seek error writing drive A: Abort, Retry, Fail?
These are just some of the error messages you might encounter when you lose
data and need data recovery services.1. Bad or missing command interpreter
You computer hard drive or floppy disk could have a virus. The command.com file in the root directory of your hard drive or floppy disk could be the wrong version for your system or the command.com file could be corrupted or missing.
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2. Boot: Couldn't find NTLDR
1. Bad or missing command interpreter
in the error message list.
Please insert another diskThe computer is trying the boot Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP and can't find Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP NTLDR Boot Loader program and /or NTDETECT.COM file. Your hard drive or floppy disk could have a virus. Your operating system could be corrupted. The partition table or mbr on your hard drive could be corrupted. The mbr is the master boot record. The boot sector or boot record on your hard drive could be corrupted. If you are trying to boot from a floppy disk and get this error message then your floppy drive might need cleaning or your floppy disk could be starting to fail or your floppy drive could have went bad. If your floppy drive went bad then it will need to be replaced.
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3. Data error reading drive A:
2. Boot: Couldn't find NTLDR
Please insert another disk
in the error message list.The operating system could be corrupted or your floppy disk could have a virus. The area of the floppy disk that you are trying to access could be defective. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message then it could be that part of the file you are trying to copy is stored on an area of the floppy disk that has went bad. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message this could also mean that the part of the floppy disk that you are trying to copy the file to has gone bad. You could see this error when you are trying to boot from a floppy disk or just trying to read data from a floppy disk. The floppy disk could be starting to fail. The floppy drive might need to be cleaned. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
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4. Data error reading drive C:
3. Data error reading drive A:
in the error message list.The operating system could be corrupted or your computer hard drive or zip disk could have a virus. The area of the hard drive or zip disk that you are trying to access could be defective. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message then it could be that part of the file you are trying to copy is stored on an area of the hard drive or zip disk that has went bad. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message this could also mean that the part of the hard drive or zip disk that you are trying to copy the file to has gone bad. You could see this error when you are trying to boot from a hard drive or zip disk or just trying to read data from a hard drive or zip disk. If you are getting this error message when trying to read from a zip disk the this could mean that the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. The zip controller on the motherboard could be defective.
The operating system could be corrupted or your floppy disk could have a virus. The area of the floppy disk that you are trying to access could be defective. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message then it could be that part of the file you are trying to copy is stored on an area of the floppy disk that has went bad. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message this could also mean that the part of the floppy disk that you are trying to copy the file to has gone bad. You could see this error when you are trying to boot from a floppy disk or just trying to read data from a floppy disk. The floppy disk could be starting to fail. The floppy drive might need to be cleaned. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.Back to
5. Data error reading drive A: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail?
4. Data error reading drive C:
in the error message list.Back to
5. Data error reading drive A: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail?
in the error message list.6. Data error reading drive C: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail?
The operating system could be corrupted or your computer hard drive or zip disk could have a virus. The area of the hard drive or zip disk that you are trying to access could be defective. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message then it could be that part of the file you are trying to copy is stored on an area of the hard drive or zip disk that has went bad. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message this could also mean that the part of the hard drive or zip disk that you are trying to copy the file to has gone bad. You could see this error when you are trying to boot from a hard drive or zip disk or just trying to read data from a hard drive or zip disk. If you are getting this error message when trying to read from a zip disk the this could mean that the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. The zip controller on the motherboard could be defective.
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6. Data error reading drive C: Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail?
in the error message list.7. Disk boot failure
The hard drive might not have an active bootable partition. The system files that are required to boot the computer could be missing or corrupted. The hard drive might have went bad. If you are getting this error when booting the computer from a floppy disk then the system files on the floppy disk required to boot the computer could be missing or corrupted. The floppy disk could be starting to fail. The floppy drive might need to be cleaned. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
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7. Disk boot failure
in the error message list.8. Disk Unusable for System Disk
The area of your hard drive or floppy disk where the system files are stored could be defective. If you are getting this error from a floppy disk then the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
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8. Disk Unusable for System Disk
in the error message list.9. Disk error reading FAT 1
This could mean that Fat 1 or file allocation table 1 on your hard drive, floppy disk or zip is corrupted. This could also mean that fat 1 or file allocation table 1 is on a bad sector on your hard drive floppy disk or zip disk. The heads on the hard drive could be stuck if the hard drive is an old mfm hard drive. If you are getting this error from a floppy disk then part of the floppy disk might have went bad or the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. If you are getting this error from a zip disk then part of the zip disk might have went bad or the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
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9. Disk error reading FAT 1
in the error message list.10. Disk error reading FAT 2
This could mean that Fat 2 or file allocation table 2 on your hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk is corrupted. This could also mean that fat 2 or file allocation table 2 is on a bad sector on your hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk. The heads on the hard drive could be stuck if the hard drive is an old mfm hard drive. If you are getting this error from a floppy disk then part of the floppy disk might have went bad or the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. If you are getting this error from a zip disk then part of the zip disk might have went bad or the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
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10. Disk error reading FAT 2
in the error message list.11. Disk error writing FAT 1
This could mean that Fat 1 or file allocation table 1 on your hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk is corrupted. This could also mean that fat 1 or file allocation table 1 is on a bad sector on your hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk. The heads on the hard drive could be stuck if the hard drive is an old mfm hard drive. If you are getting this error from a floppy disk then part of the floppy disk might have went bad or the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. If you are getting this error from a zip disk then part of the zip disk might have went bad or the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
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11. Disk error writing FAT 1
in the error message list.12. Disk error writing FAT 2
This could mean that Fat 2 or file allocation table 2 on your hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk is corrupted. This could also mean that fat 2 or file allocation table 2 is on a bad sector on your hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk. The heads on the hard drive could be stuck if the hard drive is an old mfm hard drive. If you are getting this error from a floppy disk then part of the floppy disk might have went bad or the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. If you are getting this error from a zip disk then part of the zip disk might have went bad or the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
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12. Disk error writing FAT 2
in the error message list.13. Drive not ready reading
This could mean that the hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk has a virus. This could mean that you have a buggy program installed or buggy driver software installed that is causing the problem. The boot sector or boot record on the hard drive, floppy drive or zip disk could be corrupted or missing. If the hard drive, floppy drive or zip drive data cable or the hard drive, floppy drive or zip drive power cable is loose then you could get this error. The hard drive, floppy drive or zip drive data cable might not be plugged in properly. The hard drive, floppy drive or zip drive power cable might not be plugged in properly. The hard drive, floppy drive or zip drive data cable could have went bad. The hard drive, floppy drive or zip drive power cable could have went bad. The area of the hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk that you are trying to access could be defective. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message then it could be that part of the file you are trying to copy is stored on an area of the hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk that has went bad. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message this could also mean that the part of the hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk that you are trying to copy the file to has gone bad. If you are getting this error when trying to read from a floppy disk then make sure the that the floppy disk is inserted into the floppy drive correctly and that the floppy drive door is closed. You don't have a floppy drive door to close on newer 3 1/2 inch floppy drives such as 1.44mb floppy drives. The floppy drive door just exists on older 5 1/4 inch floppy drives. Also the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. Also if you are getting this error when trying to read from a zip disk then the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
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13. Drive not ready reading
in the error message list.14. Error loading operating system
This could mean that the hidden dos systems files are missing or corrupted.This could mean that the first hard drive in your system does not have an active partition. Also the boot sector or boot record on the hard drive could be corrupted.
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14. Error loading operating system
in the error message list.15. error reading drive
The reasons you might get this error when trying to read from a floppy disk in the floppy drive are listed below.
The bios settings for the floppy drive might not be set right. You could have a buggy software program installed that is causing the problem. You could also have buggy driver software installed that is causing the problem. The boot sector or boot record on the floppy disk could be corrupted or missing. Your floppy disk could have a virus.The area of the floppy disk that your are trying to access could be defective. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message then it could be that part of the file you are trying to copy is stored on an area of the floppy disk that has went bad. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message this could also mean that the part of the floppy disk that you are trying to copy the file to has gone bad. Also the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
The reasons you might get this error when trying to read from a hard drive are listed below.
You could have a buggy software program installed that is causing the problem. You could also have buggy driver software installed that is causing the problem. The boot sector or boot record on the hard drive could be corrupted or missing. Your hard drive could have a virus.The area of the hard drive that your are trying to access could be defective. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message then it could be that part of the file you are trying to copy is stored on an area of the hard drive that has went bad. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message this could also mean that the part of the hard drive that you are trying to copy the file to has gone bad.
The reasons you might get this error when trying to read from a zip disk are listed below.
You could have a buggy software program installed that is causing the problem. You could also have buggy driver software installed that is causing the problem. The boot sector or boot record on the zip disk could be corrupted or missing. Your zip disk could have a virus. The area of the zip disk that your are trying to access could be defective. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message then it could be that part of the file you are trying to copy is stored on an area of the zip disk that has went bad. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message this could also mean that the part of the zip disk that you are trying to copy the file to has gone bad. Also the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
The reasons you might get this error when trying to read from a cd or dvd drive are listed below.
You could have a buggy software program installed that is causing the problem. You could also have buggy driver software installed that is causing the problem. If you get this error from a cd or dvd drive from dos then the mscdex.exe file could be corrupted. The cd or dvd disc might have went bad. Also the cd or dvd drive might need cleaning. The cd or dvd drive might be defective. If the cd or dvd drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
If the information for this error message did not solve your problem then just look at the information for the 2 error messages below.
These information for these 2 error messages is listed later on in this page.
Note: the number next to the 2 error messages below is the number that the error message is listed on this page.
68.The parameter is not correct.
or
A:\ is not accessable. The parameter is not correct.
or
C:\ is not accessable. The parameter is not correct.
70.The volume does not contain a recognized file system.
Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and
that the volume is not corrupted.
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15. error reading drive
in the error message list.16. error reading drive A: Abort, Retry, Fail?
The bios settings for the floppy drive might not be set right. You could have a buggy software program installed that is causing the problem. You could also have buggy driver software installed that is causing the problem. The boot sector or boot record on the floppy disk could be corrupted or missing. Your floppy disk could have a virus.The area of the floppy disk that your are trying to access could be defective. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message then it could be that part of the file you are trying to copy is stored on an area of the floppy disk that has went bad. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message this could also mean that the part of the floppy disk that you are trying to copy the file to has gone bad. Also the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
If the information for this error message did not solve your problem then just look at the information for the 2 error messages below.
These information for these 2 error messages is listed later on in this page.
Note: the number next to the 2 error messages below is the number that the error message is listed on this page.
68.The parameter is not correct.
or
A:\ is not accessable. The parameter is not correct.
or
C:\ is not accessable. The parameter is not correct.
70.The volume does not contain a recognized file system.
Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and
that the volume is not corrupted.
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16. error reading drive A: Abort, Retry, Fail?
in the error message list.17. error reading drive A: Abort, Retry, Ignore?
The bios settings for the floppy drive might not be set right. You could have a buggy software program installed that is causing the problem. You could also have buggy driver software installed that is causing the problem. The boot sector or boot record on the floppy disk could be corrupted or missing. Your floppy disk could have a virus.The area of the floppy disk that your are trying to access could be defective. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message then it could be that part of the file you are trying to copy is stored on an area of the floppy disk that has went bad. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message this could also mean that the part of the floppy disk that you are trying to copy the file to has gone bad. Also the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
If the information for this error message did not solve your problem then just look at the information for the 2 error messages below.
These information for these 2 error messages is listed later on in this page.
Note: the number next to the 2 error messages below is the number that the error message is listed on this page.
68.The parameter is not correct.
or
A:\ is not accessable. The parameter is not correct.
or
C:\ is not accessable. The parameter is not correct.
70.The volume does not contain a recognized file system.
Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and
that the volume is not corrupted.
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17. error reading drive A: Abort, Retry, Ignore?
in the error message list.18. error reading drive C: Abort, Retry, Fail?
You could have a buggy software program installed that is causing the problem. You could also have buggy driver software installed that is causing the problem. The boot sector or boot record on the hard drive or zip disk could be corrupted or missing. Your hard drive or zip disk could have a virus. The area of the hard drive or zip disk that your are trying to access could be defective. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message then it could be that part of the file you are trying to copy is stored on an area of the hard drive or zip disk that has went bad. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message this could also mean that the part of the hard drive or zip disk that you are trying to copy the file to has gone bad. If you are getting this error message when trying to read from a zip disk the this could mean that the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. The zip controller on the motherboard could be defective.
If the information for this error message did not solve your problem then just look at the information for the 2 error messages below.
These information for these 2 error messages is listed later on in this page.
Note: the number next to the 2 error messages below is the number that the error message is listed on this page.
68.The parameter is not correct.
or
A:\ is not accessable. The parameter is not correct.
or
C:\ is not accessable. The parameter is not correct.
70.The volume does not contain a recognized file system.
Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and
that the volume is not corrupted.
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18. error reading drive C: Abort, Retry, Fail?
in the error message list.19. error reading drive C: Abort, Retry, Ignore?
You could have a buggy software program installed that is causing the problem. You could also have buggy driver software installed that is causing the problem. The boot sector or boot record on the hard drive or zip disk could be corrupted or missing. Your hard drive or zip disk could have a virus.The area of the hard drive or zip disk that your are trying to access could be defective. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message then it could be that part of the file you are trying to copy is stored on an area of the hard drive or zip disk that has went bad. If you are trying to copy a file and get this error message this could also mean that the part of the hard drive or zip disk that you are trying to copy the file to has gone bad. If you are getting this error message when trying to read from a zip disk the this could mean that the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. The zip controller on the motherboard could be defective.
If the information for this error message did not solve your problem then just look at the information for the 2 error messages below.
These information for these 2 error messages is listed later on in this page.
Note: the number next to the 2 error messages below is the number that the error message is listed on this page.
68.The parameter is not correct.
or
A:\ is not accessable. The parameter is not correct.
or
C:\ is not accessable. The parameter is not correct.
70.The volume does not contain a recognized file system.
Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and
that the volume is not corrupted.
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19. error reading drive C: Abort, Retry, Ignore?
in the error message list.20. Error reading fixed disk
You could have a buggy software program installed that is causing the problem. You could also have buggy driver software installed that is causing the problem. The hard drive might not be setup properly in the bios. Your hard drive might not be connected. If the hard drive data cable or the hard drive power cable is loose then you could get this error. The data cable for the hard drive might not be plugged in properly. The power cable for the hard drive might not be plugged in properly. The data cable for the hard drive might have went bad. The power cable for the hard drive might have went bad. This could mean that your hard drive is starting to fail.
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20. Error reading fixed disk
in the error message list.21. Error reading Fat
You could have a buggy software program installed that is causing the problem. You could also have buggy driver software installed that is causing the problem. This could mean that part of the file allocation table or fat is corrupted. This could also mean that the part of the hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk that the operating system is trying to read from has gone bad. Also if you are getting this error from a floppy disk then the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. if you are getting this error from a zip disk then the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
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21. Error reading Fat
in the error message list.22. Error reading FAT 1
You could have a buggy software program installed that is causing the problem. You could also have buggy driver software installed that is causing the problem. This could mean that Fat 1 or file allocation table 1 on your hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk is corrupted. This could also mean that fat 1 or file allocation table 1 is on a bad sector on your hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk. The heads on the hard drive could be stuck if the hard drive is an old mfm hard drive. Also if you are getting this error from a floppy disk then the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. if you are getting this error from a zip disk then the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
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22. Error reading FAT 1
in the error message list.23. Error reading FAT 2
You could have a buggy software program installed that is causing the problem. You could also have buggy driver software installed that is causing the problem. This could mean that Fat 2 or file allocation table 2 on your hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk is corrupted. This could also mean that fat 2 or file allocation table 2 is on a bad sector on your hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk. The heads on the hard drive could be stuck if the hard drive is an old mfm hard drive. Also if you are getting this error from a floppy disk then the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. if you are getting this error from a zip disk then the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
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23. Error reading FAT 2
in the error message list.24. Error writing directory
This can be caused by a buggy program or driver software. This could also mean that your computer has a virus. This could mean that the part of the hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk that the operating system is trying to write to has gone bad. Also if you are getting this error from a floppy disk then the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. if you are getting this error from a zip disk then the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
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24. Error writing directory
in the error message list.25. Error writing Fat
You could have a buggy software program installed that is causing the problem. You could also have buggy driver software installed that is causing the problem. This could mean that part of the file allocation table or fat is corrupted. This could also mean that the part of the hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk that the operating system is trying to write to has gone bad. Also if you are getting this error from a floppy disk then the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. if you are getting this error from a zip disk then the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
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25. Error writing Fat
in the error message list.26. Error writing fixed disk
You could have a buggy software program installed that is causing the problem. You could also have buggy driver software installed that is causing the problem. The hard drive might not be setup properly in the bios. Your hard drive might not be connected. If the hard drive data cable or the hard drive power cable is loose then you could get this error. The data cable for the hard drive might not be plugged in properly. The power cable for the hard drive might not be plugged in properly. The data cable for the hard drive might have went bad. The power cable for the hard drive might have went bad. This could mean that your hard drive is starting to fail.
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26. Error writing fixed disk
in the error message list.27. File allocation table bad
The fat or file allocation table has been damaged. A buggy program or buggy driver software installed into your computer could have damaged the fat or file allocation table. Your hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk could have a virus. Your hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk could be starting to fail. Also if you are getting this error from a floppy disk then the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. if you are getting this error from a zip disk then the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
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27. File allocation table bad
in the error message list.28. FAT Table damaged
The fat or file allocation table has been damaged. A buggy program or buggy driver software installed into your computer could have damaged the fat or file allocation table. Your hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk could have a virus. Your hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk could be starting to fail. Also if you are getting this error from a floppy disk then the floppy drive might need cleaning. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. if you are getting this error from a zip disk then the zip drive might need cleaning. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
This could be cause by a buggy software program or software driver installed into your computer. This could mean that you hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk has a virus. This could also mean that that the boot sector or boot record of the hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk is courrpted. This could be caused by running out of system resources in Windows 3.x. If the hard drive, floppy drive or zip drive data cable or hard drive, floppy drive or zip drive power cable is loose then you could get this error. The data cable for the hard drive, floppy drive or zip drive might not be plugged in properly. The power cable for the hard drive, floppy drive or zip drive might not be plugged in properly. The data cable for the hard drive, floppy drive or zip drive might have went bad. The power cable for the hard drive, floppy drive or zip drive might have went bad. This could mean that your part of your hard drive, floppy disk or zip disk is starting to fail. Also if you are getting this error from a floppy disk then the floppy drive might need cleaning. If the floppy drive data cable or floppy drive power cable is loose then you could get this error. The data cable for the floppy drive might not be plugged in properly. The power cable for the floppy drive might not be plugged in properly. The data cable for the floppy drive might have went bad. The power cable for the floppy drive might have went bad. The floppy drive might be defective. If the floppy drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. if you are getting this error from a zip disk then the zip drive might need cleaning. If the zip drive data cable or zip drive power cable is loose then you could get this error. The data cable for the zip drive might not be plugged in properly. The power cable for the zip drive might not be plugged in properly. The data cable for the zip drive might have went bad. The power cable for the zip drive might have went bad. The zip drive might be defective. If the zip drive is defective then it will need to be replaced.
If you get this error from a cd or dvd drive from dos then the mscdex.exe file could be corrupted. Also the cd or dvd drive might need cleaning. Try cleaning the cd or dvd drive and see if you can read the cd or dvd disc after you clean the cd or dvd drive. If cleaning does not help then try a to read the cd or dvd disc in a different cd or dvd drive to see if the cd or dvd drive might be defective. The cd or dvd disc might have went bad. The cd drive or dvd drive drivers in windows could be corrupted. You may need to use device manager to uninstall and reinstall the drivers in windows for the drive that you are have problems with. Also you may need to use device manager to uninstall and reinstall the drivers for the type of controller the cd or dvd drive you are having problems with is connected to such IDE, EIDE or SATA. Note: You could lower the speed of your cd or dvd drive when writing or recording to a cd or dvd disc because writing or recording at to fast a speed can cause problems. You could also trying using a different brand of cd or dvd discs for recording. If the cd drive or dvd drive data cable or the cd drive or dvd drive power cable is loose then you could get this error. The cd drive or dvd drive data cable or cd drive or dvd drive power cable might not be plugged in properly.The cd drive or dvd drive data cable or cd drive or dvd drive power cable might be defective. The cd disc or dvd disc could have a different file system on it than what windows supports. This could also mean that part of your cd or dvd disc is starting to fail. The cd drive or dvd drive controller on the motherboard might have went bad. The cd or dvd drive might be defective. If the cd drive or dvd drive is defective then it will need to be replaced. If you are running windows xp and you are having this problem with a cd drive or dvd drive then it could also mean that the cd drive or dvd drive that you are having problems with might not be compatible with Windows XP. If this is the case then you will need to look at microsoft's hardware compatiblity list to find a cd drive or dvd drive that is compatible with Windows XP. You can look at the hardware compatibility list at the following url http://www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/ . If the cd drive or dvd drive data cable or the cd drive or dvd drive power cable is loose then you could get this error. The cd drive or dvd drive data cable or cd drive or dvd drive power cable might not be plugged in properly. The cd drive or dvd drive data cable or cd drive or dvd drive power cable might be defective. This could mean that part of your cd drive or dvd drive is starting to fail. The cd drive or dvd drive controller on the motherboard might have went bad.
If the information for this error message did not solve your problem then just look at the information for the 7 error messages below.
These information for these 7 error messages is listed on in this page.
Note: the number next to the 7 error messages below is the number that the error message is listed on this page.
15. error reading drive
16. error reading drive A: Abort, Retry, Fail?
17. error reading drive A: Abort, Retry, Ignore?
18. error reading drive C: Abort, Retry, Fail?
19. error reading drive C: Abort, Retry, Ignore?
68.The parameter is not correct.
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A:\ is not accessable. The parameter is not correct.
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