dell xps M1530
vista ultimate sp2
4 gb ram
intel duo T9300 @ 2.5GHz

Quote :

"The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable. Please run the chkdsk utility on the volume C:."

error details:

- System 

  - Provider 

   [ Name]  Ntfs 
 
  - EventID 55 

   [ Qualifiers]  49156 
 
   Level 2 
 
   Task 2 
 
   Keywords 0x80000000000000 
 
  - TimeCreated 

   [ SystemTime]  2009-10-20T14:10:39.115Z 
 
   EventRecordID 154022 
 
   Channel System 
 
   Computer WDPNOTEBOOK 
 
   Security 
 

- EventData 

    
   C: 
   00000C000200380002000000370004C000000000020100C018000000000000000000000000000000B30314002792000000000500 


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Binary data:


In Words

0000: 000C0000 00380002 00000002 C0040037 
0008: 00000000 C0000102 00000018 00000000 
0010: 00000000 00000000 001403B3 00009227 
0018: 00050000    


In Bytes

0000: 00 00 0C 00 02 00 38 00   ......8.
0008: 02 00 00 00 37 00 04 C0   ....7..À
0010: 00 00 00 00 02 01 00 C0   .......À
0018: 18 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........
0028: B3 03 14 00 27 92 00 00   ³...'?..
0030: 00 00 05 00               ....

10/20/2009 11:15:38 AM

format c:, install windows 7

10/20/2009 11:21:07 AM

yeh, I was thinking about that. but I don't have any money to buy w7

10/20/2009 11:21:49 AM

i would look for a cheap HD just in case.... but yeah backup what you want, you've got a ticking time bomb right now....

i would try for the reformat or just until it dies, that will tell you pretty well if you need a new hd or not... (probably will though)

10/20/2009 11:22:51 AM

The drive could also be having a hw failure.

10/20/2009 11:24:43 AM

hmm... I need to check the warranty on this notebook... may be able to get a free HDD. however, there is some case damage from an unfortunate event a while back ago... hopefully I won't have to send it in for a HDD swap.

10/20/2009 11:25:21 AM

Your hdd is about to shit the bed. Better backup your stuff immediately.

10/20/2009 11:34:09 AM

I've got everything backed up. In fact, I really don't store much on the internal HDD anyways. I'm just ready and waiting

dammit. dell is fucking retarded sometimes. won't let me chat iwth TS because thinks my warranty is expired... on the same page is says that it's good for another 161 days.

[Edited on October 20, 2009 at 11:40 AM. Reason : .]

10/20/2009 11:35:20 AM

diag tests didn't show any problems probably means no HDD from warranty

10/20/2009 12:33:21 PM

^ when my lappy's HD died, the SMART tests still said everything was working fine.

10/20/2009 12:49:46 PM

^yeh, I've had that happen before. But Dell won't give me a new HDD unless the tests show problems or it finally dies

damn TS is annoying. they ask me what issues I'm having and before I can even get 1/4 way through they start interrupting and asking shit that I've already answered.

[Edited on October 20, 2009 at 12:54 PM. Reason : .]

10/20/2009 12:53:19 PM

yep, not getting a new HDD. gonna reformat/reinstall vista later today

reliability monitor doesn't show any HW failures... interesting.

[Edited on October 20, 2009 at 2:41 PM. Reason : .]

10/20/2009 2:41:34 PM

How long have you had your laptop?

10/20/2009 4:01:56 PM

why did you run chkdsk w/out using the recovery parameter? you already knew you had errors.

chkdsk /R and run it before booting into windows.

backup, then format & install if needed

[Edited on October 20, 2009 at 4:11 PM. Reason : .]

10/20/2009 4:05:21 PM

Quote :

"But Dell won't give me a new HDD unless the tests show problems or it finally dies"

then tell them it f'ing died. it's not like they're gonna verify it when you ship it back to them..

10/20/2009 4:07:02 PM

^^^1.5 years
^^I did the first 2 times. and immediately after it BSOD'd. The screenshot is from the 3rd time when I didn't /R
^thought about it, but they've made me ship my whole system in for a HDD swap and I figured they'd find out then

10/20/2009 4:11:41 PM

Quote :

"But Dell won't give me a new HDD unless the tests show problems or it finally dies"

There's a portion of the Dell HW test, IIRC, where it measures throughput. Your drive, even though it doesn't report as failing, should show unusually low/slow numbers for throughput, that could justify a RMA.

10/20/2009 4:13:52 PM

im assuming you originally had a 1 year warrantly and you also have an nvidia gpu. thats why they extended your warranty for an extra year. But that extra 1 year warranty only applies to the gpu just in case it fails. I had a 1530 earlier this year till whenever I watched a movie for 15 mins and up, it would consistenly freeze from 5 mins - 10 mins. I had my motherboard changed 5 times due to me bitching at them, and finally they sent me a another laptop which hasn't had a problem since.

10/20/2009 4:15:22 PM

^I have a full 2-yr warranty, not an extended on the gpu. movie as in dvd?

^^is that in the PSa?

[Edited on October 20, 2009 at 4:19 PM. Reason : .]

10/20/2009 4:19:00 PM

oh, hmm well nm then but you should get your gpu checked out. If it is a 9400m or 9600m gt then most likely they're defective.

10/20/2009 4:20:31 PM

^just a 8600m gt.

10/20/2009 4:23:09 PM

whoops yea, meant the 8400 or 8600m.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/all-nvidia-8400m-8600m-chips-faulty/

10/20/2009 4:26:29 PM

well shit. looks like I'll be calling in to dell again.

10/20/2009 4:27:26 PM

holy fuck Dell's TS has gotten worse. fucking moron won't listen to me.

10/20/2009 5:32:19 PM

great. fucking error on reinstall. appears to be a disc issue. getting a new disc mailed tomorrow.

And since I believe the original issue is HW based and not SW based (as dell thinks), I started running some of the advanced diagnostics... whaddya know... hard drive failure! on the phone now trying to convince them to shell out a new HDD

damn morons make me run the same tests over and over again, even though I told them I've already run them

[Edited on October 20, 2009 at 6:43 PM. Reason : .]

10/20/2009 6:42:21 PM

during those times where i had to chat with dell support regarding my defective gpu, those fools would not listen even though nvidia publicly stated their gpu was defective. Also while you're at it, check your memory. Sometimes bad sticks will stop an installation.

10/20/2009 7:02:11 PM

^yeh, they can be a pain. memory has been fine so far, but I'll run some more tests on it as well.

getting a new vista install disc and finally this moron has agreed to send me a new HDD

10/20/2009 7:11:21 PM

anyone know what the dell status codes mean?

orm, exg?

10/21/2009 3:30:14 PM

anyone know a place with good prices for dell batteries? or is dell the only real option?

10/22/2009 7:45:21 AM

sweet. sent me a 250GB HDD, a 50GB upgrade!

10/22/2009 2:05:54 PM

dammit. can't upgrade the bios without a working batter

dell batteries... anyone... anyone? $150 from dell...

10/22/2009 3:26:18 PM

ha. now my other notebook is fucked up.


awesome. it has so many issues that they're just gonna let me ship it to the depot. hopefully they lose my notebook again and I get a new one!

[Edited on October 25, 2009 at 2:42 PM. Reason : .]

10/25/2009 2:14:29 PM

wow

10/29/2009 10:55:28 AM