On a 14 year old Dell Dimension 2400 that I am fixing, I couldn't get the OS to boot (XP). I ran the "Cannot Boot the OS" test on it, and it failed on the IDE tests.
Test Results: Fail
Error Code 0F00:0240
Msg: Block 54752: Address mark not found or media error.
Test Results: Fail
Error Code 0F00:0240
Msg: Block 54753: Address mark not found or media error.
(both errors repeat)
The errors were thrown on the IDE Disk - Read Test and the IDE Disk - Verify Disk. Also, the Confidence test seemed to not run.
Do I need a new HDD, or is there a BIOS fix?
System specs:
Intel Celeron SL6VT
256 MB SDRAM
WD Caviar WD800 80GB HDD
Removed network card
E139765 Bluford MoBo