Not sure if this belongs in HW or SW . . . but here is why I picked HW:
I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 laptap and one day I get the blue screen indicating Windows has shut down to avoid catastrophic failure. I try to reboot with many items shut down in the setup screen to no avail. So I try to reload Windows XP from the install CD and it starts to load fine until it starts to write to the Hard drive. I then purchase a new Hard drive and reload to it and the same error occurs when it tries to partition and format the new Hard drive! I've tried removing the 2 memory cards and re-seating them and the same error still occurs. The Battery is completely dead on this system (has been for a while), but I had been using it plugged in with no problems. If I can get it to re-boot then I'll get a new one. It has WIN XP Home edition installed with N360. I had been running fine and shut down as normal. Then the next day I boot it and this happens. Any tips on what to look for???
Thanks much
I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 laptap and one day I get the blue screen indicating Windows has shut down to avoid catastrophic failure. I try to reboot with many items shut down in the setup screen to no avail. So I try to reload Windows XP from the install CD and it starts to load fine until it starts to write to the Hard drive. I then purchase a new Hard drive and reload to it and the same error occurs when it tries to partition and format the new Hard drive! I've tried removing the 2 memory cards and re-seating them and the same error still occurs. The Battery is completely dead on this system (has been for a while), but I had been using it plugged in with no problems. If I can get it to re-boot then I'll get a new one. It has WIN XP Home edition installed with N360. I had been running fine and shut down as normal. Then the next day I boot it and this happens. Any tips on what to look for???
Thanks much
