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Will chkdsk solve a Disk I/O error

When I try to boot at the end of the display of the BIOS information I get Disk I/O error (or similar) consistently from the Win 98SE Boot HD. The drive does not make much noise but this error implies to me the HD may not being accessed internally so perhaps we really can not tell.

What are the chances that mounting the HD as a secondary and running "chkdsk /f " under Windows XP Home SP2 on this HD will fix the problem?

Regards-Mike
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The chkdsk will not solve problem, you should use hard drive diagnostic software to do the test. Take a look and find the hdd vendor, then go their website to download software. Example, MaxBlast III is for Maxtor hdd, etc.
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For some reason my post here in response did NOT get posted. There is no data to recover. My main interest is using it as is by repairing it with chkdsk or a Windows repair install. My interest in reformatting it and re-using it is close to zero. If I cannot repair it, I will probably get a new drive because my customer will pay for that.

BTW, The BIOS DOES recognize the HD which eliminates a few possibilities.

Rindi, thanks for the link. It may come in handy in the future.

Mike