HAY GUYS

LiquidAcid · Local time: Sep 22, 2006, 04:37 PM

And backup your data... before its too late.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

LiquidAcid · Local time: Sep 22, 2006, 07:32 PM

dal.dll? Don't you mean hal.dll? (hardware abstraction layer)

There's nowhere I can't reach.

LiquidAcid · Local time: Sep 22, 2006, 08:46 PM

hal.dll is a core component layered over the kernel. It is crucial for OS startup. It shouldn't even bootup the OS without a correct copy of the file.

What you can do: Replace the harddrive and do an additional memory check. The memcheck only to be sure your RAM isn't also faulty.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

LiquidAcid · Local time: Sep 23, 2006, 11:04 AM

Maybe you should check both drives for data corruption before continuing your experiments.
Also you can get a fresh copy of the hal.dll from you Windows Install CD. Guides how to extract single files from the disc are on the net.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

LiquidAcid · Local time: Sep 23, 2006, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by Domino

Any suggestions on the best tool to use to test my hard drives?

The tool from your harddisk vendor, if existant.

Originally Posted by Domino

Boot from CD:
Boot from CD:
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER.

BIOS Settings?

Originally Posted by Domino

And also, when I boot up it gives me a choice of 3 XP operating systems to boot up with. One is the OS on my main HDD, another one is the one on my SATA, and the other, well.... I don't where that came from. It looks as if it is the version that I had the trouble with the hal.dll file with, but I can't find that installation of Windows on any of my HDD, it was on my SATA, but as I mentioned eralier I re-formatted it.

First remove the faulty drive completly from the system. Plug it off from both IDE controller and power supply. The drive is broken and causes trouble, maybe not only for itself, but also affecting the rest of the system.

For booting from SATA check the BIOS and if there are no settings then get an upgraded BIOS and check again. If nothing shows up than you're out ot luck and better get an normal IDE replacement drive.

I was speaking idiomatically.

LiquidAcid · Local time: Sep 24, 2006, 11:34 PM

np

And always remember: Broken hardware can become kamikaze, that does not only apply to harddrives.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?