I keep getting this error every time I start up this laptop. The computer before was having issues with the OS where it wouldn't start etc so what I did was format the drive. There is NO OS installed on the computer so it's a clean drive, however I'm getting this error.
Now, problem is, I can't even boot a disc from the CD/DVD Drive in the laptop. I've reseated the drive to see if it was a simple connection error but it still will not boot my Windows 7 DVD from it. I can hear it spin but it will still not start for some reason. I have the CDROM drive as the first to be booted and I even selected the CDROM to boot directly, but alas, nothing.
My question is, do you think the drive itself is dead and can the HDD still be good? I don't want to order a part from EBay or somewhere to only come out with the same issue over and over again.
