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Error with Hard Disk

Explanation: The system has detected a failure with one or more of the IDE/ATA hard disk drives in the system. The problem report may highlight a specific device ("drive 0" or "primary master") depending on the BIOS type.

Diagnosis: This is usually a problem related to the hard disk(s) themselves; this may not mean that the hard disk is bad, but could mean incorrect cabling or another issue making it impossible to find the hard disk. The controller or interface to the hard disk could also be at fault.

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