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    No bootable devices, hard drive 0 error, error result is 32

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by tom_mai78101, Oct 7, 2016.

  1. tom_mai78101

    tom_mai78101 Notebook Consultant

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    Alienware 13 R1, no more working computers anymore.

    I am not sure what the error meant, and doing the QR scan isn't helping me much at all.

    Hopefully, someone knows what it means.

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    It just happen in the morning of my birthday, so yay....
     
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    Game7a1 ?

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    Do you have an external enclosure to test if the hard drive (or is it an SSD?) works on another computers (say a friend's)?
    I want to say the HDD is damaged, but I'm also wondering if there's something wrong with the motherboard in some way related to your HDD.
     
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  3. tom_mai78101

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    No, I don't have any other enclosures to test the HDD out. I'm an HDD, so there's no SSD.

    I also do not know anyone living near me to know about computers. I should probably send the laptop in for repair, as it seems to be my only option.
     
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    I think the disk has got bad sector that's why its failing Quick Test.
     
    Vasudev, Oct 9, 2016
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  5. tom_mai78101

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    Laptop is now working normally for unknown reasons. Not sure exactly why. I do not recall the laptop experiencing sudden movements or anything. No hardware modifications or paid any money.

    It has been 3 days since I posted the thread. I thought it was a fluke, and decided to keep track of it, but it turns out fine for the whole 3 days.

    Just giving an update.
     
    tom_mai78101, Oct 11, 2016
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