I have a 1.5 year old Dell inspiron 1564-i5, two weeks ago while I'm running my anti virus scanner when my system froze, I turned it off and turned on after a few minutes but to my surprise windows won't load anymore. I run the diagnostic and I got the error code 2000-0146 which according to Dell blog search it's a bad hard drive. I changed the hard disk using my slightly used formatted spare HD and tried to load windows 7 back but it won't load completely, it says loading windows but it will not go through and displaying the message ”0x000000D1 DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO)”
Please help! Thanks much in advance.
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My laptop won’t load windows 7 completely.
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abesupremo. Welcome to HTG. Try here and see if it helps. http://www.0x000000d1.com/driv.....equal.html
Daveh.
Update: I re formatted my HD, removed and reseat my Ram, removed and after 5 mins reseat cmos battery. Now I am trying to re install windows 7.
I set the date and time on my BIOS but I also read BIOS shadowed and Video Shadowed. I used the BIOS default setting and continue the installation.
Now my screen display " STARTING WINDOWS " but seems like froze because its been like these for 30 mins.
Guys I'm still stucked with it, I need help.
abesupremo,
Follow my instructions EXACTLY to Setup Hard Drive Geometry for a one partition clean install.
Using a FULL Win7 Genuine Installation DVD, do this:
Start DVD Installation Process
At First Halt Screen, Press (SHIFT + F10) keys for a Command Prompt
Picture Of First Halt Screen
http://i962.photobucket.com/al.....apture.png
Type in Each Command and Press <ENTER> Key as follows:
1. DiskPart <ENTER>
2. list disk <ENTER>
3. select disk X <ENTER> (X should be the number of the installation HD)
4. clean all <ENTER> (Will Take a While)
5. create partition primary align=1024 <ENTER>
6. format fs=ntfs <ENTER> (Will Take a While)
7. assign <ENTER>
8. active <ENTER>
9. exit <ENTER>
10. exit <ENTER>
11. IMMEDIATELY Click Out, TERMINATE install process and reboot.
12. Start Clean Installation Process again from DVD without a format.
Post Back.
Rick P.
Hi Rick P.,
Maybe this is strange but the first halt screen won't even show. What it does when I boot it with windows 7 disc the screen will display "Windows is Loading files" then after awhile " Starting Windows" will be displayed then either it will freeze or shuts off by it self.
Please help.
Thanks, Abe.
Sounds like some kind of custom disc.
Download your Windows 7 EXACT Edition and VERSION here.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/.....tal-river/
Will take between 6 and 12 hours for the ISO to download.
Then we'll burn it to a DVD to install.
Driver Download page.
http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19
Rick P.
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