Hey,
I was just surfing the internet and then I got my first ever BSOD. The system restarts itself, pauses on the main Compaq screen, three long beeps later, I get a message saying "Fixed Disk Parameter Table or BIOS Error System Halted". What happened and what can I do to fix it? Thanks.
The first thing to try would be to just pull out the hard drive and put it back in. I believe this is the same message I got one time and that fixed it. If that doesn't work, the harddrive may need to be replaced. I don't believe this is a "very serious" problem like others have had since harddrives are easily replaced by the end user. I noticed that when the hard disk has a problem, the BIOS is also not accessible so see if you can get into it using F10. Anyway, see how reseating the harddrive goes and report back.
I have the same issue too. Anyone has any suggestion. I tried removing battery and re-inserting but still same error. I get 3 beeping noise before the message is displayed with "System halted" error.
Any input is appreciated. I am more worried about the data I have as compared to the hard-drive failure. Also if it is truly harddrive failure, any suggestion on where to buy the HDD?
Thanks
Most likely it is a harddrive failure or a loose connection. Try removing and reinstalling the hard drive to make sure the connections are good. If that doesn't work, I would go to Newegg and get a 2.5" harddrive enclosure like this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817145124). That way at least you can see what data you can get off the drive. It may be nothing, but for less than $20 it would be worth it. You can also buy another harddrive from there, it needs to be a 2.5" Parallel ATA harddrive. I can be up to 7200RPM without problem.
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