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Worldwide economic failure.

Do your part to help; buy a new drive!

(seriously, if you are seeking advice, I'd encourage you to rephrase in the form of a proper question, and post to the QUESTIONS area).

Had the same problem with my new Latitude a few months ago. Seems Dell is experiencing a lot of hardware problems. I was still under warranty and Dell sent me a new HDD but my backup would not work on the new drive. Was a nightmare but I finally backed up files on my company's network then downloaded them to the new drive. Problem solved. But I sympathize with you...I and hundreds of other Dell customers.