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by w.thomson3

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my friend has just bought a Advent 207 computer which refused to boot up one day with the message disc read error.( Vista Home edition )
even after putting the recovery disc in it would not reboot stating disc read error.
It seems the hard drive doesn't regonise any cd and therefore will not reboot. help

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by the scummy one

Disk Read Error before the OS loads is usually that the hard drive needs replacing, trying to reinstall it will not usually work.
Since it is a new system, why not contact the proper support for help, as it should be under warranty.

by older mycroft

Because if it was, your friend has one of the only Advents to come with Recovery Discs.

Doesn't it have a Recovery Partition built in to the hard drive? All Advents that I have seen in the last year do.

They have also ALL developed read errors within the first 6 months.

If it was a PCWorld purchase, give the TechGuys a call.

If it wasn't PCWorld, return it for a warranty repair.

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