when i start up my computer it gives me a warning message?

Question

this is the exact message: warning: dells disk monitoring system has detected that drive 0 on the primary EIDE controller is opperating outside of normal specifications. it is advisable to immediately back op your data and replace your hard disk drive by calling your support desk or dell computer corporation

now first i bought my computer from a computer shop where im pretty sure they just built it themselves (but not sure).
and it screwed up not to shortly aftter purchase.. we took it back for them to fix it and they gave it back again.when i looked at the computer for the first time it looks like they just reinstalled the windows software and that just messed more stuff up (by erasing everything ) it say the computers cover was recently removed and the warning message about the drive 0 i just need to know how maybe to go about fixing this problem.or if they are just screwing me over or maybe they just plain screwed up.

Answer 1

Sounds like a bad hard disk drive not suited to the computer. If you can take the whole thing back and get a refund do it. And yes some tech person thinks they are doing you a favour, yeah right. I would go somewhere else for your surfing gear.

Answer 2

Unless your computer is giving you disk related operational problems, you can probably ignore the message. Looks like they replaced the disk controller within your computer with "generic" parts that doesn't quite agree with the built-in monitoring software which was probably written for a very specific type of disk controller.

Answer 3

restart your computer and press the F2 button repeatedly till it makes a bleeping sound, this will get you to setup menu, navigate it using the instuctions, and check ALL your settings, to make sure they are factory defaults, note what you change and save this then restart and see if that helps, you can also check the partitions on your hard drive threw "disk managment" this has a great little help section, and last but not least go to belarc and download the freeware Adviser they have, it will tell u all about your system and should answer some questions for u.
hope this helps!

Answer 4

the problem would be sovled by replacing the hard disk by another hard disk, you open the case remove the hard disk (while the computer is un-pluged from the electricity ofcourse) and u buy a new hard disk and install it replacing the old one then you go and install the windows and your program, i advice you to remove your data from the non-functional hard diskm if you can by means of external storage such as a CDs so as not to loose vital info