1-07 fail error!? Can i save the HD???

Question

I have a 2.5" hd in my laptop, which i recently tried to format using XP disk so i could start afresh. When running the NTFS format the laptop froze, so i rebooted.

Now i cant even load the disk, it seems very slow running the initial boot check too.

i ran the HD test in the BIOS and i was given the error report '#1-07 fail error' which apparently means the boot sector is knackered.

I just wanna get the thing formatted so i don't have to buy a new HDD, any suggestions??

Answer 1

Boot from the CD - you may have to go into the BIOS and set the boot sequence so it looks for the CD first, then the HDD.