toshiba 2100cds ide 0 error msg

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hi guys,



I need help here, my toshiba satelite 2100cds has been giving me boot error (ide 0 error)immediately after the toshiba splash screen and insert disk in drive msg follows.

when i do this nothing happens but it keeps repeating the same msg.



Also the diskette and CdRom drive light is not coming on. I checked the cmos setting and found cd-Rom and disktte drive but no drive was written for the hard disk.

From Panama, 1 post

i have the same problem.. with Toshiba Satellite 2535 CDS... & quot;IDE #0 ERROR & quot;..

please help me... or send me e-mail

if you solve this problem



kacikoms@hotmail.com





Jask

1 post

i also have the same problem, mine is a satellite pro 6100, can anyone plz let me know the solution to it, as i really need my laptop for work and also i can't afford to lose data on it, thanks in advance.



email me to: bbbuzzb@hotmail.com

From Queensland, 1 post

I also have the same problem as of Dec/03. After the boot up & quot;TOSHIBA & quot; I get & quot;IDE #0 ERROR & quot;. IT prompts for the system disk but this doesn't seem to do anything

1 post

I have the same problem on my satelite S1800 seems to be a common problem let us know

From Malaysia, 24 posts

it seems like the HDD is not detected. you maybe try to take out the HDD and resit back again. if the problem still happen you may send to the service centre to check out.

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i also have the same problem whith my laptop : a toshiba satellite A10.
i tried to put my hd in the laptop of a buddy, and it was not even detected in the bios.
but i had full acces to his hd.
i've read somwhere it might be the cmos battery.. could you please help me to know how i can check that : i wouldn't appreciate my laptop to crash another hd !!
thanks
tome tome

From Australia, 2 posts

Originally posted by 0rdinaryguy on 9 Jan 2004 10:04 AM
I also have the same problem as of Dec/03. After the boot up "TOSHIBA" I get "IDE #0 ERROR". IT prompts for the system disk but this doesn't seem to do anything


I recently replaced a motherboard in a Toshiba 2140xcds and I am also receiveing the IDE #0 error.

Could you please advise how (if) you were able to fix the problem. I have tried flashing the BIOS but this was unsuccesful.

From Malaysia, 24 posts

this error normally is cause by the CDROM or the HDD. try to remove the cdrom and test again

From Australia, 2 posts

When I replaced the motherboard on my old Toshiba 2140xcds I received an "IDE # 0 error" when the PC was powered up.

I cannot access the HDD but can access the FDD although this is of limited use. The CD ROM can also be accessed through the Windows boot disk but it too cannot help with accessing the HDD.

The system BIOS states that there is no HDD present so I suspect the error may be due to a faulty contoller of the HDD itself. All were working fine prior to the motherborad failure.

Any suggestions other then the above please?