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Boggin:
When you boot up with an install disk it will try to find the location of the OS to repair and sometimes it sees it in D: instead of C:

BTW - that 701 error is a hardware problem and not sure if a driver install for that would resolve.

This is a Dell check list you can work your way through but if it is a hardware problem such as the graphics chip, then you would have to take it into a repair shop.

http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/SLN115652/en?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04#Two

peter915:
Are you saying I use win8 installation disc ?
Not so worried abt error 701. Just wanna save files on HDD to an external before it dies
Peter

peter915:
CD dive in unreliable

Boggin:
If you are unable to boot up then how do you access the cmd prompt ?

If there aren't any bad sectors reported then it won't be your HDD but the Paragon Rescue Disk has a File Transfer Wizard where you will be able to transfer your files to external media.

Is there any reason why you haven't upgraded to Win 8.1 ?

Just seen your last reply - can you get access to another machine with a working CD/DVD drive to create the Paragon Rescue Disk ?

peter915:
I get the dos screen from the blue restore screen. If I do the rescue disk, can I use it in USB stick?

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