tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post7986927867520493711..comments2023-07-23T23:43:14.726-07:00Comments on Some Life Blog: Bad News! Lenovo HDD0 2100 Initialization Error & Bad Hard DriveKen Hanscomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16487725702319613405noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-77096027163411786512016-06-30T10:19:15.844-07:002016-06-30T10:19:15.844-07:00Thanks so much....this trick works for me.Thanks so much....this trick works for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330531705326741018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-68925452080503151302016-06-22T20:17:38.385-07:002016-06-22T20:17:38.385-07:00Thank you.
It worked for meThank you.<br />It worked for meDealshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523663201833864390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-91152513356771731352011-01-17T01:55:07.100-08:002011-01-17T01:55:07.100-08:00Hi all.. I have a T60 which suffered a BSOD after ...Hi all.. I have a T60 which suffered a BSOD after being in sleep mode, then when rebooted got 2100 error. Nothing has worked. Drive not recognised by PC or by firmware update prog or Ubuntu etc. Tapping had no effect. Drive does spin though. <br /><br />The added complication is that there's a HDD password on it.. <br /><br />One last bit of info - I found a duplicate HDD and swopped the Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253522751683145562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-40553878038797287042010-12-28T15:53:24.945-08:002010-12-28T15:53:24.945-08:00oh my goodness, everyone, BEFORE you start panicki...oh my goodness, everyone, BEFORE you start panicking, PLEASE shut down your laptop, turn it over, and just give it a couple of hard taps everywhere. it worked for me!!! i wish i saw this before i began to panic like no other! i'm telling you now...just try it. i was very skeptical but it WORKED and i just want to say thank you so much to the person who mentioned that...you truly saved me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-20938512177653507132010-10-13T07:57:47.799-07:002010-10-13T07:57:47.799-07:00I bought a brand new Seagate 250gb/7200rpm drive t...I bought a brand new Seagate 250gb/7200rpm drive to upgrade my R60's 60gb. I got this error while booting from a Linux Mint live DVD, I was able to boot the DVD and to format the drive and install Linux. However after rebooting the computer Linux would not boot and I get the error again.<br />I then discovered that if I press the 'blue button' on power up to access the bios and let K Scharfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-44423909055946869492010-07-11T03:17:16.070-07:002010-07-11T03:17:16.070-07:00Hi everybody,
I have the same fault "Error ...Hi everybody,<br /><br /><br />I have the same fault "Error 2100" with my Thinkpad X61s, cannot starting windows and access to HDD, and the blue ThinkVantage's invalid, certainly.<br /><br /><br />But after few days doing nothing to repair it, in this morning when I tried to boot it again, my X61s suddenly ran Thinkpad Recovery and Rescue automatically. I restored my system Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779982331453391608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-77985358559898607102010-07-11T02:45:00.605-07:002010-07-11T02:45:00.605-07:00I had the same fault "Error 2100" with m...I had the same fault "Error 2100" with my Thinkpad X61s, can not access to HDD and the blue ThinkVantage's invalid. But after few days doing nothing to repair and going to buy a new HDD, in this morning, my X61s suddenly ran Thinkpad Recovery automatically, and I restored my system succesful! I'm really a lucky guy huh?<br /><br />Still now I cannot understand what was happeningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-4317781871562103492009-12-20T04:59:47.616-08:002009-12-20T04:59:47.616-08:00Anonymous...unforuntely, booting from an Ubuntu Li...Anonymous...unforuntely, booting from an Ubuntu Linux CD likely will not work. Once you've encountered this error, it has very little to do with the actual Operating System as the disk simply will not "spin up". Using a Ubuntu boot-up CD or another tool like ERD Commander will do nothing for you if the disk won't spin up and mount.<br /><br />Thanks for the suggestion, but Ken Hanscomhttp://www.somelifeblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-5971687416748998842009-12-20T01:37:10.672-08:002009-12-20T01:37:10.672-08:00There is a way to get ur data back. Get the Ubantu...There is a way to get ur data back. Get the Ubantu CD-boot version. boot ur pc from cd, and copy ur data over to ur USB stick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-53506587940577682922009-08-03T23:39:59.027-07:002009-08-03T23:39:59.027-07:00Hi all, following the last hint of "anonymous...Hi all, following the last hint of "anonymous" on 6/02/2009 05:21:00 PM I gave my laptop a couple of slaps around the HDD area....then I turned it on and I could boot to Windows XP normally. Seems that the HDD wasn't aligned correctly in the bay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-91687822442543785572009-06-02T17:21:20.797-07:002009-06-02T17:21:20.797-07:00I had the same problem in R61i with XP Pro. I shut...I had the same problem in R61i with XP Pro. I shut down the laptop. Gave a few hard taps on the bottom of the laptop where the HD sits. I restarted and the problem seemd to have gone away. I think the HD got a little misaligned in its bay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-54742703837403103522008-06-04T16:48:00.000-07:002008-06-04T16:48:00.000-07:00I recently had the same problem. I tried with the ...I recently had the same problem. I tried with the recovery disc as suggested, however that did not work as the firmware did not need to be upgraded.<BR/><BR/>I'm running XP with SP3.<BR/>I removed the harddisk and put it bck again - the error was probably caused by the harddisk was not insert correct / had moved a little bit. So, ensure that the harddisk is probably inserted before you panic as IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-81555660075376290872008-05-05T04:47:00.000-07:002008-05-05T04:47:00.000-07:00from tech support IBM,,, error for initialization ...from tech support IBM,,, error for initialization on hard drive even though it appears to be somewhat similar error received when running vista and windows xp the vista error can be fixed using the software firmware update available on IBM support website, in this case the drive should be seen by the bios, in the other error NON Vista machine hard drive will not be seen by the bios and hence Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-60476388980984050392008-05-01T09:08:00.000-07:002008-05-01T09:08:00.000-07:00I am helping a friend out with the same "2100" pro...I am helping a friend out with the same "2100" problem but on an X60 running Win XP Pro. The X60 does not have a CD-ROM drive so I put the failed drive in an R61 machine. The utility ran but did not see the drive. Is it because the drive has XP Pro on it and not Vista? Maybe because I ran it on a different machine than the original one?<BR/><BR/>My friend already received a new drive from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-29346650298746506672008-04-21T09:18:00.000-07:002008-04-21T09:18:00.000-07:00Does anyone know if the firmware update is only fo...Does anyone know if the firmware update is only for Vista or will it work on XP SP2? It only mentions Vista but I was wondering if any of you guys had it work on XPUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17887200270489473455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-54704276984410274612008-03-30T08:13:00.000-07:002008-03-30T08:13:00.000-07:00Hi,I also have T61 with Win XP and the firmware di...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I also have T61 with Win XP and the firmware did not work for me either.<BR/>but the trues is that my computer has fallen, and I got a blue screen. when I tried to boot it again I got the HD error 2100 and I can hear noises from the HD. do you think there is a chance to get the data somehow from the disk?<BR/><BR/>Thanks a lot.<BR/>LimorUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16731781075119637462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-7713888246387799862008-03-10T12:00:00.000-07:002008-03-10T12:00:00.000-07:00I have the same 2100 eroor problem on my x61s. I w...I have the same 2100 eroor problem on my x61s. I wanted to update the hard drive firmware with the lenovo tool, but it includes updates only for hitachi/fujitsu/etc drives, nothing for my seagate (wich was shipped with my x61s)... Help !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701176753294070286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-10002433570856558602008-01-14T12:56:00.000-08:002008-01-14T12:56:00.000-08:00I just wanted to let you know (Khaled) that I used...I just wanted to let you know (Khaled) that I used the link you provided and downloaded the firmware update and it worked like a charm. I work at a private school and had approx. 10 teachers come in with that error and didn't know what to do. So, after much frustration, I was able to knock off all of these issues with great ease. I couldn't believe how fast of a fix it was too.<BR/>thanks again -Justin Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02993074434425514910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-52403018817852974922008-01-13T09:25:00.000-08:002008-01-13T09:25:00.000-08:00Khaled, that looks like it can be a possible fix f...Khaled, that looks like it can be a possible fix for those who run into this issue with Microsoft Windows Vista only -- as it appears to be a Vista compatibility issue. For some reason, the Lenovo site is not displaying properly, so here is the Google Cached link.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:NKlzNwMlgnUJ:www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do%3Flndocid%Ken Hanscomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16487725702319613405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15428775.post-40137967179203120182008-01-13T00:09:00.000-08:002008-01-13T00:09:00.000-08:00Ken,I got the same problem with my ThinkPad R60 to...Ken,<BR/><BR/>I got the same problem with my ThinkPad R60 today. When I googled the err msg, first result was your posting AND first reaction was "PANIC!" Man, I have $10,000-worth data on my notebook. I can't just learn the lesson and let it go.<BR/><BR/>But, fortunately, I visited Lenovo's tech support website and found something useful. Surprisingly, I found a 5-minute solution! I got my HD Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com