An error message "A disk read error occurred" may occur at boot up soon after LightOut restore option is installed.

Article: 100002772
Last Published: 2018-06-18
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Product(s): System Recovery

Problem

An error message “A disk read error occurred” may occur at boot up soon after LightOut restore option is installed.

Error Message

A disk read error occurred

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart

Cause

Master Boot Record (MBR) may be damaged.

 

Solution

1) Repair MBR and reboot the machine.

a) In case of Windows 2003,  run a command “FIXMBR” in Recovery Console.
b) In case of Windows 2008, run a command “BOOTREC /FIXMBR” in System Recovery Environment.

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