An unexpected I/O error has occured.File:\Boot\BCD

Anonymous
2009-11-05T00:39:10+00:00

My Toshiba Satellite with Vista Premium 64 stopped working.I get the black screen and only F2,or F12 work(not F8)If I don't press anything, I get a message

"Windows has encountered a problem communicating with a device connected to your pc.This error can be caused by unplagging a removable storage device...,or by faulty hardware such as a hard drive or CD-ROM.Make sure any removable storage is properly connected and then restart your pc.

File:\Boot\Bcd

Status:0xc00000e9

Info an unexpected I/O error has occured."

Nothing is connected to my laptop.

Can't go to any safe modes.Tapping F8 not doing anything.Tried recovering my system with Vista recovery disc' with no luck.When I get to System Recovery Options screen,no systems come up.I tried trun System repair,get the same massage at the end.Tried to do restore points,get error message about not having any restore points.Is there a way I can restore it to factory settings with pressing some magic buttons?Or do anything else to get it to work.I must've spent at least 20 hrs trying to fix it,with no results.Thanks for any suggestions.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-11-30T16:59:14+00:00

     I get a message

    "Windows has encountered a problem communicating with a device connected to your pc.This error can be caused by unplagging a removable storage device...,or by faulty hardware such as a hard drive or CD-ROM.Make sure any removable storage is properly connected and then restart your pc.

    File:\Boot\Bcd

    Status:0xc00000e9

    Info an unexpected I/O error has occured."

    same problem for me too, the solution given by Debleena S does not help because when I get to System Recovery Options screen,no systems come up to select for repair/recovery

    What can I do???????? Please help!

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-03-11T16:48:48+00:00

    Our three week old Dell T160 server running windows server 2008 is experiencing the same issue.

    The SAS 6i6 Controller failed, thus corrupting the mirrored pair.

    Recommendation: replace  your hard drive(s).

    Drive 0, Media Error and Drive 1, in a failed status.

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-06-13T13:45:59+00:00

    Hello all, I am having the same problem with Windows 7 x64. I boot from the installtion DVD but the system hangs at the Windows 7 splash screen. I wait for some time, then the machine will either reboot or my monitor goes to sleep. I reboot, and the same thing continues to happen.  The and only time that I was able to access the recovery environment my installed OS was not detected. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-10-27T03:23:46+00:00

    I was having a similar problem with my hp laptop running vista 64. I tried almost all of the mentioned fixes to no avail. I opened the disk drive to take out the recover disk I was unsuccessfully  trying to use, and it started up without a problem. I had been trying to start up windows with a disk in every time and it failed. Could be that there is some error reading from the disk drive during start up. I didn't always have this problem, probably due to an update or something. Disk drive works after windows is done loading, but fails if I try to start system with disk in. Not sure as to what technical aspects could be at work. If anyone could explain this to me I would appreciate a response.

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  5. Anonymous
    2012-02-18T22:43:48+00:00

    Hello

    Both my wife’s and my laptop came with windows 7 preloaded on them so I don’t have CDs to boot from.  My question is it possible to copy the Boot\Bcd file from her computer and install it onto a flash drive to boot my computer.

    Thanks

    Brian

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