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Z34Lee wrote:
I've already done a lot of research and here's what I've got. I can't
startup - it says I can try to start in safe mode, last known good
config, etc -- Blue screen everytime. With the Windows XP recovery
CD, I CAN NOT run chkdsk. After selecting "R", blue screen. I have
run the WD harddrive tools and all checks out. I have run the Dell
diagnostic testing tools and everything is good. I have run NTFS for
Dos and tried to run chkdsk from that, it cuts out and won't finish.
I'm at a loss here.

I've seen several people with similar errors, but they were all able
to run chkdsk and fix them. I can not.

It still sounds like hardware is to blame.

It's good you ran the Dell diagnostics. But you need a second opinion.
I'd start by testing the RAM, one module at a time. Here are some links
to get you started:

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

http://www.memtest.org/

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html