Boot problems with Inspiron 1501!

[shawn-59]

my dell inspiron 1501 goes as far as loading PBR for descriptor 2...done.

and no further

 

[rahulkadukar]

Are you able to access BIOS ?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

This usually means the HDD needs to be replaced,Descriptor 2>means the drive is having trouble accessing/reading the OS partition.