text: how to disable "dell's disc monitoring system"? when i start up my computer i get the following message:  warning: dell's disk monitoring system has detected that drive 1 on the primary eide controller is operating outside of normal specifications. it is advisable to immediately back up your data and replace your hard drive.  until my harddrive does just flop out of action - how can i get rid of this message?? dear friend the msg ur getting it means the disk inside the hard drive are about to break into pieces.there is no way you can get rid of the msg. you need to replace the hard drive(if still under warranty) or purchase a new one. if you are purchasing new hard drive it should be of seagate/samsung.everytime you start the comp you see the dell & the msg as press f1 to continue or f2 to run setup.this means the motherboard is detecting hard drive but the disk are about to get break into pieces which help to boot to xp(mbr).its very sad that ur hard drive is damaged.it doesnot matter if you hit f1 it will boot xp.until the hard drive breaks into pieces your pc will boot to xp after hitting f1. solution : replace hard drive