"Built in HDD error" in Portege R200

Hello,
My Portege R200 shows 'built-in HDD error" in boot time. In the BIOS screen, it says "no drive" in HDD.
What do I do? I checked the connection and the drive is plugged in fine. I didn't hear any noise while booting.
Is this HDD problem? or perhaps motherboard? Help!!
Lee

Does the HDD spin up?
Try resetting the BIOS to default settings.
Other than that, I think there is not much you can do, except for sending the laptop to a service center for repair.

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This report created by Active SMART
http://www.ariolic.com/activesmart/
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Serial number: MPBDL0XKKE3RBG
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Firmware: MB4OC60R
Drive interface: IDE
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1 (01) Raw Read Error Rate 62 100 100 0
2 (02) Throughput Performance 40 100 100 0
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4 (04) Start/Stop Count 0 100 100 363
5 (05) Reallocated Sectors Count 5 100 100 0
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198 (C6) Uncorrectable Sector Count 0 100 100 0
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