This vid contains solutions that help Fix Backup aborted! - Unable to read from disk - Error Code 1117 while trying to backing up your Windows.
Hi,
·Have you made any changes to the computer prior to the issue?
·Are you able to boot to desktop in normal mode?
Method 1: If you are not able to boot to desktop in normal mode then I would suggest you to boot into safe mode with command prompt and run the following check disk command:
Chkdsk /R X:
Important: While performing chkdsk on the hard drive if any bad sectors are found on the hard drive when chkdsk tries to repair that sector if any data available on that might be lost.
Method 2: Follow the instructions from the link to troubleshoot the issue:
Error message when you try to perform a full backup on a Windows Vista-based computer: 'The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error'
Important: While performing chkdsk on the hard drive if any bad sectors are found on the hard drive when chkdsk tries to repair that sector if any data available on that might be lost.