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Svenska Türkçe 简体中文 How to Troubleshoot a Hard Drive Not Detected error on a Dell PC This article provides information on how to identify and resolve an issue with onscreen Hard Drive errors during starting your PC. Table of Contents: Is your Dell PC giving an onscreen Hard Drive error when you start it up? Initial Troubleshooting Physical
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Troubleshooting Resolution 1. Is your PC giving an onscreen Hard Drive error when you start it up? internal hard disk drive not found alienware There are several reasons why a PC will report that the Operating System or Hard Drive cannot be detected on start up. Some of these internal hard disk drive not found dell inspiron 3520 issues can be resolved without replacing parts and some will require you to narrow down the faulty part before taking this further. If there are any other issues with the machine, please troubleshoot those faults before following this guide. Please follow the
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guide below. Back to Top 2. Initial Troubleshooting The first question would normally be what type of error are you getting when the PC starts up? There are several it could be, I've listed them below. However the initial troubleshooting for any Hard Drive is going to be identical. If there is any damage to the system it will not be considered to be In Warranty, unless you have Accidental Damage Cover in addition to your standard warranty. If there is no damage then please
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proceed to section 2 step 1. Hard Drive not Detected No Boot Device Found No Boot Partition Found Data error Reading Drive Seek error - Sector not found Missing Operating System Drive not Ready Blank screen with flashing Cursor Hard Disk Drive Failure Primary Hard Disk Failure Most (or all) Dell systems come with built in PSA diagnostics. You can boot to them by tapping on
The How-To Geek Forums Have Migrated to Discourse How-To Geek Forums / Windows Vista (Solved) - Dell internal hard disk drive not found (15 posts) Started 5 years ago by Darkness169 Latest reply from Darkness169 Topic Viewed 35995 times Darkness169 Posts: internal hard disk drive not found dell inspiron 1525 40 This post has been reported. I turned my computer on this morning and everything
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was fine, then I went out leaving my computer on, and when I came back, I got a black screen saying: internal hard disk drive primary hard disk drive not found not found To resolve this issue, try to reseat the drive. No bootable devices--strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility Press F5 to run onboard diagnostics. I tried pressing F1 and it gave me: No bootable devices--strike F1 to http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/SLN155163/en retry boot, F2 for setup utility Press F5 to run onboard diagnostics. I'm currently running Windows Vista and I'm using a Dell Inspiron 1525. Thanks. Reports: · Posted 5 years ago Top LH Posts: 20002 This post has been reported. Darkness169 hi. Did you pull out the hard drive, and then push it back in again ? Reports: · Posted 5 years ago Top Darkness169 Posts: 40 This post has been reported. No, I don't know how. Do you http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/dell-internal-hard-disk-drive-not-found know any guides that show how? Reports: · Posted 5 years ago Top LH Posts: 20002 This post has been reported. Turn the machine off completely. Unplug everything. Turn the laptop upside down, and remove the battery. On the side where the mic and speaker sockets are, look for 2 screws that hold the drive in. Unscrew those, and pull it out (to the the side), then put it back. Reports: · Posted 5 years ago Top Darkness169 Posts: 40 This post has been reported. Sounds easy :O I'll try that right now. Reports: · Posted 5 years ago Top Darkness169 Posts: 40 This post has been reported. Sorry for double posting but the two screws have a cylinder shape like picture beside them right? Reports: · Posted 5 years ago Top LH Posts: 20002 This post has been reported. Yes. There may be a 3rd locking screw on the bottom right of those 2. Reports: · Posted 5 years ago Top LH Posts: 20002 This post has been reported. Or the top right. Depends which way you turned your laptop upside down :) Reports: · Posted 5 years ago Top Darkness169 Posts: 40 This post has been reported. I did it! I did what you told me to do and it works now! But why did this happen? Is it time for my hard drive to be replaced or something like that? Rep
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