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Dell Optiplex GX260 will not detect Cd or Hard Drive
I have a Dell Optiplex GX260, when you turn it on, it will try to boot up but soon displays the error message "Boot device not found." But the hard drive is connected. Another problem with the computer is that the cd drive will not eject and the power is connected to it. I have tried resetting the IDE (data) cables but to no avail. Has someone on here had the same problem and solved it?
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April 20th, 2007 02:00
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May 16th, 2011 14:00
Ok now I have a Dell OptiPlex GX260. It works are my work perfectly, stays on for days and runs smoothly. But when I bring it home *POOF* it stops working. Says no hard disc detected. press f1 to continues, f2 for boot options. Its not recodnizing the hard driver, and the hard drives good because its new
DELL-Chris M
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May 16th, 2011 22:00
* Turn the PC off
* Unplug the power cord from the back of the PC
* Disconnect the monitor from the video card
* Remove the case cover
* Disconnect and reconnect all plugs, cables, and memory sticks (The memory sticks should click when fully inserted)
* Close the case cover
* Reconnect the monitor to the video card
* Reconnect the PC power cord
* Power on the monitor and then the PC. Any difference in the issue?
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February 21st, 2013 17:00
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February 22nd, 2013 10:00
Pxe-E61 is saying it sees no drives whatsoever and is trying to network boot.
There is no fix for physically bad drives. You replace them with good working drives.
Pedro Sampietro
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March 24th, 2013 13:00
TENGO UN DELL GX260 NO RECONOCE LA CD ROM INDICA EN EL ARRANQUE UNKNOWN DEVICE NESECITO LOS DRIVERS?
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March 25th, 2013 08:00
There are no drivers. All drives MUST BE SET CABLE SELECT.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
To fix this problem automatically, click the Fix this problem link. Then, click Run now button from the Automated Troubleshooting Services page and follow the steps in this wizard.
Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Services: Your CD or DVD drive cannot read or write media
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March 25th, 2013 10:00
How do you remove the case cover? I have a Optiplex GX300 and I need to replace the floppy drive. There are no on-line documents available.
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March 25th, 2013 12:00
There is no such thing as one size fits all method. Depends on which model you have.
The towers have a lock slider on the back and a button on the front to open the side.
Once the side is off there is a button near the front center that you press to remove the front cover.
Floppy is on a tray that slides out.
http://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_optiplex_desktop/optiplex-gx100_Service%20Manual_en-us.pdf