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Inspiron 530 Desktop
Hi All
We suffered from a power cut recently, and on trying to power up again, my PC is just failing. It is saying that there is no boot device available, and when I go into BIOS it seems it doesn't see any Hard drive. Would anyone have any ideas? Thanks
jsktx
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May 20th, 2010 08:00
Try removing the CMOS battery to reset the BIOS. Remove it for about 10-15 minutes and then replace it. It's about the size of a nickel and is on the motherboard. You didn't indicate what model PC you have so I can't give you more specific instructions.
mrplug
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May 21st, 2010 03:00
Thanks for that. I tried it but it didn't seem to do any good :-( It's an Inspiron 530 by the way....i put that as the title...
jsktx
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May 21st, 2010 04:00
You're right missed that, sorry. Anyway sounds like the prognosis isn't good. If the BIOS still doesn't pick up any drives it's a good possibility that the motherborad took a hit. Do you hear any beeps? What color is the power button? Solid blue, amber, flshing amber?
My mom's PC acted just like this a couple weeks ago. Wasn't a power failer, but I could go into BIOS and the time would be right, just no drives. Ended up just replaceing the CMOS battery and everything worked fine.