Hard disk not getting detected after removing and reinserting

Question

My laptop was overheating,so to check if there was dust between fan and ventilator I removed palm rest. I followed steps from the user manual.I also removed the HDD which was unnecessary though but now it is not getting detected. I got some error message when it tried to boot from network I disabled Integrated NIC but then I found out It showed Fixed HDD  None. BIOS is not detecting it. I tried to run diagnostics It asked HDD not detected continue? HDD was working well. It did not showed any symptoms of failing when I recently checked. I kept it on table like 10 minutes. Thats all.I am running live ubuntu session from USB drive for a moment.Laptop DELL Inspiron 14 3421

ejn63 · Accepted Answer

Make sure the drive is firmly connected -- if it still doesn't show up, you can try connecting it to another system (desktop internally or notebook with an external case) but it sounds like the drive has failed.

sink0 · Answer

Well,HDD booted.Temporary relief.It was 4th try..Even though I fitted screws it did not work,so I don't know what is the real  problem.

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