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June 22nd, 2011 20:00
BIOS Error Code 0151
Hi Everyone,
I have an Insipron 580 desktop purchased in April 2010.
I've been having trouble booting up due to "Hard Drive Monitoring System has reported a problem ..." I hit F2 to get into BIOS & did the diagnostic test which told me error code 2000-0151DST Short Test. Test Result Fail. If I exit BIOS & hit F12 to reboot the machine boots up normally & works the way it always has.
1. Does this mean I have a Hard Drive problem, a BIOS software problem, or a Windows 7 problem? (Whats confusing me is everything works normally after I boot up so the hard drive seems to be OK)2. What should I do next?
Thank you.
Walt
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June 23rd, 2011 16:00
Hi Walt,
You need to figure out which component the DST failure is associated with. It's probably the hard drive or the DVD drive. When you go to run the diagnostics, look for the option to perform a CUSTOM test. Then test each of these components one at a time.
ejn63
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June 24th, 2011 06:00
It may -- for a while. Your luck will run out soon - so replace the drive as soon as possible.
wjwagner
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June 24th, 2011 06:00
Hi It is the Hard Drive giving me the problem. Even though the hard drive failed the DST Test & I'm getting scary messages telling me the hard drive is failing, I'm still able to boot up and then the computer & all my programs work just fine. How is it that the hard drive is failing tests but still operates normally? I dunno.
Matty2
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April 30th, 2012 03:00
Hi,
I am a new dell user. Recently, my new dell laptop just froze and I had to force it shut. When I tried to restart it later, it gave me the message: "Missing Operating System". I ran diagnostic test. Everything else passed except Hard Drive which was indicating zero with error code 2000-0151. I tried through F12 to select boot from DVD/CD Drive with driver cd but it cannot open. I still receive the same message "Missing Operating System". What should I do? Is my laptop dead? I need to know while I am still on limited warranty.
Matty2