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April 21st, 2008 14:00
error message "Drive 1 not found...."
I have a 2005 Dell 4700 desktop. Upon booting I get an error message: "Drive 1 not found Serial ATA, SATA-2. Strike F1 key to continue, F2 to run setup." I can bootup after striking the F2 key. I looked at system info and there were no exclamation points. I downloaded all the current drivers from the Dell site, and ran diagnostics: "All drivers are working properly." What is wrong? Thanks for your help.
Mike
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Ryanh6178
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April 21st, 2008 15:00
Mike,
If you only have one SATA drive installed then you might want to go into the BIOS (press "F2" during Dell Logo) and turn off Drive 1 if nothing is present on that port. That should get rid of the message at POST.
skiyour
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April 21st, 2008 20:00
Ryan,
Thanks for the prompt response. I have a CD rom drive HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163 and a second DVD double layer driver PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631. I'llpost a response if I'm successful. Thanks again.
Mike
skiyour
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April 21st, 2008 22:00
Ryan,
Your instructions worked. I turned off Drive 1:SATA-2, and left Drives 0, 2, & 3 on. My floppy, CD ROM, and RW DVD drives work fine. The error message is gone. Thanks for your help.
Mike
Ryanh6178
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April 22nd, 2008 15:00
No probs Mike =)