Swancam, what did you do? I have same problem with my Dell 530 inspiron. Is it possible to restore it to factory settings without being able to boot it up? Thanks for any help!
I have a Dell 14R Inspiron with Windows 7 Professional, 64 bit OS. I am getting this error when I start my laptop.
Windows Boot Manager
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2.Choose your language settings, and then click "Next."
3. click "Repair your computer."
If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufecturer for assistance.
Status: 0xc000000f
Info:The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.
ENTER=Continue ESC=EXIT
When I try inserting the OS CD, nothing happens. I can't get past this screen, no matter what. I am trying to enter BIOS but hitting F12 makes the screen stay where it is and then F11 restores it to previous screen. So in a way I am just shuffling between the screen pressing Enter, F12, F11. Any other function key is not working. Please help, I really need it up and running ASAP.
My experience was that any fix was temporary - and such a time-consuming and unsatisfying experience. My advice: don't throw more money and time into the Dell. Though I had wonderful support from this forum, I continued to have shutdowns. Eventually, nothing worked. I took my desktop to a Micro Center genius bar and they got the computer to boot up. Backed up the computer with Click Free hard drive back up. Success for a while. When the computer finally went down for good months later, I bought a Mac Mini, used my Dell monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Bought an optical drive and Office for Mac (the new version just leases it to you for a couple of years, so if you get a Mac, you may want to get an earlier version of Office that you can buy outright). Maybe I would have been happy with a Windows 7 pc, but my Dell/Vista experience was so disappointing, especially Dell's failure to support my Vista lemon, that I was happy to make a change to Apple.
speedstep
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December 7th, 2010 09:00
Set the system to ATA instead of AHCI in CMOS.
It cannot find the BOOT Device.
ewancam
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December 9th, 2010 07:00
Hi,
thanks for the reply. however, could you tell me how to set the system to ATA instead of AHCI in CMOS?
cheers
speedstep
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December 10th, 2010 05:00
The error is either It cant read/find the hard drive OR you are using a CDRW or DVDRW copy of windows aka its not a real copy.
System Setup - Documentation
SATA Mode
IDE; RAID (IDE by default)
NOTE: Applicable for Inspiron 530, 530a and 530c only.
Clear the Cmos and it will Default to ATA aka not AHCI.
Inspiron 530
Carol Oshinsky
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May 27th, 2012 21:00
Swancam, what did you do? I have same problem with my Dell 530 inspiron. Is it possible to restore it to factory settings without being able to boot it up? Thanks for any help!
osprey4
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May 28th, 2012 05:00
Carol,
I responded to your other message.
deepikarn
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February 19th, 2013 04:00
Hi,
I have a Dell 14R Inspiron with Windows 7 Professional, 64 bit OS. I am getting this error when I start my laptop.
Windows Boot Manager
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2.Choose your language settings, and then click "Next."
3. click "Repair your computer."
If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufecturer for assistance.
Status: 0xc000000f
Info:The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.
ENTER=Continue ESC=EXIT
When I try inserting the OS CD, nothing happens. I can't get past this screen, no matter what. I am trying to enter BIOS but hitting F12 makes the screen stay where it is and then F11 restores it to previous screen. So in a way I am just shuffling between the screen pressing Enter, F12, F11. Any other function key is not working. Please help, I really need it up and running ASAP.
Carol Oshinsky
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February 19th, 2013 06:00
My experience was that any fix was temporary - and such a time-consuming and unsatisfying experience. My advice: don't throw more money and time into the Dell. Though I had wonderful support from this forum, I continued to have shutdowns. Eventually, nothing worked. I took my desktop to a Micro Center genius bar and they got the computer to boot up. Backed up the computer with Click Free hard drive back up. Success for a while. When the computer finally went down for good months later, I bought a Mac Mini, used my Dell monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Bought an optical drive and Office for Mac (the new version just leases it to you for a couple of years, so if you get a Mac, you may want to get an earlier version of Office that you can buy outright). Maybe I would have been happy with a Windows 7 pc, but my Dell/Vista experience was so disappointing, especially Dell's failure to support my Vista lemon, that I was happy to make a change to Apple.