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May 9th, 2010 17:00
Hard drive not detected
When I start up my computer and its loading the bios it says something like this
Port-00: No Device Detected
I don't know what happened to it it randomly did this, and its been doing this for like a week (won't work)
its definately plugged in and powered so I don't know what could be wrong or if its just broken
if I get a new hard drive would it work or is there another reason why its not being detected or working?
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shesagordie
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May 12th, 2010 09:00
jimmyhendrox
If you have checked that both the power and data cables are properly connected to the hard drive and motherboard and the drive is still not recognized in the system setup.
It would seem that the hard drive is toast and needs to be replaced.
Bev.
Mary G
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May 10th, 2010 09:00
Always mention your model computer and operating system as well as any other info that's relevant like the external drive model in the main part of the post, not just in the tags or title.
Try removing the external drive and using another usb port if you are asking about an external hard drive.
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May 11th, 2010 13:00
Did you leave a non-bootable floppy or CD in one of the drives?
I presume you're talking about an internal hard drive. It could be either a hard drive failure, damage to the information in the boot sector or malware.
Reboot and press F2 before Windows starts to load to open BIOS setup
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Look for the SATA 0 through 5 option. Open that option and see if the boot hard drive is listed correctly. Then look at the Boot Sequence option and make sure the hard drive is listed first. Be sure to save any changes you make before exiting setup.
Post back and tell us what you see in BIOS setup.
Ron
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May 11th, 2010 22:00
No, theres no floppy or cd in the drives
I have a dell xps 410, it came with a western digital 500 gb hard drive, its not showing anything up under the port with the hard drive but detects the cd drive
I'm hoping it will be as easy as getting a new hard drive and putting it in and reinstalling an os
shesagordie
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May 12th, 2010 15:00
jimmyhendrox
You are welcome.
Bev.
jimmyhendrox
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May 12th, 2010 15:00
Thank you Shesagordie
I will look for a new one soon =)