HARD DRIVE NOT FOUND - HELP!

Question

HAVE I LOST ALL OF MY INFORMATION?  HOW DO I GET MY HARD DRIVE BACK???

ejn63 · Answer

support.dell.com, enter your service tag number, choose Documentation- Removing and Replacing Parts. Any current 2.5' hard drive will work fine as a replacement.

ejn63 · Answer

If the drive is making repeated clicking noises and isn't seen by the system, it has failed - replace it, reinstall the operating system, and restore your backups.

mbposton · Answer

How do I replace the drive???

Bay Wolf · Answer

Quoted from an earlier message

mbposton posted:

The hard drive makes a clicking noise. This is a Dell desktop that was running the Windows 2000 program. Not sure of the model - it's not here with me.

Use a standard hard drive and not a 2.5" notebook hard drive if your system is truly a desktop.

ejn63 · Answer

More information would help - system model, OS, symptoms - does the BIOS not see the drive? Is the drive spinning?

mbposton · Answer

The hard drive makes a clicking noise.  This is a Dell desktop that was running the Windows 2000 program.  Not sure of the model - it's not here with me.

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HARD DRIVE NOT FOUND - HELP!

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