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August 24th, 2004 19:00
HDD not found when loading recovery disk?
I'm trying to reload the O/S on a Dell Dimension 4400 PC and as I am prompted by a message on a blue screen to hit
enter and begin loading the recovery program, it fails, and I get a mesage that says "HDD was not detected." Hit F3 to end...
Any ideas what it could be?
To be sure I just installed a new cable, checked the power and that the HDD is set as master. I also tried a brand new HDD but still no luck.
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joepc123
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August 24th, 2004 20:00
ejn63
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August 24th, 2004 20:00
Jumper should be set to cable select.
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August 25th, 2004 00:00
If the system BIOS doesn't see the drive, and you've changed the cable, check it - is it spinning?
It sounds like the probability is that the drive has failed.
joepc123
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August 25th, 2004 12:00
joepc123
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August 25th, 2004 20:00
I searched the subject "Hard drive not found" on the Dell forums and have found that many have had the same problem, but there doesn't seem to be a definite fix. I'm thinking maybe my pc is done. (I'm not mad at Dell like many of the posts I read though; maybe it was a virus or something. I am just happy that Dell has this forum--unlike IBM--who spinelessly killed their forum boards because of accusatory posts. Breakage happens with the best of them)
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August 25th, 2004 20:00
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August 26th, 2004 12:00
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August 26th, 2004 13:00
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August 26th, 2004 23:00
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August 28th, 2004 12:00
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August 29th, 2004 18:00