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davo22

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October 29th, 2005 12:00

bootup

Hi,need some help with bootup,i run dell dimension 8250 and had to reinstall the system,when i bootup i get the dell logo then a screen message saying  Primary hard disc drive not found strike f1 to continue,then windows xp home loads,can anyone offer any advice please,thanks,
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    Posted October 29th, 2005 13:00

    Boot to system setup (F2 at the blue Dell logo) and see if the drives listed are correspond to what you have. If not, try the Force IDE device redetect: turn on caps lock, scroll lock, & number lock. Press ALT+E then ALT+F, save settings & exit.