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TheMintRox
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June 22nd, 2008 18:00
no bootable devices
I have a Dell Inspiron 600m, it's pretty old. My brother just gave it to me because it was broken and he did not know how to fix it.
When you turn it on, a message appears that says "No bootable devices--strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility".
I'm not quite sure what that means, but I'm thinking it has something to do with my hard drive.
I would appreciate it if anyone with information on this or any ideas about what I can do or need to buy would respond. Thank you.
TheMintRox
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Posted June 22nd, 2008 20:00
Okay, well the only other computer I have is this desktop that I am on now.
Check the hard drive's connection (remove and replace it).
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins600m/en/sm/hdd.htm#1123687
If that doesn't help, the hard drive might be dead and you need to replace it. Borrow a hard drive from another computer and see if you still get that error message.
TheMintRox
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Posted June 22nd, 2008 20:00
Do you have any suggestions on buying a new hard drive?
TheMintRox
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Posted June 22nd, 2008 21:00
Yes, it still says the same thing.Check the BIOS (F2) to see if the system senses the drive. If it does, power up, press F12 and boot to the Dell diagnostics. Run the extended test on the drive.
If it does not, replace the drive. Any 2.5", 9.5 mm EIDE (parallel ATA - NOT SATA/Serial ATA) drive 120G or smaller can be used as a replacement.WD, Seagate, Samsung and Fujitsu make excellent notebook drives.
TheMintRox
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Posted June 22nd, 2008 23:00
Okay, thank you very much.
Robin24k
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Posted June 22nd, 2008 20:00
First, you'll want to make sure that the problem really is the hard drive (which is why I asked if you had another computer that you can swap hard drives with).
I recommend Seagate 5400RPM drives. For the Inspiron 600m, you'll need to get an IDE drive, SATA ones won't work.