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| Thread ID: 59629 | 2005-07-08 01:43:00 | Hard disk drive 0 not found | Marshmellow (8490) | Press F1 |
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| 370413 | 2005-07-08 01:43:00 | My notebook with XP Home Edition has started up with the error "Hard disk drive 0 not found". Any ideas on how to fix it will gratefully appreciated | Marshmellow (8490) | ||
| 370414 | 2005-07-08 03:01:00 | Could u enter the BIOS checking the harddisk in "HDD 0" option from the IDE, while ur laptop startup? Making Sure ur hdd is not physically problem. | Nintendow (8477) | ||
| 370415 | 2005-07-09 03:35:00 | Wecome to PressF1. How old is the computer? If it's still in the guarantee period, the best approach is to get the vendor to fix it. ;) It's quite likely to be a hardware problem. :( You probably have a "restore to factory" CD rather than a full OS CD, but you could try booting from the CD. If it gives a "repair" option rather than a "reinstall", that's worth a try. A reinstall will probably lose everything you have. (But I fear that you might have lost things, already.) That error message indicates a real hardware problem. But someone else might have other, more hopeful, ideas. It would help to know the make and model of the computer, and the OS. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 370416 | 2005-07-09 05:59:00 | Diagnostics tell me I haven't got a hard drive! As it is still under warranty the best thing I can do is ring Dell. Unfortunately, nothing is backed so I will lose all my Uni work I suppose. | Marshmellow (8490) | ||
| 370417 | 2005-07-10 02:27:00 | You might be lucky. ;) Mention that the data are valuable to you, and they may manage to get something for you. Backup isn't optional. ;) Even floppies are usable. You can "Save As" text all your Word files. They are much smaller like that. It's possible to have the text of several books on a single floppy. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 370418 | 2005-07-16 23:46:00 | Thanks for help, everone. Rang Dell and they sent someone to replace the hard drive. Nothing could be saved! Very impressed with the sevice though. Where I live is considered to be too remote for Telecom and broadband but I was able to ring Dell in Malaysia and they managed to get someone to me! Next question - how do I do a backup with XP Home? |
Marshmellow (8490) | ||
| 370419 | 2005-07-16 23:59:00 | Hi Marshmellow. XP home does not have Backup loaded by default. You need to load it from your CD. Look here (windows.about.com) for a workthrough. ;) | Scouse (83) | ||
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