Replace the dead hard drive
SOURCE: Dell Inspiron 5100 PP07L hard drive
Did you accidentally buy a SATA notebook drive?
If so, this will not work in your notebook, it used IDE drives.
SOURCE: primary hard drive not found
Hi,
since you already tried removing and reseating the hdds . The problem could be the motherbaord slot. To troubleshoot the same
1. First Disconnect all hardrives and optical drives from the system
2. Go to the system setup or BIOS
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again.
3. Hold down the ALT key and press "F"
4. Hit ESC , save changes and exit .
5. SHutdown the system
6. Reconnect the HDD IDE cable to the optical drive connector on the motherboard.
You can refer to the following motherboard diagram
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim4550/techov.htm#1101668
7. Check if the hdd , is getting detected in the system setup
You can refer to the following link on how to read system setup screen
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim4550/syssetup.htm
Thanks
Proton
SOURCE: dell inspiron 1520 error code 2000-0146
I had the same problem and came across this solution that worked for me as well:
Re: windows Vista will not start
18 Aug 2009 07:28PM
I was getting a the same error codes and couldn't get Windows to boot up at all. I went to BIOS set up (restart your computer and hit F12 when the BIOS screen comes up), went to onboard devices and changed the SATA Operations from ACHSI (don't know how it got there) to the factory default setting ATA. Then I started up in "repair mode" (which was an option that was coming up when I tried to boot up before but never worked) - it went through a repair check and went to login screen.
Prior to finding this - I tried several things including start up from the Reinstallation disc, but nothing worked. I was ready to buy a new hard drive, but don't have to. Works fine!
Not sure what caused the problem to start with. It is an "Inspiron 1520"
SOURCE: Dell inspiron 1721 hard drive not recognized for Vista reinstall
ok, theres a small issue with the raid controller. You have to install a 3rd party raid driver (its on the dell cd) to continue, OR, you can set that BIOS's hard drive controls to ATA or LEGACY (legacy would likely work best, but youd have no 'raid' functions, but who sets up raid drives on a notebook?). Your last option is use the dell discs to restore, and inssert the windws disc when prompted
Testimonial: "Thank you so much! It didn't have a option for Legacy, but only RAID and ATA. But it's working!! You are super awesome!! Thank you!!!"
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