Hello I have a dell latitude d610 the problem is it dispalys on sart-up no bootable devices found does this mean the hard drive is wiped---do i have to rebuild from the start?? Thank you for your help.
No no non no this some of the necessary files needed to boot are missing or corrupt or something. your data is still there. run your recovery CD and choose 'repair computer'
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Go to BIOS settings and check what is the order of BOOT devices there. Ensure that you have HDD as the first option if you want to boot from a hard drive. You can accordingly chose the 2nd and 3rd options to fit your requirement
Reboot the laptop, the Software should ID the Hardware and apply the generic driver, Or, Open Control Panel, Device Manager, San for Hardware Changes, the Scan should ID and apply the driver, reboot. OR, you can find the Dell Latitude D610 Windows XP drivers here: http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/Product/latitude-d610. Run Windows Updates and Dell Updates for current and up-to-date drivers.
Windows has been severely corrupted - you will have to reinstall it. If the reinstall process fails or you get the same error soon after then the hard disk is dying - replace it and reinstall again.
This fault usually means the hard disk has failed or the disk controller, in most cases it is the hard disk that has failed.
Check the BIOS settings and see if the hard disk is detected, if not it is probably a faulty hard disk.
When you boot up the computer does the hard disk LED light flash and can you hear the hard disk spin up. If the hard disk is making a clicking noise then it is definitely faulty.
To test the hard disk another way, remove the hard disk and connect it to an USB hard disk adapter and connect it to a working computer's USB port. If this computer cannot detect this as an external hard drive and you can't open the folders and files, this confirms it as faulty.
To get the computer operational again, you need a new hard drive, Install Windows on the new hard drive with the computer's device drivers and your programs.
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