Compaq Mini 700EL hdd not recognised

which 110 is it, HP makes many models, 110-1000? we can not guess models here, the service tag has all numbers on it.
and the ABA# tells the 3rd level of models (called options)
so the screen is not dead.
so BIOS is not dead, right?
is the HDD full.
(as seen in explorer local)
question 2:
this PC came with windows, Linux or Citrix on it,
which does yours have.? day 1 new and NOW?
taking out the HDD, BIOS must work. does it?
but taking out the HDD kills the OS dead. and F12 features 100 % NORMAL THAT.
run HDD tests yet
HDD silent, is dead.
HDD that fails Smart tests, is no good.

Hit F2 or Delete during boot up and check the HDD configuration. If the drive is not shown it may be faulty.

nobody on earth uses PATA now
that ended 21 years ago

first learn to test the boot HDD first.
we test it and if fails it must be replaced
no OS on earth runs on any bad HDD, SSD or M.2 drive.
period,.]
so we test it, as how, answered here 100000 times.

the PATA Canard is a lie
2008
some lame-ish PCs the bios is daft and reports
IDE or PATA errors and there is no such thing
this is called vistagle lies. seen it for years after 2001 but 2008 is lazy BIOS builders.
then,.
this mini cam with SSD card.
there is no PATA, HDD , no SATA hdd.

page 34

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1165303/Dell-Inspiron-Mini-9-910.html?page=34#manual


still running XP wow , who does that?

the 8GB SSD must be tested first.
then erased
the the OS installed again.

ask how. (id boot to linux demo disk to do that) and XP last.
or use XP installer to delete the old 30GB old partition and make XP start fresh load. .

now that CMOS coin dead, at 8 year mark
fully normal


page 11 read and replace it
and


https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1165303/Dell-Inspiron-Mini-9-910.html?page=11&term=coin&selected=1#manual

and reset BIOS next

here. the 9 steps after new coin....
https://www.pcdied.com/cmos.html#Reset_only.

maybe the old XP and HDD are good
after all the coin cell bad makes boot order WRONG. and XP dies dead
but XP is not dead
just the silly $1 coin. kaput, at 7 year stated life span.

please see the flow chart and fix it. God bless you

Hi,

You computer is trying to boot from the LAN port (Ethernet).

Go into the BIOS by pressing either the F2 or the Del key. Check and make sure the hard drive is recognised by the system as with it saying "Operating system not found" does not sound good and could mean a hardware failure.

If it is seen by the BIOS check the boot order, change it to the HDD as the first boot device.




Regards.

Do you mean that the HDD is not detected when you restart your PC?
Is it a New HDD or used HDD? If it is an old HDD probably the HDD have failed.
Is your disk a "SATA OR IDE" interface connection?

Go to your BIOS settings and see whether your HDD is recognised on the BIOS settings.?

Best thing is to go back to your MotherBoard manual and look an the BIOS settings. If you are not sure just use the default settings.

Reinstall OS and all drivers, if not working, then try with a different OS or search for updated drivers.

Are you trying to recover data from the damaged drive, or are you trying to do something else?

You're welcome to ship the drive to me andI will recover the data for you. [email protected]

Common with old compaq Laptops, when the HDD Fails generally it takes time to get into BIOS ( may be not ), Problem, stumps down to NO HDD , try to check the HDD Bay , check for the noice from HDD..you can do DOS boot (win98) from CD or Floppy and do FDISK...if it shows HDD , not much to worry it not ....finally you may need to replace the HDD.

Hope ti helps....Keep the hope :)

You may have to go back into the bios and see if there is an option to automatically find HDD, or you may have to manually enter them in the Standard Bios Settings. It may be that the old HDD are still in the bios's recognised setup.