SOURCE: Dimension 3100 Won't Boot
Try remove the hard dirve and then fix it back. and if the system prompted you to strike F2 then go . In the bios setup. load the " setup bios default and press "F10" to save and exit. the computer will restart.
SOURCE: drive 0 not found;serial ATA,SATA-0
are you SURE you connected up the power connector in addition to the SATA connector? If so, you may have hozed your drive.
SOURCE: Dell Dimension 5510
Normally you would set it up to boot from:
1. CD/DVD drive
2. Hard Drives
There may also be a floppy drive to add in whereever you want it.
This problem sound like some kind of drive controller or the drives are not being recognized in BIOS...check and make sure you see the hard drives when setting the boot order.
SOURCE: Hi My hard drive crashed can it is old can it be
Most likely scenario is the drive is dead, but also the BIOS on your computer is old itself, I believe there are a few BIOS upgrades available for that model, might want to check with Dell support site. If you have access to another computer, there is a way to check your drive. Go to a computer retail store or on Ebay, but a EIDE/SATA to USB adapter. This will allow you to take a hard drive out of the case and attach this adpter to it and plug the usb side into another computer, laptop, doesn't matter...that computer will read the drive as an external hard drive....if the drive is indeed still viable. If it is, this would be a good time to save your files to the other computer for safe keeping until you can get your other system back on its feet.
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SOURCE: Drive 0 not found :Serial ATA, SATA-0
The hard disk has died, junk it and install a new one.
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