[Simply Computers] Re: internal HD problems on a Dell Optiplex GX110

 

You get a message that the Secondary hard drive is not found, and that the cover has been removed!

It sounds like the library removed the secondary hard drive ... they would have to remove the cover to do that.

Now you need to tell the computer not to look for the second drive.

Start it up again, and press F2 when you get the message.

When you see the screen that you reported below, use the up / down arrow keys on the keyboard to move the highlight to "Secondary Drive 1 unknown device.

Now you need to change that to : OFF (same as Primary Drive 1)

You can probably press the Enter key to get a menu of settings, one of which will be OFF.

Set it to Off, then press whatever key you need to to Save the settings and exit

(look along the bottom of your screen for hints as to what key to press to Save Settings)

ps .. if you're intereseted, while you're in the Setup menus, there is a way to reset that warning about the cover having been removed, but you may have to search around for it.

rogerX

--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "duaneb" <duanebroadwellsr@...> wrote:
>
> Greetings group, perhaps someone has some time that they could teach me something. I was given this old dell from a public library and when It turns on the Dell logo screen gives the F1 & F2 setup choice. and this is what I would like to know.
>
> When I chose F1 , the screen says Secondary Hard Disk Drive not found
> Alert! Cover was previously removed
> Strike F1 key to continue , F2 to run set up utility
>
> A disk error occured
> Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart
>
> when I press F1 nothing happens and when Press Ctrl+ALT+Del (it shuts down and then when it starts up it goes thru the same thing.
> But when I chose F2 I can get into the settings as follows and what I want to know is :???
>
> What are the default settings for the following
> Disk dr.A:3.5 inch, 1.44 MB
> Disk dr.B: not installed
> Zip Floppy Support (not Installed)
>
> Primary Drive 0 Hard Drive
> Primary Drive 1 OFF
> Secondary Drive 0 CD-Rom Reader
> Secondary Drive 1 unknown Device
>
> Boot Sequence :
>
> Installed Memory 128 MB SDram
> CPU Information
>
> Intregated Devices
> PCI IRQ Assignment
> System Security
>
> Keyboard NumLock On
> Report Keyboard Errors Report
>
> Auto Power ON Disabled
> Remote wakeup OFF
>
> AC Power Recovery Last
>
> Agai I thank you for your assistance : It's a great learning experience for a beginner
> DCB
>

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