Re: [Simply Computers] Can't hard drive

 

My first guess is that you have a corrupt installation of Windows. I
am not quite clear what this phrase means ( "the windows l0dows
logo") but if you get any kind of Windows display that normally comes
from the hard drive. If this is a new machine to you, just reinstall
Windows using the Product Key located on that sticker on the bottom of the PC.

...Bryce

At 07:19 PM 8/3/2011, you wrote:
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>Hey All,
>Okay, I got one of these Dell C-400 laptops I bought and I can't get
>it to recognize anything. The first windows screen (black with a
>white bar and the windows l0dows logo) gets about half way and the
>switches to a dos type screen that tells me it can not find a
>bootable device. On page 1 of the bios, the hard drive is recognized
>(200005 MB) on BIOS page one. Diskettes A & B Drives. along with
>Module Bay Cable read "Not installed: (I have a Que Drive with a
>Dell Restore disk (WIN XP) plugged in to the only USB Port on the
>machine and it is powered up but not recognized). I have gone to
>page 2 of the boot order and have set every one of these as the
>primary boot device.
>Internal HDD
>C/Dock or C/Dock II
>Diskette Drive
>Module Bay Cable HDD
>CD/DVD/CD RW Drive
>Outboard NIC
>Cardbus NIC
>I have rebooted with every one of thes and it keeps reading "Unable
>to find a bootable device - yet the hard drive is recognize in page
>1 of the BIOS. WHAT am I missing here Gurus? I need some wisdom.
>Thanks in advance
>hagie

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