[SOLVED] Laptop Not Reading HD

**ukbsktbll** · 09-03-2009, 02:14 PM

My friend has a Dell Inspiron E1505 and it cant seem to read the hard drive. She gave it to me and I pulled it out to see which it was and order another. Its this one: http://www.priorityelectronics.com/h...1060G9SA00.htm but it doesn't have those four little pins next to the two sata connectors.

It shows it reads the size and under the diagnostics all the HD tests pass - DST short test but it still read HD. When I start it up it says there are no bootable devices.

makinu1der2 · 09-03-2009, 10:49 PM

Check in the BIOS.

What is the boot order set to?

**ukbsktbll** · 09-04-2009, 08:02 PM

yes fixed for some reason i think when the first HD went back it reverted booting from A drive. Thanks

makinu1der2 · 09-04-2009, 10:54 PM

Glad you got it sorted. You can mark the thread solved under thread tools at top of page

09-03-2009, 02:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
ukbsktbll TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 753 OS: XP Professional My System	[SOLVED] Laptop Not Reading HD My friend has a Dell Inspiron E1505 and it cant seem to read the hard drive. She gave it to me and I pulled it out to see which it was and order another. Its this one: http://www.priorityelectronics.com/h...1060G9SA00.htm but it doesn't have those four little pins next to the two sata connectors. It shows it reads the size and under the diagnostics all the HD tests pass - DST short test but it still read HD. When I start it up it says there are no bootable devices.

09-03-2009, 10:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
makinu1der2 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 2,044 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1,Win XP SP3,Ubuntu 9.04,Sabayon 4,Windows 7 RC1 x64 My System	Re: Laptop Not Reading HD Check in the BIOS. What is the boot order set to? __________________ "The dumbest people I know are those who know it all."

09-04-2009, 08:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
ukbsktbll TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 753 OS: XP Professional My System	Re: Laptop Not Reading HD yes fixed for some reason i think when the first HD went back it reverted booting from A drive. Thanks

09-04-2009, 10:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
makinu1der2 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 2,044 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1,Win XP SP3,Ubuntu 9.04,Sabayon 4,Windows 7 RC1 x64 My System	Re: Laptop Not Reading HD Glad you got it sorted. You can mark the thread solved under thread tools at top of page __________________ "The dumbest people I know are those who know it all."