I’ve got a Dimension 5150, with one SATA HD (SATA-0, Master), and one DVD Drive (PATA-0, Master), using Dell BIOS version A05.
I recently decided to reformat my computer, as I have a purple Dell Reinstallation CD (XP SP2 edition).
I went to the DOS command, and typed “format c:”. this was probably my mistake, as I should have just used the reinstallation cd to format.
Now, when I try to boot using my reinstallation CD, it blinks, it makes a bit of noise, but it does not whirl the CD around, and comes up with “Selected Boot Device Not Available, select F1 to retry boot etc.”
I have already:
Can anyone help? I would be incredibly grateful for any help!!
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Thanks,
Joe
I recently decided to reformat my computer, as I have a purple Dell Reinstallation CD (XP SP2 edition).
I went to the DOS command, and typed “format c:”. this was probably my mistake, as I should have just used the reinstallation cd to format.
Now, when I try to boot using my reinstallation CD, it blinks, it makes a bit of noise, but it does not whirl the CD around, and comes up with “Selected Boot Device Not Available, select F1 to retry boot etc.”
I have already:
- Gone into setup (F2) and made sure that my DVD drive is recognised (it’s in the PATA-0, Master position).
- Checked the boot order, and that the DVD is the first thing the computer goes for (not a problem anyway as I’ve tried selecting ‘Onboard CD-ROM Device’ from the boot menu (F12) anyway.)
- There are no Master/Slave issues, and I have no other USB devices attached or other drives that might conflict.
- The Reinstallation CD does work, as I’ve tried it on another PC.
- The DVD drive was working this morning, before I formatted. It’s powered on, recognised with all its details in the Setup menu, and it flashes the green light as if it’s *trying* to read the CD, but just doesn’t spin it.
Can anyone help? I would be incredibly grateful for any help!!
Thanks,
Joe