Hard drive
I got an error of 2000-0142 which basically means my hard drive is dead. I have replaced the hard drive and now when I turn on my computer it say to select a boot drive. I have no clue what to do from...
View ArticleDVD ROM drive not 'seeing' new game disc
I have a Dell Inspiron 15, purchased a year ago... I've just bought a game Rome Total War Gold Ed- which I'm guessing is a few years old cos it'll play on ME - apparently! Trouble is - my DVD ROM...
View ArticleHard Drive not recognized by BIOS in Dell Precision T7910 Workstation
Greetings, I recently acquired a Dell Precision T7910 Workstation without any hard drives installed, so I went to the store and purchased a Sandisk 240GB SSD put it in the hard drive caddy and then...
View Articleno boot after a repurposed 2.5 sata
I had harvested a Seagate momentus 5400.6 500gb internal drive from a laptop being tossed in the garbage. My wifes Dell optiplex 960's hard-drive stopped responding after she had done several hard...
View ArticleHard drive dead ?
fail psa v4228 error 2000:0142 hard drive 0 s/n wxg1a63r8860 short self test uncessful"
View ArticleInspiron 5050 DVD drive
Got this Inspiron 5050 three months ago and never had opportunity to use DVD to play a movie or such. Tried recently and can't figure out how to get the drive to recognize the DVD in place. No mention...
View Articlexps750 PC hard dive makes a loud whirl
xps750 PC hard dive makes a loud high pitch whirl sound when I power up and the PC will not boot.
View ArticleError code 2000 0142
Hi everyone,I have an inspiron 5720 returning the error code shown above, with validation code 97707, hdd failure. My main concern is how to retrieve files from the failed hdd. Whats the procedure,
View ArticleHard Drive replacement for ST31000528AS in Inspiron 580
I need to replace a defective 1 TB hard drive ST31000528AS in an Inspiron 580 DesktopThere are 3 choices shown on the Dell parts website but no indication of any differences between them. Does anyone...
View Article500G Hard drive
Computer does not recognize hard drive. When I try to restore my computer it does not recognize my HD and therefor will not restart. It appears as disabled in f2. How can I fix this?Inspiron...
View Articlepart number needed for hdd caddy in Prec T7810
I've been googling and looking all over the place here on Dell.com and can't find a lead.Anyone know (with certainty) the p/n for the caddies/sleds for 3.5 inch drive bay on a precision T7810?Or a step...
View ArticleSetting up my used optiplex 170l
I just came accross a free 170l pc. I need to get it set up. It doesn't have windows or anything on it. I really want to learn how to work on these things myself. I've done a bunch of reading on Google...
View Articleinternal disk drive
After upgrading from the original Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 on my DELL Inspiron 5737 a few weeks ago, I just realized that my internal disk drive is not working any more. I can hear the disk swirling...
View Article(FIX) Needs permission to make changes. External Drives, USB Flash Drives
Issue:Attempting to plug in a USB flash drive / External hard-drive into a Dell computer (this one was a Dell Latitude E6440) will show up in My Computer, but you cannot write to the drive. Error shows...
View ArticleDELL XPS 15 9550 Hard Drive - Not Installed
I've just received this laptop hours ago. After I setup the system, I ran windows update to install updates.The system is windows 10. After downloading and installing all available updates, I restarted...
View ArticleNew XPS 8900 with Seagate 1TB Barracuda 7200.14 errors
Purchased, new XPS 8900 system. After less than one week, already experiencing HDD errors. Checked with Seagate, downloaded the tool and checked for firmware updates. None available.Yes, the system...
View ArticleM4800 problems with MSATA as boot drive
HiI just bought a refurbished Precision M4800 that came with a WD 7200 black drive in the main bay, and then quickly added a Samsung 850 250G MSATA SSD in the WWAN port. Running Windows 8.1. I've...
View ArticleVERBATIM DISCS
I HAVE A NUMBER OF VERBATIM DISCS WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO PLAY THEM ON MY DELL DIMENSIONC521
View ArticleLatitude E6410 ATG
Hi guys !These days i really really want to upgrade my Dell with an ssd drive, but i want to keep my HDD and CD. So is it possible to put an mSATA SSD ( 25 mm ) into the slot, where a LatitudeON car...
View ArticleHard Drive error 2000-0146 How to resolve it?
Error Test Result0F00:0133C0F00:023C0F00:043C
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