Now hitting F1 doesn't really do anything so that doesn't help and F2 is just BIOS settings which really doesn't fix the problem if I don't know what I'm supposed to do there. After it tells me this error, it tells me to Strike F1 to continue or F2 to go to BIOS settings. The latter doesn't even show it as an option to boot to for Plop Boot Manger.
#Reset operating system on dell optiplex gx270 cd rom install#
When I tried different methods such as my Windows XP Install Disc and Plop Boot Manager Disc, only the Windows XP actually sees and detects the hard drive without problem.
I checked the cables (Power cable and Data cable) and they are right and then I made sure that it says it's in master configuration but still get this error. So I ran a Hard Drive IDE diagnostic right from the BIOS and it tells me that the hard drive is not installed.
Now the computer tells me "Primary drive 0 not found" and I see that it's probably the hard drive. After doing what they told me, I have a new problem (every time I fix a problem, a new one comes, sigh.). It says "Diskette Drive 0 Seek Failure" so I looked it up online and later disabled the floppy drive on my computer by going into the BIOS settings. The computer was missing RAM so I bought DDR1 RAM off e-bay and then the computer boot up fine until it told me that it has problems with the hard drive. I found this computer in my basement since I think my parents have better computers now so they usually put older ones in the basement. Let me give you some background info to get you started. I have a new problem for you guys to help me resolve.