How to Fix a Dell That Says - Hard Drive Not Detected Or Hard Drive Not Installed
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2024
- Nothing worse than turning on your laptop or desktop and seeing these words "Hard not detected" or "Hard drive not installed". This problem although troublesome is 100% fixable. Watch our Certified Technician show you how to diagnose and fix this problem. Feel free to leave questions and comments down below. One of our Certified Technicians will respond to your message.
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Awesome!! Thanks for the support:) Really appreciate it!
@@EggheadFixers Can I leave my laptop on over night and just shut down the lid to my laptop? Let me know please.
@@JJay23nc If you are going to leave it on over night I would put into sleep mode. It's not the best thing in the world to leave your screen running 24 hours.
@@EggheadFixers Hey please help me if you can
@@melissawilson6608 What problem are you having with your computer?
Wow!! This was the clearest explanation I have ever received, on any subject or matter. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
@@EggheadFixers It wasn't helpful, Sata drives not detected, sas 10k drives not detected, Flexbay NVME drives not detected, I have an ADK ready to put in the system But it can't see the DRIVE? Did everything you list way before going thru all these youtube video's, and they are ALL basically the same, no light bulb goes off saying YES that's it. Can you egg heads Help? oh it see's the DVD/CD fine? Latest BIOS, Date and Time correct, Cables are right, have all drives on a fat32 256gb flash drive, Changed Battery too New. I'm ready to do a Jimi Hendrix with lighter fluid but not my Strat a dell! ps is there a m-board plug I need to flop?
I checked all bios settings listed in this video but still had issues.
Finally, my resolution was simply opening up the laptop. Detaching the hard drive from its connections, then reattaching it.
Powered the laptop back up and worked like a charm!
Excellent!! Glad it worked it:)
I’m doing this rn, I hope it works. I’ve had no issues for 4 months and then it randomly started saying hard drive not detected
@@xtankxxboix5264 What happens when you run the diagnostic?
My gf’s having computer problems right now saying it’s not detecting a hard drive and I Literally suggested this to her before anything 🤣 hopefully it works lol think smarter, not harder right🤷🏼♂️
@@brandonwilson9614 hahaha ya so true 👍
This video was extremely helpful and my problem was solved. i subscribed to your channel, you were truly a blessing for me this afternoon. Keep doing what your doing.
Thanks!!! 🙂👍😃
Bless you. This video is a lifesaver. I installed Linux on a USB drive and the boot sequence got altered. Thanks again and have a great day!
You're welcome:) You have a great day too!!
What's with the intolerable sounds the laptop makes once you start the diagnostics? They're panic inducing and unnecessarily loud.
Ya that loud beeping noise is very annoying. The Dell diagnostic uses it test your speakers. Its very effective lol.
Yeah lmao i fucking hate that it scares the shit out of me
HAHA I KNOW
@@KingHerobro1902 ik
I’m trying to hide from my parents that this happened so the noises are very annoying and make me nervous now 😂😂
Excellent video. Straight and to the point.
Thanks!!
Thank you so much! ♥️ you Pam your the best hope your having a great day and a better week if not
Thanks!!! You have a great day/ week too!!
I am crying happy right now!😭🤗 Thank you soooooooooooo very much! ❤
You're welcome:)
I had already set my laptop ( windows 7 ) SATA operations, boot mode, secure boot, boot sequence just like your list. After I run the diagnostic test, it still says that my hard drive is not detected. What should I do?
Sorry to hear that:( First you need to try what we call reseating the Hard Drive which means unplugging and then plugging it back in to make sure its not an issue with the connection. If that does not work then most likely your hard drive has died and needs replacing. Here is a video on how to replace your hard and install an operating system:
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Let me know if you have any questions:)
I was so scared you helped me out a lot thank you so so so much🙏🏻
You welcome!!! Happy to help:)
Thank you so much dear...your video is vary helpful for me.
You're welcome!!
Thanks for the video. Very Helpful. However my ssd still couldn't be detected. I replaced the ssd and tried to install windows and the rst driver and it still would not detect a drive. i plugged my external ssd in and it detected. does this mean my motherboard/ssd port are bad? is there a cheap fix?
Yes it could mean that the port is bad but there are some other possibilities I would try. For example when you run the diagnostic does it read the new drive as there and working? Does it see it in BIOs? If yes then it could be a problem with the settings in BIOS. If no then it most likely is the SSD motherboard port issue. Also is the replacement SSD new? If not you could have another bad SSD.
thank you pam beesly, vey cool.
You're welcome!! Happy to help:)
Hahahhaa she does remind me of her. Lol except when I actually saw her face she doesn’t look like her but just as cute. Thanks for the video
Thank you for your support
Glad we could help:)
Thank you so much for this this made my laptop all ok.
you're welcome:)
Very good video, thank you! Unfortunately, my boot issues is unresolved. Started getting an error that the hard drive was not installed in my Latitude E5450. Swapped out for an SSD and the problem persisted. The diagnostic doesn't recognize the hard drive being installed either. Thanks for that tip!
Could it be that the hard drive controller on the motherboard itself has failed? I'm going to open it up again and see if I can spot where the hard drive cable attaches to the motherboard next.
When you went to install the operating system could you see the hard drive in the installer?
Grabbed my hd dock, popped the original drive in there. It works. Tried two other drives (same size, .5Tb) in the laptop and neither worked. Tried original drive, still didn't work. All drives worked in the dock. Even reseated the cable. I think the hd controller or the actual cable failed. Going to buy an external enclosure and set the laptop to boot off usb for now.
I can end on a positive note. Put the original hard drive in the enclosure. Plugged it into one of the USB ports and it started right up! Simple solution for anyone else who encounters this scenario. It would make sense that the most likely failure was either the HD connector cable or the actual controller itself.
@@rickdagrexican7351 Ya it seems like you may have a bad hard drive port. If your model dell has a CD drive they have these CD Drive converters on ebay you can buy to convert your cd rom slot into a Hard drive slot. It works pretty good because it's the same exact port for a CD drive as it is for a hard drive.
@@EggheadFixers Well, unfortunately this model does not come with 1. I needed to use it's good to use my external to install so the things for her. Bottom line is, it's good to know that I can do that with a hard drive and an enclosure with such ease. I'm an old school PC Tech that's out of date lol. Grew up grew up in the eighties with an IBM PC then on to various XT and 286 clone computers and beyond. The last computer I put together is because I tried to buy one and they failed. I bought all the components and looked up enough information so that I could get it to work with really good performance. That was a year plus ago and and it's still running strong. So, as a person who grew up around technology, I appreciate people like you who are sharing the latest tips so that people like us don't have to is after go nuts trying to find it.
Even after all these my computer is still showing same error and my hard drive and other components are saying they are fine after I diagnosed it....... how do I fix ?
Sorry to hear that:( If all that hardware passed the diagnostic then the next step would be to try reinstalling the operating system. Usually this problem is caused by a problem with operating system. Here is a video on how to do that:
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You can skip the part of the video about replacing your hard drive. Let me know if you have any more questions:)
Worked perfectly thank you 👍🏻
You're welcome👍
It worked for me. Thank you!
Awesome!! You're welcome:)
so my computer was working fine then just turned off now keeps saying hard drive short test unsuccessful
Unfortunately it sounds like you need to replace your hard drive. Here is a video on how to replace the hard drive and install the operating system. Let me know how it goes:)
I jumped so hard when the speaker just blasted a loud sound
ya its an annoying sound
I was just reading this comment and it actually happened to me right after
my god
I love you, I just love you, you have no idea how big help that was, thanku so much ❤️ @egghead fixers
You're welcome👍 Happy it helped!!
@@EggheadFixers Heres the problem. I just got another new hard drive and I can almost bet within a few weeks time its going to be dead or close to dying anyway. Why is this happening alot? Please let me know
@@JJay23nc ugh that's a bummer:/ Some main reasons for hard drives failing including: human error, hardware failure, firmware corruption, heat, water damage, power issues and mishaps. If a drive typically fail within a short time if there is a defect present from manufacturing. if it keeps happening I would consider getting a cooling pad for your computer. Overheating is big cause of this and also start using it with a good quality surge protector. Surge protectors need to be replaced regularly. I lost a phone and a laptop to a bad outlet once.
I appreciate this. Thank you
:)
no prob:) 👍
I have no idea what happened I was using my pc just fine the it just happend and nothing is working HELP
I'm sorry to hear that:( What steps from the video have you tried? Did all your hard ware pass the diagnostic?
@@EggheadFixers sadly i ended up having to reinstall windows
You are life saver... i had my final in 2 hours and my pc just turn off..
Glad we could help🙂🐱🏍👍
Thank you this happened a few months ago and it worked back them I'm trying it again in hopes it works as it did the same thing
Glad we could help:)
Thanks! It worked for me! 👍😀
Awesome!! Glad we could help:)
I dont have windows boot manager when i select UEFI
Not a problem. Leave it on Legacy and try moving on to the next step in the video. Let me know if you have any more questions!
My computer is spelling "TOT" in Morse code before I run the diagnostic
Need to replace my hard drive
Sorry to hear that:( Here is video on how to replace your hard drive:
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Let me know if you have any questions:)
It still says hard drive not installed.... And that's what the testing is telling me too. But I didn't recently install anything. I just woke up this morning and it's doing this. I'm lost man
@@ballwizz23 Sorry to hear that☹ First I would try what we call reseating the hard drive which means unplugging it and then plugging it back in. Then rerun the diagnostic. If that does not work then its most likely that you need a new hard drive. Sometimes when a hard drive really dies the motherboard doesn't read it as being installed. Here is a video on how to replace your hard drive and install an operating system:
th-cam.com/video/TElCJDbKdKk/w-d-xo.html
Let me know how it goes:)
Yeah I already tried reseating it to no avail. I just ordered an SSD to USB connector so I can test the SSD on another computer to see if it can be read at all. I really don't want to lose those files. My whole life is on this computer and I stupidly haven't backed it up in a long time.
@@ballwizz23 Sorry to hear that:( I hope it all works out
Thank you, helped me alot
Glad it helped
Thank you Thank you Thank You.
Last night my laptop latitude7400 was working properly. But when today in the morning I opened my laptop it says "hard driver-not installed". I followed steps through this video and boom its working now. 😇😇😇😇😇🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Awesome!!! Happy it all worked out:)
When I was doing the diagnostics thing, a warning message pops up saying that my hard drive isn't installed. My computer was literally working fine 5 minutes ago!
Sorry to hear that:( I would try what we call re-seating it which is unplug the hard drive and then plugging it back in. If you run the diagnostic again and it still says the hard drive isn't installed there is a very good chance your hard drive needs replacing. Let me know how it goes!
@@EggheadFixers I called Dell and they helped me fix the problem. But you guys helped too!
@@Alex-mu8ud Awesome!! Happy you got it working:)
@@Alex-mu8ud they fixed it over the phone? How did they fix it?
alexjan 26 I’m having the same problem how did you fix it?
when i click “boot sequence” it doesn’t show “windows boot manager” and when i click add boot option it says “file system not found” pls help
Ok not a prob. What happens when you run the diagnostic? Also what happens when you switch it between UEFI and Legacy? Any change?
Egghead Fixers hey I have the same problem? When I click legacy I have the options of diskette drive, my HDD, USB storage device, CD drive and onboard nic but UEFI doesn’t have any windows option
@@Nathanyy98 Ok that's not necessarily a problem. What happens when you run the diagnostic? Does everything pass?
Egghead Fixers yeah everything passes in the diagnostics
@@Nathanyy98 If you see no change when with the error when you switch between UEFI and Legacy and all that hardware passed the diagnostic. Then the next step would be to try reinstalling the operating system. Here is a video on how to do that:
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You can skip the part of the video about replacing your hard drive. Let me know if you have any more questions:)
Thanks. Changing the SATA op away from RAID fixed the Dell laptop from not recognizing the new SSD on a USB W7 install.
Glad to hear 👍
thanks for such a nice and elaborative video
my pc (dell) shows that
bootable device not found
but if i turned it off for a few minutes and then press power button to make it on
it works normly
but after a few minutes
it again shows that same problem
restarts and again .......
weather i need to change hard disk or something else
what shoult i do?
plz suggest
It could be one of two things. First thing it could be a connection issue. The solution for this would be to try what we call reseating the hard drive which means unplugging it and then plugging it back in. If the issue resolves itself then you're all set. Second thing it could be a sign that your hard drive is starting to fail. So if you reinstall the operating system and you continue to have problems with it or it won't install operating system then I would consider replacing the hard drive. Let me know how it goes:)
Oh dear that sound tho 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Ya the sound is totally annoying:(
Egghead Fixers but i did try whatever you said, the problem was the hard disk itself. I changed it and it works fine now. I learnt something new in the process ❤️
@@moshiloveable That's awesome!! I'm happy we could help:)
Hi, currently I’m stuck at the windows 10 preparing repair black screen and I can’t go into the advanced repair. I did the dell diagnostic and everything is fine. When I get into the boot sequence, I have the windows boot manager on top and UEFI: Toshiba Mq01abd100, partition 1 below. Should I switch it so that UEFI is on top and the windows boot manager below? Thx!
You could try it. Also if all that hardware passed the diagnostic then the next step would be to try reinstalling the operating system. Usually this problem is caused by a problem with operating system. Here is a video on how to do that:
th-cam.com/video/TElCJDbKdKk/w-d-xo.html
You can skip the part of the video about replacing your hard drive. Let me know if you have any more questions:)
TYSM I got a dell percision for my bday and had been wanting to upgrade the HDD to an SSD and it finally worked :)
Nice!! Happy to hear it worked out!
Was it an M.2 or an nvme?
You are the best!! Thank you
you're welcome:) Glad to help!
Thank you, Excellent video
You're welcome!
it didnt fix my problem yet but you're guiding me there! thank you for the help
What problem are you having with your computer?
@@EggheadFixershiii woah thanks for the reply! My problem with my laptop is its saying "No bootable device found" I tried everything on your video to fix it but it still wont boot.
Here's what I tried:
-I checked the date and time and its correct
-Selected the UEFI since im using windows 10 also enabled security boot
-I also did diagnostics and all hardwares passed EXCEPT for one thing, one drive has an "NA" (not an exclamation mark) while my other drive passed the test.
-I watched your video on how to replace SSD and HDD to do it on my laptop (I just removed them and inserted them back) because maybe they got loosened up.
-checked the booting sequence making sure diskette is first on top
Additional info:
-After the diagnostics I went to the configuration and I saw that my SSD drive has only 16kb size while my HDD still has a 1TB size.
-before the "no bootabke device found" I was in a window that says "Download SupportAssist OS Recovery Image"
is it my SSD? :( idk what to do
@@rimuru2235 It sounds like the drive that Windows installed on it has failed. I would try replacing the drive and reinstalling Windows.
@@EggheadFixers oh noo my files :((. I will buy a drive and reinstall windows. Thank you sm!!
@@EggheadFixers btw thank you again for replying, for your time, your expertise and for your helping me :))
Thank you heaps, problem fixed.
Excellent!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
You're welcome:)
Hello. I properly configured my 3TB hdd in my windows 7 PC and tried to place that into my flex bay on my new Dell Precision 5829 Windows 10 PC. Disk management dose not recognize the drive at all when launching windows. Is there a bios setting I need to change to get this to work? The lights on drive work when PC booted, so it appears to be seeded right. Thanks in advance!
Yes in order to use Windows 10 then your BIOS settings need to be set to UEFI with Secure Boot On. Also the Hard Drive needs to be set first in the boot order.
Just got my laptop fixed watching this video .. Saved several hundred Dollars !! Thank you!
Awesome!! Happy it helped:)
Hi, I have a question. Why my SATA Operation only have Disabled and AHCI?
It's just a different way of phrasing it when you disable it defaults to the other option. Some Dells are set up this way.
Hi I am using a Vostro 5480 and ran a diagnostic check. it states hard drive not installed. I had a different interface with blue and white background in setup.
Went to setup utility and all the stuffs u mentioned were already there but still can't restart normally. SATA only has AHCI and I had boot option priorities instead of boot sequence. The boot option#1 is windows boot manager. There was no other better choices. Please aid on this...I have been trying for the whole morning :'(
Does long pressing the power button for 15/30 secs works? It only power off the screen and brings me back to the no boot screen.
*this is not the first time I encountered this but it restarts after I left it for a few hours
Sorry to hear that☹ First I would try what we call reseating the hard drive which means unplugging it and then plugging it back in. Then rerun the diagnostic. If that does not work then its most likely that you need a new hard drive. Sometimes when a hard drive really dies the motherboard doesn't read it as being installed. Also Windows boot manager should be set first in your boot order so that is done correctly. Here is a video on how to replace your hard drive and install an operating system:
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Let me know how it goes:)
Man thank youuuu soooo much 👏
You're welcome:) Happy to help!
When I do the ePSA Pre-boot System Assessment it brings me to a whole different screen, it may be because my model is a DELL PRECISION M6800 and I have a pretty old maybe like 2008-2013 computer, As I'm doing this it says that my primary battery is reaching the end of its usable life, and the hard drive says it is not installed.
Sorry to hear that☹ First I would try what we call reseating the hard drive which means unplugging it and then plugging it back in. Then rerun the diagnostic. If that does not work then its most likely that you need a new hard drive. Sometimes when a hard drive really dies the motherboard doesn't read it as being installed. Here is a video on how to replace your hard drive and install an operating system:
th-cam.com/video/TElCJDbKdKk/w-d-xo.html
Let me know how it goes:)
Thanks for this great video. My Dell is refurbished and runs Windows 10, but none of the diagnostics look like your Windows 10 example. I don't have ACHI or Raid On - I have ATA. Other things are missing too. Any insights?
It could be you have an older or newer version of BIOS. It could be the options are in a different spot or none existent with your version of BIOS. What happened when you ran the diagnostic?
@@EggheadFixers It passes everything but the hard drive test. I got it working long enough to go to dell.com and download new drivers, but I don't think they installed before my PC stopped working again. I am trying to get it started in safe mode with no success. The BIOS download was for a 14, and my computer is running a 5! So that could have something to do with it. Now I am getting the windows blue screen error with a stop code of bad system config info. Super annoying!
@@lesliestamoolis1127 If your hard drive failed the diagnostic the you most likely need a new hard drive. Here is a video on how to replace your hard drive and install an operating system:
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Let me know how it goes:)
Hi -I need to clarify my previous message: I've replaced the SATA drive with an SSD drive and about once a week it cannot find the drive while I'm working! It starts ok, but then loses the drive a few hours later. It asks me to "continue", flashes a message on the screen - and shuts down. I have tried the fixes you mentioned, but to no avail. ... Many thanks.
In BIOS is the SSD listed first in the boot order? It could be that the computer is trying to boot off the wrong thing if the boot order is not set correctly.
Plz can you tell me if possible what to do if drives are working in every other workstation but not showing up in drives section in my dell precession t5610.
It could be a problem with the hard drive port itself. If the port is bad then the computer won't even read the hard drive as being installed.
@@EggheadFixers Thanks for the reply & yes, later i found out all of my SATA ports in intel c602 chipset are dead, may be because of some power supply issues.
Oh my gash! Sso Happy I was able to fix it I was really scared at first cause surely it will cost a a lot of money. Thank you
You're welcome!!
I have an inspiron 5570, unfortunately this did not work, my prompt says that the hard drive is not installed, do you have any other solutions?
Did it say that when you run the diagnostic?
Hello! Your video was well made and very helpful. Unfortunately, we fall into the category of bad hard drive. We're going to replace it (with help from your video on that to be sure). I was wondering about recovery of the data from the bad hard drive. I have paid for that to be done in the past. Is that something an amateur can do, and do you happen to have any tutorial video, by chance?
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!
You can use an external hard drive bay to hook the hard drive up to another computer and pull the data off. This option will only work if the hard drive is not too dead. The other option would be to pay a company like you did before. Let me know if you have any more questions:)
@@EggheadFixers Thank you!
@@BFagan-pr3ir You're welcome!!
Thank you!
You're welcome
My D drive cannot be detected before I realized. I’ve got a lot of important files saved there. What should I do?
Can you see it in BIOs?
@@EggheadFixers yes I can see it in bios but when I check on disk management it doesn’t appear there. What could be the problem? I’m using dell G7. It’s the internal hdd that can’t be detected.
My teenage daughter's laptop does this while she is already booted up and has been using it. Will this process help, or is it just if it happens while booting?
Yes this will help. It is the same process for both
Thank you!! The message went away and my computer went back to normal, but I’ve had to do this process a few times already, so would you know if there is another thing I could do to stop the message, because it pops up almost every other day. But thank you so much!!!
It could be that your hard drive is starting to have problems. What happen when you run the diagnostic? Does the Hard Drive pass?
@@EggheadFixers Hi! The same happens to me. I'm using my computer normally and then it gets stuck and shows me the message "Hard drive is not installed" but when I do the diagnostic it only shows problems with the battery. What should I do?
@@santiagofigarola Sometimes when the Operating System is not functioning properly then you can no longer get to the options to reset it. In this case the next step would be to reinstall the operating system. Here is a video on how to do that:
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You can skip the part of the video about replacing your hard drive. Let me know if you have any more questions:)
hello, my hard drive is not detectet in my xps 15 9550 just after my daily BSOD with the error WDF_VIOLATION, please I need help... all the F12 diagnostics are ok, idk what else to do (I updated my drivers too)
Sorry to hear that:( If all that hardware passed the diagnostic then the next step would be to try reinstalling the operating system. Here is a video on how to do that:
studio.th-cam.com/users/videoTElCJDbKdKk/edit
You can skip the part of the video about replacing your hard drive. Let me know if you have any more questions:)
Tanks you!!! you save my computer !!!!!🙏
You're welcome!! 🐱🏍🐱🏍🐱🏍
My bios screen doesn't look like that. I haven't found a video yet that has the same bios screen as my Dell Inspiron 15 3531. Originally had Windows 8.1, upgraded to Windows 10. No hard drive installed error on testing.
Sorry to hear that☹ First I would try what we call reseating the hard drive which means unplugging it and then plugging it back in. Then rerun the diagnostic. If that does not work then its most likely that you need a new hard drive. Sometimes when a hard drive really dies the motherboard doesn't read it as being installed. Here is a video on how to replace your hard drive and install an operating system:
th-cam.com/video/TElCJDbKdKk/w-d-xo.html
Let me know how it goes:)
Thank you so much. My laptop is working again
Glad we could help:)
Can you pls tell me how to change the boot sequence to windows boot manager mine was uefi boot sequence
If you are having trouble changing it then you can skip to the next step in the video. What happens when you run the diagnostic?
Hi! I have the same issue but I think I have an upgraded version and table of contents so I’m unsure how to proceed
It should be similar options but set up differently. What happens when you run the diagnostic?
Hi all,
So, today 2 Dell computers dawned with the same problem. I went through Dell support, performed all the tests for the diagnosis, but even replacing the hd with one that works well, the problem continues IN THE TWO MACHINES. Any suggestion?
Ya unfortunately it's a common problem. When you replaced the hard drive did you install a new Operating System? If you installed Windows 10 are the BIOS settings set to UEFI with Secure Boot on?
Hi I have the same problem where is says "no bootable devices found" i did try the f2 key to startup BIOS, but nothing happens.
Make sure you start hitting F2 right away on startup. If that doesn't work then you can look up your Dell model some older models use I different function key for entering BIOS. Also there is also the option of trying an external keyboard to see if your F2 button is not functioning. Let me know how it goes:)
Did I ever say I love YOU BRO THANKYOU I FIXED IT ONE TIME THEN IT HAPPEND AGAIN 2 SEC LATER THIS HELPED ME AHHHHHH
It happens again
And I can’t do anything
Wont let me change to raid on
@@stromz2607 What happens when you run diagnostic? Did everything pass?
Dell XPS15 9550 working fine until massive W10 update 5 days ago. Now caught in doom loop. F2 setup is as you describe and F12 diagnostics show no fault. It doesn't seem 100% fixable by some way. Perhaps the bios got corrupted?
Sound like the update was unsuccessful and now Windows is corrupt. Have you tried reinstalling Windows?
Here are videos on how to do that:
Windows 10:
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Windows 11:
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Hello! Great videos :-) But I have a question about installing a second harddrive to my Dell optiplex 7050 SFF; I have plugged it into Sata2 gate, but it doesnt show up anywhere... and I`ve tried to locate it in diskmanagement without any luck. Do you have a soloution on the problem? Thanks in advance 😊
I think solution 6 in this article might help you:
iboysoft.com/howto/hard-drive-not-showing-up-in-disk-management.html
Let me know how it goes!
@@EggheadFixers That option didn`t even show up either...Can the SATA-port be out of order maybe? I don`t understand a shit anymore 🤔😏
Thank you.
you're welcome.
Hello I’m not able to switch to legacy it’s no option with the f12 it’s still shows hard drive not detected.
Ok not a prob. You can proceed to the next part of the video. What happens when you run the diagnostic? Does everything pass?
First have a 7920T tower not a laptop, 2nd. Only Windows manager and PCI Nic V6 are available in Boot options ( Even though I have 2 4tb hard drives installed.3rd. Have UEFI checked. 4th Tried Raid ON nothing and tried ACHI nothing. 5th Do F-12 and as soon shows continue I hit continue I get Beeping and Start Button Flashes Error is No Hard Drives Found, Oh and have Flex Bay and tried 1tb. NVME Drive Still Nothing? How do I add my Hard Drive to Bios In the Boot Sequence Page, Where do I get the last of the 3 lines when I click Add Boot Option?
I Appreciate any Help. I have tried every thing. One last thing Drives are New but can't get to format them because not seen by system?
So you installed a new hard drive but the system doesn't see them in BIOS? Or when you go to install the new operating system?
Thank You
You're welcome
does it matter if you are with ubuntu 16.04 instead of windows dell inspiron 3576
Good questions! The steps in this video work for a computer running Ubuntu or Windows. Hope that helps:)
Dell Precision 7540 - no bootable devices found. When I run the diagnostic test it says Hard Drive - Not installed. All the bios settings match what you have for windows 10. This is an NVMe SSD that all of the sudden isn’t recognized. What do you suggest?
Sorry to hear that☹ First I would try what we call reseating the hard drive which means unplugging it and then plugging it back in. Then rerun the diagnostic. If that does not work then its most likely that you need a new hard drive. Sometimes when a hard drive really dies the motherboard doesn't read it as being installed. Here is a video on how to replace your hard drive and install an operating system:
th-cam.com/video/TElCJDbKdKk/w-d-xo.html
Let me know how it goes:)
Do you know what that black part is called, the one where you put the hard drive wire in and then you put in a black little piece
What part of the video? If you could give me the minute and second I'll let you know.
Hi I have a Dell P55F bios is older than the one you show, don't have those options. What should I do?
Then you can just skip to the next step in the video. What happens when you run the diagnostic?
@@EggheadFixers Hard Drive 0 - S/N 45CWCB6UT, incorrect status = 3E. Then when I changed to Legacy not recognize any boot.
@@rafkekun First I would try what we call reseating the hard drive which means unplugging it and then plugging it back in. Then rerun the diagnostic. If that does not work then its most likely that you need a new hard drive. Sometimes when a hard drive really dies the motherboard doesn't read it as being installed. Here is a video on how to replace your hard drive and install an operating system:
th-cam.com/video/TElCJDbKdKk/w-d-xo.html
Let me know how it goes:)
My E5420 has been 'pausing' for > a year. External diags found nothing wrong. After running BIOS diags, it refused to boot. SMART data was all green and the diags said the HDD was good. I reseated the drive - no change. Listening to it, I heard it spin up, but not reset. The laptop now powers off during boot start. When I put it on a usb adaptor, I hear ir spin constantly and hear 1 ping when it tried to reset - I believe 3 pings is normal. without a reset, it won't mount and I can't get to the urgent files that were not backed up. Trying varied reover and partitioning programs didn't help - they didn't see it either.
How can I force it to reset so I can mount it?
If all the hardware passed the diagnostic then the next step would be to try reinstalling the operating system. Usually, this problem is caused by a problem with the operating system. Here is a video on how to do that:
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You can skip the part of the video about replacing your hard drive. Let me know if you have any more questions:)
On my Latitude 7390 i have error "no bootable devices found " and the self diagnostic tool says no hard drive installed. I've followed instructions on the above video but so far no luck. I also took out and reseated the ssd but no luck. I guess my ssd is broken? The current type of ssd is "ssdsckkf256g8". Is there a better option available?
Yes it sounds like you need to replace your SSD. Your currently have a 256GB SSD. You could upgrade to a 512GB or 1TB. Here is a link to Upgrade opitions:
www.dell.com/en-us/shop/pfydresults/253385?categoryId=5683
Also here is a video on how to replace your SSD:
th-cam.com/video/72rFjtu2Gr4/w-d-xo.html
Let me know how it goes:)
Hey! My laptop crashes and says no bootable device. Sometimes it boots normaly and works for sometime
I tried both BIOS settings changes and run a diagnostic test (all tests passed) what could be the Problem? Thanks!
It could be that you hard drive has a lose connection or is possibly starting to fail. Either way I would back up your data right away to be on the safe side.
OMG Thank you ❤❤❤❤
You're welcome:)
hi that was a greet video but what if the window boot manager is disappear how to bring it back on Dell Lat E7250 8.1 OS
Did it disappear when you switched between UEFI and LEgacy?
Thanks!
no prob!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
You're welcome:)
Hey thanks for the help but I still have the problem the computer was fine then it froze black screened and has been giving me the no bootable device found since I changed all the settings according to this video I still have the problem when I entered diagnostics it says no hard drive found/installed I run the diagnostics and it says nothing is wrong what can I do? Should I get a new hard drive or do I have a different issue?
Sorry to hear that:( If all that hardware passed the diagnostic then the next step would be to try reinstalling the operating system. Usually this problem is caused by a problem with operating system. Here is a video on how to do that:
th-cam.com/video/TElCJDbKdKk/w-d-xo.html
You can skip the part of the video about replacing your hard drive. Let me know if you have any more questions:)
@@EggheadFixers thanks will reinstalling the operating system on a USB mean that I have to use it all the time with the pc and I will lose all the data on the hard drive? Or will the USB just be used to store the operating system and all my data will be okay? Thanks for the quick response! :)
Did you find any solutions? It’s says the same. There's no problem in diagnostics with HDD. Even when I try to reinstall I do not find my hdd.
Thank you my pc keeps doing this and just watch this
You're welcome:) What happens when you run the diagnostic?
I have the Dell T7500, added an new hard drive in the SATA1 port on the MB (tried SATA2 too) went to bios and enabled SATA1,SATA2 from drives ... problem is when booting a new message pops up "hard drives not found".. I can still press continue but nothing in windows too
Is the hard drive that the Operating System is installed on listed first in the boot order?
@@EggheadFixers I have 4 hard drives all showing.. adding a fifth one is the problem.. cant be detected from bios
@@zainfadhil2588 Huh it must be a bad drive
I have a Dell Inspiron 15 5000 series. I've done the F12 thing and everything is ok except I get "Hard Drive - Not Installed.' Can I replace hard drive with a SSHD? Also will I have my info from my computer when I replace hard drive? If not how do I get all my info off hard drive?.....thanks for any light you can shed on this for me!
Yes you should be able to replace it with a SSHD or SSD without a problem. As long as you buy one that is compatible. Your info will not be on the new drive. If your hard drive is dead then sometimes you can get your info off of it by using a external hard drive bay but this will only work if the hard drive is not too dead.
Thanks chief
You're welcome!
will this work for the dell g3 15 3579 model? my laptop was working last night and this morning just fine and then this happen it also some how removed the uefi windows boot option when I pressed F12 but it was there before, I did a diagnostic scan and everything if fine my only issue is that it sates that the Hard drive is not installed
Dell e.PSA Pre-Boot system assessment ( 4306.15 ) service tag BX57XR2
Product Name G3 3579
System BIOS 1.5.1
Service tag BX57XR2
e.PSA Build 4306.15 UEFI ROM
also the dell g3 15 3579 model doesn't allow you to remove the battery, I guess my other option is going to a repair store so they can hopefully properly disconnect and reconnect the hard drive but I fear the i'm going to have to buy and hard drive + I got my laptop last year too :( do you have other advice please
and in the bios setup it also removed the Boot Sequence before it listed a Windows option but now it gone somehow :(
I forgot to add for the SATA option I have the RAID and AHCI the setting is on RAID but I don't know if I should change it to the AHCI because my laptop was set up with the RAID option i'm so confused on what to do :(
Sorry to hear that☹ First I would try what we call reseating the hard drive which means unplugging it and then plugging it back in. Then rerun the diagnostic. If that does not work then its most likely that you need a new hard drive. Sometimes when a hard drive really dies the motherboard doesn't read it as being installed. Here is a video on how to replace your hard drive and install an operating system:
th-cam.com/video/TElCJDbKdKk/w-d-xo.html
You can try switching the raid on and AHCI if it doesn't work then you switch it back.
Let me know how it goes:)
THANKS YOU SO MUCH GIRL
You are welcome
During the diagnostic test is it supposed to flash white red green blue black and white? Mine has been doing that for a while.
Are you talking about the LCD test at the beginning? You usually have to select yes for the diagnostic to progress.
When I put UEFI y don't have "Windows boot manager", I only have a boot sequence thats says Onboard NICI(IPV6) and other thats says Onboard NICI(IPV4)
Ok then that is most likely not the problem. Leave it in Legacy and move on to the step in the video. Let me know how it goes:)
@@EggheadFixers I left it in legacy and then when I did diagnostics it says againg that hard drive is not installed
What I can do?
@@mikaartieda9699You will need to try what we call reseating the Hard Drive which means unplugging the Hard Drive and then plugging it back in to make in to sure it isn't a loose connection. If that doesn't work then fortunately it most likely isn't reading your Hard Drive as there because your Hard Drive has died and needs replacing. Here is a video on how to replace your Hard Drive and reinstall Windows:
th-cam.com/video/TElCJDbKdKk/w-d-xo.html
Let me know if you have any more questions!
Mine looks a bit different mine is black background and feels like a much older version any tips ?
If you have an older version of BIOS then you most likely you do not UEFI and legacy settings. If you find this to be true skip to the portion of the video on running the diagnostic.
Hello, my laptop has been really slow recently and i understand because its about 4-6 years old and when i install an os, i can only use the os for only a couple of boots and after that it gets stuck in a startup repair loop. So i ran a bios diagnostic test and all is good, exept the hardrive. Should i replace it? (The issue is that it shows "an error occurred while attempting to read the boot configuration data") and when skip that it say internal hardrivd not detected
If your Hard Drive failed the diagnostic then unfortunately you will need to replace it. Here is a video on how to replace your hard drive and install an operating system:
th-cam.com/video/TElCJDbKdKk/w-d-xo.html
Let me know how it goes:)
@@EggheadFixers thank you very much and just 1 more question, could it be possible to have any issues with cable instead of the hardrive? Mine is inspiron 3542
Hello, I have done this but my hard drive is still not installed. It showed an error message with "❌" in testing menu F12. What should I do next?
Sorry to hear that☹ First I would try what we call reseating the hard drive which means unplugging it and then plugging it back in. Then rerun the diagnostic. If that does not work then its most likely that you need a new hard drive. Sometimes when a hard drive really dies the motherboard doesn't read it as being installed. Here is a video on how to replace your hard drive and install an operating system:
th-cam.com/video/TElCJDbKdKk/w-d-xo.html
Let me know how it goes:)
@@EggheadFixers Sorry for late reply. My hard drive was broken and I bought it new. Now my computer is doing fine. :) Thanks you for your help.:)
@@povsopheak6444 Awesome!! Glad it worked out:)
Hey i just had a problem problem which shows my hard drive is not installed. This problem occured after my laptop was off during the driver installation process. Since the installation process got interrupted and when i tried to turn on my laptop it shows hard drive not installed.
Sorry to hear that☹ First I would try what we call reseating the hard drive which means unplugging it and then plugging it back in. Then rerun the diagnostic. If that does not work then its most likely that you need a new hard drive. Sometimes when a hard drive really dies the motherboard doesn't read it as being installed. Sometimes when you put strain on the system like an update then hardware that is may have been having problems dies the rest of the way. Here is a video on how to replace your hard drive and install an operating system:
th-cam.com/video/TElCJDbKdKk/w-d-xo.html
Let me know how it goes:)
HDD is okay as per checking. but when i boot or restart, its the same error no boot device. But when i put the bootable usb. it push thru to desktop :(
You may have to go into the boot menu by tapping on f12 on start up and then select the USB to boot off of from there. It should override Windows