Dell Inspiron N5010 Setup Guide - Page 58

Hard-disk drive failure, Keyboard failure, support.dell.com/manuals, No boot device available - replace hard drive

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Using Support Tools Hard-disk drive failure - Possible hard-disk drive failure during POST. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 76). Hard-disk drive read failure - Possible hard‑disk drive failure during HDD boot test. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 76). Keyboard failure - Keyboard failure or loose cable. To replace the keyboard, see the Service Manual at support.dell.com/manuals. No boot device available - No bootable partition on hard drive, the hard drive cable is loose, or no bootable device exists. • If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that the drive is installed properly and partitioned as a boot device. • Enter system setup and ensure that the boot sequence information is correct (see the Dell Technology Guide on your hard drive or at support.dell.com/manuals). No timer tick interrupt - A chip on the system board might be malfunctioning or there might be a system board failure. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 76). 56

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Using Support Tools
Hard-disk drive failure
— Possible hard‑disk
drive failure during POST. Contact Dell (see
“Contacting Dell” on page 76).
Hard-disk drive read failure
— Possible
hard‑disk drive failure during HDD boot test.
Contact Dell (see “Contacting Dell” on page 76).
Keyboard failure
— Keyboard failure or
loose cable.
To replace the keyboard, see the
Service
Manual
at
support.dell.com/manuals
.
No boot device available
— No bootable
partition on hard drive, the hard drive cable is
loose, or no bootable device exists.
If the hard drive is your boot device, ensure
that the cables are connected and that the
drive is installed properly and partitioned as
a boot device.
Enter system setup and ensure that the boot
sequence information is correct (see the
Dell
Technology Guide
on your hard drive or at
support.dell.com/manuals
).
No timer tick interrupt
— A chip on the system
board might be malfunctioning or there might
be a system board failure. Contact Dell (see
“Contacting Dell” on page 76).