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    XPS M1730 internal hard disk not found

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by ibmt41, Nov 30, 2009.

  1. ibmt41

    ibmt41 Notebook Geek

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    Hi guys!
    I am having a problem with this beast. I was playing MW2 and suddenly, the laptop stopped responding. The whole thing was just frozen. Nothing I could do but press the power button to turn it off. After that, I turn it on and got the message: "internal hard disk not found To resolve this issue, try to reseat the drive No bootable devices-- strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility Press F5 to run onboard diagnostics."
    I was thinking about "reseating" the hard drive but do not dare to do so. What could it happen if the laptop just sat on the table all the time. Under it is a cooler. I did not even touch the keyboard ( I use a wireless one). Any idea how to fix it.
    Any help would be appreciated!
     
    ibmt41, Nov 30, 2009
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  2. ibmt41

    ibmt41 Notebook Geek

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    No one helps me!!!!
     
    ibmt41, Nov 30, 2009
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  3. nickbarbs

    nickbarbs Notebook Deity

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    You could just call dell tech support.. they're paid to help you..

    Sounds like your HD died/corrupted, common problem unfortunately.
     
    nickbarbs, Dec 1, 2009
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I'd second this. If a bad HDD isn't the case, it's probably some significantly worse issue for which you'll have to replace the motherboard...
     
    Commander Wolf, Dec 1, 2009
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  5. ibmt41

    ibmt41 Notebook Geek

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    I went to a local store yesterday to get the laptop checked, and found out that the HDD is dead. I am going to replace it and I want to know what is the maximum capacity of the HDD that m1730 can have. In other term, I mean how much storage does this laptop can handle (320gb, 500gb or 1 TB)?
    Thx
     
    ibmt41, Dec 1, 2009
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  6. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    It can handle any amount you can throw at it currently.
     
    surfasb, Dec 1, 2009
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