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Question posted by cnjrmcn on January 13th, 2014

Why My Inspiron 660 Cannot Find Hard Drive

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Owners Manual - Page 1

Dell Inspiron 660 Owner's Manual Computer model: Inspiron 660 Regulatory model: D11M Regulatory type: D11M002

Owners Manual - Page 2

... logo are trademarks of Microsoft corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and Inspiron™ are either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any proprietary interest in...

Owners Manual - Page 4

... Your Computer After Removing or Installing the PCI Express Card 37 9 Mini-Card 39 Removing the Mini-Card 40 Replacing the Mini-Card 41 10 Hard Drive(s 43 Removing the Hard Drive(s 43 Replacing the Hard Drive(s 48 4 Contents

Owners Manual - Page 5

11 Optical Drive(s 49 Removing the Optical Drive(s 49 Replacing the Optical Drives(s 53 12 Front I/O Panel 57 Removing the Front I/O Panel 57 Replacing the Front I/O Panel 59 13 Power Button Module 61 Removing the Power Button Module ...

Owners Manual - Page 13

...the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 9. Inside View of Your Computer 3 2 1 4 5 6 10 1 power supply 3 secondary optical-drive 5 front I/O panel 7 secondary hard-drive 9 memory modules 7 8 9 2 primary optical-drive 4 front bezel 6 primary hard-drive 8 system board 10 card retention bracket Technical Overview 13 For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance...

Owners Manual - Page 43

...See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 9. CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive. Hard Drive(s) 43 Removing the Hard Drive(s) Prerequisites Remove the computer cover. CAUTION: Hard drives are extremely fragile. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Exercise care...

Owners Manual - Page 44

...the hard-drive bay. Procedure 1 If you are removing the primary hard-drive, disconnect the power and data cables from the primary hard-drive. 2 If you are not replacing the hard drive at a later time. 3 Remove the screws that you do not scratch the hard drive's circuit board, while removing or replacing the hard drive. 4 Lift the hard-drive assembly away from the secondary hard-drive.

Owners Manual - Page 47

5 Remove the screws (one on page 91. See "System Setup" on each side) that secure the hard-drive brackets to the hard-drive. 6 Remove the hard-drive brackets off the hard drive. 1 3 2 1 hard drive 3 hard-drive bracket 2 screws (2) 7 If removing the hard drive changes the drive configuration, ensure that you reflect these changes in system setup. Hard Drive(s) 47

Owners Manual - Page 48

... each side) that secure the hard-drive brackets to the hard drive. 3 Slide the hard-drive assembly into the hard-drive bay. 4 Replace the screws that secure the hard-drive assembly to the hard-drive bay. 5 If you are replacing the primary hard-drive, connect the power and data cables to the primary hard drive. 6 If you are replacing the secondary hard-drive: a Connect the power cable to...

Owners Manual - Page 49

... 1 Remove the computer cover. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Optical Drive(s) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page ...

Owners Manual - Page 50

... this time, disconnect the other end of the computer. 50 Optical Drive Procedure 1 If you are removing the primary optical-drive, disconnect the power and data cables from the primary optical-drive. 2 If you are removing the secondary optical-drive: a Disconnect the power cable from the system board connector and set it aside. You...

Owners Manual - Page 52

Secondary Optical-Drive 4 3 2 1 1 power cable 3 secondary optical-drive 2 data cable 4 screws (2) 5 Set aside the optical drive in a secure location. 52 Optical Drive

Owners Manual - Page 53

Replacing the Optical Drives(s) Procedure 1 Remove the screw from the optical drive you removed and insert it in the new optical drive. 1 screw 1 Optical Drive 53

Owners Manual - Page 54

2 To install a secondary optical drive, pull the break-away metal plate off the chassis. 1 1 break-away metal plate 3 Gently slide the optical drive into the optical drive bay through the front of the computer. 4 Align the screw holes on the optical drive with the screw holes on the chassis. 5 Replace the screws that secure the optical drive to the chassis. 54 Optical Drive

Owners Manual - Page 91

...press immediately. System Setup Overview Use the system setup to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop. NOTE: Before you change system setup, it , and then press . NOTE: The F2 ... computer user, do not change a user-selectable option, such as the user password, type of hard drive installed, enabling or disabling base devices, and so on page 9. See "Turn Off Your Computer and...

Owners Manual - Page 94

... of the device installed Displays the size of the device installed, if the device is a hard drive Displays the type of device installed on the SATA2 connector Displays the serial number of the device... installed Displays the size of the device installed, if the device is a hard drive Displays the type of device installed on the SATA3 connector Displays the serial number of the device...

Owners Manual - Page 96

... to configure the operating mode of your computer Enabled or Disabled (Enabled by default) CAUTION: Changing the SATA Mode may prevent booting of the integrated hard-drive controller ATA Mode; AHCI Mode (AHCI Mode by default) Advanced - Advanced - Onboard Device Configuration Onboard Audio Controller Allows you to enable or disabled the audio...

Owners Manual - Page 97

... Mode 1st Boot 2nd Boot 3rd Boot 4th Boot 5th Boot Allows you to enable or disable booting from USB mass storage devices such as hard drive, optical drive, USB key, and so on a preselected date; Enabled or Disabled (Disabled by default) Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices Displays the first...

Owners Manual - Page 100

... page 91. 100 System Setup The computer attempts to boot from the primary hard drive. See "System Setup" on the drive, the computer generates an error message. • CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive - The computer attempts to boot from the network. Boot Sequence This feature ... Network - If no operating system is found on the floppy disk, the computer generates an error message. • Hard Drive -

Owners Manual - Page 101

... down your computer. 3 When F2 Setup, F12 Boot Options appears in case you are booting to boot from the CD/DVD/CD-RW drive to a USB device, the device must be bootable. The Boot Device Menu appears, listing all available boot devices. 4 On the Boot Device...corner of the device. Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots 1 Enter system setup. NOTE: If you see the Microsoft Windows desktop.