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Question posted by aboodyayman3 on April 14th, 2014

Dell Inspiron 3520 - Windows 8

Hello .. i had a question .. i was using my dell laptop (dell inspiron 3520) normally ... when i turned o ff my computer ... and wanted to use it again .. i wanted to use it again .. i tuned it on .. i found a message saying ====> internal hard disk drive not found - to resolve this issue try to reseat the drive - No bootable device--strike F1 to retry boot F2 to enter setup menu F5 to enter PSA ,,,,when i retry reboot it gives me message==>no bootable devices.....,

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on April 14th, 2014 7:46 AM

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Unfortunately it sounds like the hard drive has died. I recommend bringing the laptop to a local repair shop to have it looked at. They can replace the hard drive for you if it is indeed dead but I'm sorry to say that all your data will be lost.

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