Dell Inspiron 546MT Support Question
Dell Inspiron 546MT Support Question
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Question posted by princeofdarkness921 on November 7th, 2011
Why Does My Dads Comp Keep Telling Me That There Is No Boot Device Availiable?
i have tried a lot of different things and cant get it to work just keeps coming up with the same message everytime
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Answer #1: Posted by freginold on December 27th, 2011 11:13 AM
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That message means it can't find the drive or partition where the operating system is stored. Is everything OK with the computer -- hard drive works and wasn't removed, etc.?
One reason for this error is if you left a USB flash drive or a floppy disk in the computer -- sometimes the computer will check these devices before the hard drive, and if they are not bootable it will throw that error. Remove any external media and try booting up again.
One reason for this error is if you left a USB flash drive or a floppy disk in the computer -- sometimes the computer will check these devices before the hard drive, and if they are not bootable it will throw that error. Remove any external media and try booting up again.
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Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 3
... Button 23
Microsoft Windows Help and Support 24 Windows Vista 25 Windows® XP 25
Control Panel 26
Information About Installed Hardware 26 Device Manager 26 Hardware Devices Installed on Your Computer 27
Programs Installed on Your Computer 28
Wireless Networking 28
Dell Support Website 29 Technical Support 29 Customer Service 30...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 20
...Drive Problems 287 Optical Drive Problems 288 E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems . . . . . 289 Error Messages 290 IEEE 1394 Device Problems 291 Keyboard Problems for External Keyboards . . . 292 Lockups and Software Problems 292 Memory Problems 294 Mouse ...Setup Program 307
Entering the System Setup Program 308 Working With Options on the System Setup Program Screen 308 Changing the...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 21
Changing Boot Sequence to a USB Device . . . . 310
Changing the BIOS Settings 310 Viewing the BIOS Settings 311 Upgrading the BIOS (Flashing the BIOS 311
22 Ports 313
USB Port 313 IEEE ...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 65
Keyboard
Your keyboard provides different sets of keys to reinstall the driver.
You may have problems with the pointing device, check the software driver for moving the cursor around in documents or windows: , , , , , , and arrow keys
• Numeric keypad of a Device Problem" on page 79. For more information on System Restore see "Using Microsoft...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 270
...boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press .
6 Press any key to Boot from CD-ROM. 7 Follow the instructions on the screen to wait until you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop;
then, shut down your computer and try... again. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only....
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 272
... Troubleshooter to indicate different power states, such as power, no power, or standby. With the Dell Diagnostics, the computer runs the Pre-boot System Assessment (PSA), a series of initial tests of the troubleshooting tools you may display messages indicating errors or problems, which need to evaluate your computer.
272
Troubleshooting
Your desktop or laptop...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 276
...; If the optical drive is your boot device, ensure that the cables are connected and that was running when the message appeared.
D E C R E A S I N G A V A I L U R E - AUXILIARY DEVICE FAILURE VERIFY THAT MOUSE AND KEYBOARD ARE... 308) to correct the configuration error.
NOTICE -
Contact Dell (see "Working With Options on the System Setup Program Screen" on page 337).
MEMORY ADDRESS...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 277
..., replace the CMOS battery.
Enter the system setup program and ensure that support multiple hard drives. POWER WARNING MESSAGES HAVE BEEN DISABLED. See "Drive Problems" on page 287.
( V A L U E) - NO BOOT DEVICE AVAILABLE -
This message applies to notebook computers that the configuration information for the hard drive is correct (see "Running the Dell Diagnostics...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 283
...boots according to the devices specified in the system setup program.
3 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW and press .
4 Select the Boot... continue to wait until you see a message stating that appears and press .
5 Type 1 to start ... to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop; then, shut down your computer and try again.
then, shut down and restart the...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 304
... power protection devices, power strips, and power extension cables with similar in known working condition to... the system board (see "Power Lights for your computer. Press a key on the keyboard, move the mouse, or press the power button to indicate different states:
• If the power light is blue and the computer is not responding, see the Service Manual for Desktop...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 308
...system setup program screen, highlight the item and see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop.
Options or values that you see the Help area on the screen.
The upper-right... for that appear as : • System configuration • Boot order • Boot (start-up) configuration • Basic device configuration settings • System security and hard drive password settings
...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 309
...; CD/DVD/CD-RW drive
• Modular Bay HDD
NOTE: Only devices that are bootable.
System Setup
309
and down -arrow keys to highlight the Boot Device Property, and then press .
4 Press the up - Changing the Boot Sequence
The boot sequence, or boot order, tells the computer where to look to find the software needed to exit...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 310
... operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop, then shut down your computer and try again.
3 When the boot device list appears, highlight the device from which you reboot the computer, the previous boot order is bootable, check the device documentation.
The BIOS settings may need to wait until you see the...
Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 340
...or ResourceCD) is the boiling point of main memory or an independent high-speed storage device.
A temperature measurement scale where 0° is the freezing point and 100° ...Data can either a reserved section of water. Specifies the order of the devices from which can be either be external to boot. In case your computer. bootable disk - British thermal unit - A...
Setup Guide - Page 4
... materials in any proprietary interest in this document is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc; Trademarks used by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Blu-ray Disc is a...Microsoft Corporation in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, YOURS IS HERE, Inspiron, Dell On Call, and DellConnect are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Dell...tells you make better use of the Blu-ray Disc Association;
Setup Guide - Page 33
... - A parameter out of them. S.M.A.R.T error, possible hard disk drive failure. Dell recommends that you back up 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 a parameter has exceeded its normal operating range.
Hard Drive SELF...
Setup Guide - Page 35
... the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; Using Support Tools
Starting Dell Diagnostics...2. Shut down your computer and try again. Ensure that the computer ...message stating that is connected to be working properly.
2.
NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only. NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to the devices...
Setup Guide - Page 36
When the boot device list appears, highlight
CD/DVD/CD-RW and press . 4. Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from
the numbered list. Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from
the menu that appears and press . 5. Using Support Tools 3. ...
Setup Guide - Page 41
...the devices specified in the system setup program.
6. After you reinstall the operating system, you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop;...try again. Depending on the screen to load any open files and exit any required drivers. Save and close any open programs.
2. Insert the Operating System disc.
3. Click Exit if the Install Windows message appears. When the boot device...
Tech Sheet Windows® 7 - Page 4
... your computer and try again.
4
NOTE: The next steps change without the written permission of Microsoft Corporation in the system setup program.
6 When the boot device list appears, highlight...boots according to Boot from CD-ROM. To reinstall Windows 7: 1 Save and close any open files and exit any open
programs. 2 Insert the Operating System disc. 3 Click Exit if the Install Windows message...
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