Hello everyone,
almost a week ago i tried to boot my Dell Mini Inspiron 910 as so many times have done before, but instead logging to Windows it asked for a password. I had never used a password. That seemed weird.
I tried randomly and it locked stating System Disabled: [03482] & Service Tag: [CW466H1]. Thus, i needed a BIOS password. Member "smoggie" suggested to me 3 passwords and the first of them was is ok, i know this because i tried also the other 2 and when i insert them the machine responds with a pop-up message which states that "password is incorrect-continue anyway?". When i insert the first password the machine does not reply. No answer means everything ok, i assume.
However, when i enter the BIOS i notice that next to "Fixed HDD" it says "None" !?
I tried to Restore to Factory Settings. The machine tries to boot, but it stops and it displays something like:
"............................................. .... ...
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM.
Operating system not found."
I also noticed that the F?? buttons - when in BIOS - do not function. A bleep sound comes when i press any of these buttons with no response on screen.
Is there any workaround, any suggestions ? Do i have to change HDD and if so how am i supposed to install the operating system ? The machine is not under warranty !
There is a youtube video (watch?v=qAHcW3Wp3dw) which shows same problem. Is says it can be solved. Man that solved says:
"hoho, finally found out, it missed a screw between hard disk and the other paths. Check the hard disk first. May be a MBR error too"
I don't seem to get what this man means though :confused:
Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you in anticipation.
almost a week ago i tried to boot my Dell Mini Inspiron 910 as so many times have done before, but instead logging to Windows it asked for a password. I had never used a password. That seemed weird.
I tried randomly and it locked stating System Disabled: [03482] & Service Tag: [CW466H1]. Thus, i needed a BIOS password. Member "smoggie" suggested to me 3 passwords and the first of them was is ok, i know this because i tried also the other 2 and when i insert them the machine responds with a pop-up message which states that "password is incorrect-continue anyway?". When i insert the first password the machine does not reply. No answer means everything ok, i assume.
However, when i enter the BIOS i notice that next to "Fixed HDD" it says "None" !?
I tried to Restore to Factory Settings. The machine tries to boot, but it stops and it displays something like:
"............................................. .... ...
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM.
Operating system not found."
I also noticed that the F?? buttons - when in BIOS - do not function. A bleep sound comes when i press any of these buttons with no response on screen.
Is there any workaround, any suggestions ? Do i have to change HDD and if so how am i supposed to install the operating system ? The machine is not under warranty !
There is a youtube video (watch?v=qAHcW3Wp3dw) which shows same problem. Is says it can be solved. Man that solved says:
"hoho, finally found out, it missed a screw between hard disk and the other paths. Check the hard disk first. May be a MBR error too"
I don't seem to get what this man means though :confused:
Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you in anticipation.