So I was in the middle of checking my e-mail, the computer freezes, I try to reboot it and get a message saying something to the effect of no bootable device detected. I spoke to a dell rep who at first said maybe it just came loose, but before having me check on that, had me run a diagnostic which said error DST 1000-1042 I think which made the rep tell that its time to buy a new hard drive from dell (he was very specific buy one from, he repeated the whole conversation for a recording & included in it that he strongly reccomended buying a dell product) but I might be able to save some information with a IED USB cord.

So I'll try that cord thing, but does it really mean there is no choice but buy a new hard drive, or can anyone else think of other issues that might be going on?

I mean I've had this comuter for like 6 years and the rep told me inspiron 8200's are only designed to last 3 years so I really got my moneys worth. The timing kind of sucks since I had been extending the warrenty several times, and it only ran out a few months ago.

5/14/2008 7:49:46 PM

go into bios and see if your hard drive is being detected. If not, you can go buy a hard drive cheaply. And about the 3 year thing, I expect computers/laptops to last at least 4+ years.

5/14/2008 9:00:51 PM

I just tried taking out the hard drive and putting back in. I am not posting from my own computer with a hard drive that I was told no longer functioned and should be replaced with a new one that I buy from dell.

5/14/2008 10:15:13 PM

Go to newegg and lookup some of the hard drives they offer. I prefer seagate since they come with 5 year warranties.

5/15/2008 1:06:57 AM

thanks, ill check that out

5/15/2008 6:20:43 AM