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Thanks for the info. &nbsp;I was going down the path of replacing the hard drive and you just saved me a lot of time.
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Thanks for the info.  I was going down the path of replacing the hard drive and you just saved me a lot of time.

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I have a Dell Dimension 8250 that when you turn it on I get an error saying there is no hard drive and to run setup. &nbsp;I go into setup and the hard drive is set to auto detect. &nbsp;I save changes and exit and the PC starts without any problems. &nbsp;I'm able to access everything on the PC. &nbsp;The only problem seems to be when the PC starts. &nbsp;Any idea what the problem may be?
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I have a Dell Dimension 8250 that when you turn it on I get an error saying there is no hard drive and to run setup.  I go into setup and the hard drive is set to auto detect.  I save changes and exit and the PC starts without any problems.  I'm able to access everything on the PC.  The only problem seems to be when the PC starts.  Any idea what the problem may be?

Hard Drive not recognized upon booting

A desktop computer is a personal computer designed for use at a single location due to its size and power requirements, usually by one person. The most common configuration has a case that houses the power supply, motherboard, disk storage (usually one or more hard disk drives and optical disc drives); a keyboard and mouse for input; and computer monitor and printer for output. The case may be oriented horizontally and placed atop a desk or vertically and placed underneath or beside a desk.