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Dell Desktop Stuck On ATA AHCI BIOS Screen
We have had a Dell XPS 210 for several years now with only a few issues.
The front USB ports failed and so did the DVD drive. But it worked and performed well.
We are now ready to use it for a new purpose so we reinstalled Windows 7 Professional (via USB DVD drive) and now it will not get passed the Serial ATA AHCI BIOS screen (right after the Dell logo screen). We can't even access the BIOS.
All it says it "Controller Bus #00, Device #1F, Function #2: 02 Ports, 02 Devices."
We have left it all night and it just stays there with a flashing cursor on the screen.
Any thoughts before I go on a Google search / scavenger hunt?
The front USB ports failed and so did the DVD drive. But it worked and performed well.
We are now ready to use it for a new purpose so we reinstalled Windows 7 Professional (via USB DVD drive) and now it will not get passed the Serial ATA AHCI BIOS screen (right after the Dell logo screen). We can't even access the BIOS.
All it says it "Controller Bus #00, Device #1F, Function #2: 02 Ports, 02 Devices."
We have left it all night and it just stays there with a flashing cursor on the screen.
Any thoughts before I go on a Google search / scavenger hunt?
Unplug the fail DVD drive and the front USB connections. Anything "failed" can lock up the system.
use the minimum setup for troubleshooting, as described in this guide :
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Components/Motherboards/A_1945.html (Short-overview-of-how-to-
in case the disk shows problems - this helps also :
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Storage/Hard_Drives/A_3000-The-bad-hard-disk-problem.html
btw - why not replace the DVD drive? you have one for 20$
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Components/Motherboards/A_1945.html (Short-overview-of-how-to-
in case the disk shows problems - this helps also :
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Storage/Hard_Drives/A_3000-The-bad-hard-disk-problem.html
btw - why not replace the DVD drive? you have one for 20$
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how are things going?
One of them would be try changing the BIOS battery. But I would also try testing each piece of hardware to make sure it works properly (namely the hard drive). Did you already disconnect or remove the DVD drive to be sure that it would be interfere with anything since you already know that it failed?