Hardware Troubleshooter - Dell Inspiron 1012 Setup Manual

No boot device available — No bootable
partition on hard drive, the hard drive cable is
loose, or no bootable device exists.
• If the hard drive is 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 the boot
sequence information is correct (see the Dell
Technology Guide available on your hard
drive or at support.dell.com/manuals).
No timer tick interrupt — A chip on the system
board might be malfunctioning or motherboard
failure. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on
page 64).

Hardware Troubleshooter

If a device is either not detected during
the operating system setup or is detected
but incorrectly configured, you can use the
Hardware Troubleshooter to resolve the
incompatibility.
To start the Hardware Troubleshooter:
Click
1. Start→ Help and Support.
hardware troubleshooter in
2. Type
the search field and press <Enter> to start
the search.
3. In the search results, select the option that
best describes the problem and follow the
remaining troubleshooting steps.
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