Dell Studio 1458 (Early 2010) User Manual

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Using Support Tools

Hard-disk drive failure — Possible hard-disk

drive failure during POST. Contact Dell (see

“Contacting Dell” on page 71).
Hard-disk drive read failure — Possible hard-

disk drive failure during HDD boot test. Contact

Dell (see “Contacting Dell” on page 71).
Keyboard failure — Keyboard failure or

loose cable.
To replace the keyboard (see the Service

Manual at support.dell.com).

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

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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

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sequence information is correct (see the Dell

Technology Guide available on your hard

drive or at support.dell.com).

No timer tick interrupt — A chip on the system

board might be malfunctioning or there might be

a system board failure (see “Contacting Dell” on

page 71).

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