Dell Inspiron 15 (M5010, 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 76).
Hard-disk drive read failure — Possible

hard‑disk drive failure during HDD boot test.

Contact Dell (see “Contacting Dell” on page 76).
Keyboard failure — Keyboard failure or

loose cable.
To replace the keyboard, see the Service

Manual at support.dell.com/manuals.

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 on your hard drive or at
support.dell.com/manuals).

No timer tick interrupt — A chip on the system

board might be malfunctioning or there might

be a system board failure. Contact Dell (see

“Contacting Dell” on page 76).

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