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Dell Hard Drive Error 0146
Hi All,
I have a Dell Optiplex 360 that failed to boot a year or two ago. It was put aside until recently now that we could use the system again.
Since it wasn't booting again, I wipe the drive and got a fresh Windows 7 install onto it. I spent the time with updates and installing applications, a few days pass. When I turn the system on its now showing me the "No boot device available" error. Running the Dell HW Diag. its telling me there's a HDD issue with Error code 2000-0146.
I now tried to use a different HDD. Same thing happened again. After the updates, upon either a power on or restart, it decides to show the No boot device available. The only thing different this time was I decided to do an XP install. Either way, I cant get in with either drive.
-- I did troubleshoot with a new SATA cable. Also, attempting the different SATA connections on the board. With either drive in place, I can see it identified in BIOS.
Any thoughts or walkthroughs would be super appreciated!