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[mindbender00]

When I startup my computer I get

Drive 1 not found : Serial ATA,SATA-2
Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run setup utility.

Not sure what it's talking about but my drives are IDE Controllers.
Also i've to put my System Information on here with trying to type it but I don't know how. Any help will be helpful please.

 

[voyagerfan99]

If they're IDE drives, then just go into the BIOS and disable the SATA ports.

 

[mindbender00]

Thanks for the reply, now if you would tell me how to get to the BIOS in Windows XP I should be able to go from there.

 

[johnb35]

This sounds like a dell computer, I think they are the only ones that have that. Usually you enter the bios by pressing either the del, f1, f2 keys and sometimes f10.

 

[mindbender00]

Thank you, it is a dell, but do you mean at startup.

 

[johnb35]

Yes, when you restart your computer, press the del key or f1,f2 Each model is different. but usally its the del key. When you turn the computer on, do you see the dell screen where it says press whatever to enter setup? setup is the bios, so press whatever key it says.

 

[mindbender00]

Thanks voyagerfan99 & johnb35 I will give it a go.

 

[voyagerfan99]

It's F2 on Dell's.

 

[johnb35]

It's F2 on Dell's.

Maybe the newer ones are but I still have an old dimension 4500 that is uses the del key.

 

[mindbender00]

Thanks to you both, it works like a charm again thank you.