Windows 10: Weird Hard Drive Not Installed Error problem on my dell laptop

Discus and support Weird Hard Drive Not Installed Error problem on my dell laptop in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I know this isnt a place asking help for dell products but this is so weird and dell forums and subreddits wont give me answer. For some reason... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by _PermanentEffect39, Dec 28, 2023.

  1. Weird Hard Drive Not Installed Error problem on my dell laptop


    I know this isnt a place asking help for dell products but this is so weird and dell forums and subreddits wont give me answer. For some reason whenever i restart my laptop using the built in windows restart button it boots me into a screen that gives me a error code that says that my Hard Drive is not installed, It cant be my SSD that is dying because i just got this for christmas and its brand new, and next restart everything is back to normal. What? This just keeps happening, Also when using the power button to shut it down and turn it on again this error NEVER happens. This is my dads lapt

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    _PermanentEffect39, Dec 28, 2023
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  2. Laptop hard drive upgrade

    To replace a hard drive on a laptop is a little more troublesome than a desktop. 1st as most people here suggest you will need some sort of a backup disk just in case. Also be sure when buying the new Hard Disk is compatible with your model. And i would strongly suggest you install a new system and start from scratch because there are far too many problems that can occur when transferring system files.
     
    scoutingwraith, Dec 28, 2023
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  3. Laptop hard drive upgrade

    If you ghost the OS from disk to disk with the same system it should work fine. Thing is you have to GHOST the disk, including the MBR or it won't be bootable. Any other normal laptop drive should work as long as the connections the same.



    If you cannot make a backup install CD, you'll likely need to locate a windows install CD, unless you can ghost the drive. Thats pretty much your only options atm.
     
    Dippyskoodlez, Dec 28, 2023
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  4. Weird Hard Drive Not Installed Error problem on my dell laptop

    No drive found on my internal hard disk on Dell Latitude E5430.

    Hello,My laptop (Dell Latitude E5430) was working perfectly till yesterday. But yesterday night, it restarted on its own and ever since, it's stuck at this screen:

    Weird Hard Drive Not Installed Error problem on my dell laptop 325596d1617341188t-no-drive-found-my-internal-hard-disk-dell-latitude-e5430-image.png

    Also, inside the BIOS, no UEFI bootable hard disk drive is being listed.

    Weird Hard Drive Not Installed Error problem on my dell laptop 325602d1617343301t-no-drive-found-my-internal-hard-disk-dell-latitude-e5430-image.jpg

    The UEFI flash disk option shown above is that of my bootable pen drive with Windows 10 installation copy.I googled this issue a bit and the results were as follows:
    1. one thread suggested that I should run Dell's internal diagnostics to see if there anything wrong with hard disk. I did that but every component, including the hard disk one, passed these internal test.
      Weird Hard Drive Not Installed Error problem on my dell laptop 325599d1617342961t-no-drive-found-my-internal-hard-disk-dell-latitude-e5430-image.png
    2. a second thread suggested that I should try to remove and reseat the hard disk. I did that following Dell's user manual.
    3. another thread suggested that I should reinstall my windows 10 afresh. But when I try to do so, the windows installation wizard doesn't list any drive in the hard disk. It's as if it doesn't detect hard disk at all.
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    In a nutshell, while the hard disk is being detected, but none of its drives is. However, the hard disk consisted of 3 drives:
    1. C: with the windows' and applications' installations,
    2. D: with all of my data,
    3. E: which was recovery drive.
    Any troubleshooting suggestions?I'm sorry I am not able to help you guys with any logs and stuff because I don't know how to get them when I can't get my Windows to boot. I'm not even sure if this is the correct section where I should be posting this thread.. I'm just so confused right now. *cry

    A few weeks ago, I had upgraded (not fresh installation) from windows 10 version 1607 to 20H2. The version 1607 installation was a clean one (from scratch, after formatting the hard disk and creating new partitions).
     
    Ten64BitUser, Dec 28, 2023
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