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ComputerProblem:diskette drive 0 seek failure

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manuelmedina - Aug 12, 2009 at 11:59 PM
sharpman Posts 1021 Registration date Saturday May 23, 2009 Status Contributor Last seen October 20, 2010 - Aug 17, 2009 at 05:54 PM
Hello, i need help with my computer dell dimension e521..
its showing that diskette drive 0 seek failure. and then press f1 to continue , f2 to enter setup ..i already press f1 and f2 nothing happened .. also on the top of the screen it says phoenix- award workstation Bios
v6 .ooPG copyright (c) 1984-2003, phoenix tencnologies, Ltd .. please someone help me.

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sharpman Posts 1021 Registration date Saturday May 23, 2009 Status Contributor Last seen October 20, 2010 183
Aug 17, 2009 at 05:54 PM
you need to check your keyboard is connected properly and in the correct socket. (ps/2)
check the plug has not got bent pins.
if al is hunkydory with the key board ps/2 plug, you may consider trying a usb keyboard.

take the side off your pc and reseat all the cables for your hdd/s
reboot pc and enter bios by F2. check bios is detecting hdd.
if it is not detected in bios then you may have a duff drive.

you could try slaving this drive to another pc to check if it is accesable. if it is you can ghost this to a new drive and you may be able to boot from the new drive.
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