error message on start up

N

nizaradil

New Member
Plz guys I have a Dell inspiron 1521 laptop with vista installed

This message appear to me when i start up my computer as following:
www.DELL.com

The Device in the system modular bay cannot be identified. It may not be completely inserted or may have some other problem. Plz read and complete the following steps in order:
1) Press the device completely and firmly into the bay
2) Power off the system
3) Press the power button to retry detecting the Device

Press ESC to ignore error and continue

But i can not understand this msg to repair the error so i am waiting 4 your replies thnks for your cooperation in advance
besides this i canot boot my operating system from the dvd room to make a repair plz i
redface.gif
need your help urgent
 

My Computer

System One

Hi nizaradil,

This message appears when the BIOS cannot correctly identify a device on your system. This typically means a problem with the hard drive or the optical drive (possibly the optical drive given the last line in your post about not being able to boot from it). Refer to the manual for details on removing and replacing the drives. It may be a bad connection, in which case this might solve it. Here are a couple of links. The first is to the documentation pages for your laptop and the second is to the Dell Community Forum. On the forum, enter 'The Device in the system modular bay cannot be identified.' into the box under 'Search the forum' and press enter/return. Browse the results to see if anything there helps you. If you wish to ask a question there, you will need to become a forum member.

Documentation

Dell Community Forum - Dell Community Forum
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
    Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
    Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
    Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
    WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
    Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
    WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25
    Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
Dwarf said:
Hi nizaradil,

This message appears when the BIOS cannot correctly identify a device on your system. This typically means a problem with the hard drive or the optical drive (possibly the optical drive given the last line in your post about not being able to boot from it). Refer to the manual for details on removing and replacing the drives. It may be a bad connection, in which case this might solve it. Here are a couple of links. The first is to the documentation pages for your laptop and the second is to the Dell Community Forum. On the forum, enter 'The Device in the system modular bay cannot be identified.' into the box under 'Search the forum' and press enter/return. Browse the results to see if anything there helps you. If you wish to ask a question there, you will need to become a forum member.

Documentation

Dell Community Forum - Dell Community Forum
Click to expand...

Dwarf; tank u very very Much 4 help :D
 

My Computer

System One

Here something you may try. Can your optical drive reading data at all? Can you read a file or listen to a CD? If not, you can go to Dell and download the appropriate firmware. The problem should be taken care upon flashing.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E6850
    Motherboard
    EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 680i
    Memory
    4 x OCZ Platinum 1GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
    Sound Card
    SB X-Fi X Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 23" 5MS
    Screen Resolution
    2048 x 1152
    Hard Drives
    2 x Barracuda 7200.10 320GB RAID 0 / 1 x 500GB Maxtor
    PSU
    Seasonic 600W M12
    Case
    CM Centurion 5
    Cooling
    air
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top