I have a Dell INSPIRON 1501 that will not boot. When I boot it from the CD drive I get a message that says "can not find operating system". I have run the diagnostics disc and all is OK except the short test-hard drive report has a red X on it.
I am very grateful for any help, thank you.
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Dell INSPIRON 1501 will not boot.
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Have a new hard drive on order. Would appreciate help on reloading operating system. Will the computer see the new hard drive so that I can reinstall the OS. If not what is the procedure for the new installation?
Thank you
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I'll start at http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins1501/
Skip forward to "Using the Operating System CD
Before You Begin
If you are considering reinstalling the Windows XP operating system to correct a problem ..." at http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins1501/en/om_en/html/trouble.htm#wp1062918
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Have installed new drive and reloaded the operating system. Absolutely no problems. I am a long time Mac user and was repairing granddaughter's computer, so was sort of apprehensive about working on a PC. Thanks so much to all who responded.
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