Problem with Dell Inspiron 1525

[porkchop]

Dell laptop appears to be "broken" with a message "DISK IS MISSING. Any information as to fixing this would be welcome. Thanks.

[ChuckFickens]

Turn it off and remove the battery, turn it over and remove the two screws from indicated in the pic below...

http://blog.parts-peo.../IMG_0182-300x225.jpg

Then remove the hard drive from the side by simply pulling it out, then just re-fit it by pushing it back in, replace screws and battery and try the laptop again.

If it still doesn't work then you've either got a faulty drive or a problem with the drive connector on the laptops main board.

[porkchop]

Thanks, Chuckfickens, i will have a go at that. Changed your avator again?