I still have to press F1 to continue when I start my computer it says secondary drive not found

Whenever I restart my computer, I get this message "Secondary Drive 1 not found press F1 to continue, F2 to run the Setup utility" so I just pressing F1 all the time, can someone help me solve this problem, so I do not hit anything, so that the computer will go just directly on windows, I have a Dell Dimension 3000 and running windows XP.

Thank you

Hi smiley1958,

  1. Did you the latest changes on the computer?
  2. When was the last time it was working fine?

Method 1

Usually, this would happen if the system basic input/output system (BIOS) settings are incorrect.

See the link on the Dell forums and try the steps mentioned, check if it helps.

Method 2

If the previous step fails, then you will need to contact Dell support to fix the settings in the basic input/output system (BIOS).

Important: Change (CMOS) BIOS/complementary metal oxide semiconductor settings can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the configuration of the BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

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