Hi I have Inspiron 1300 and the unit will not bootup I get the error after running the test code:1000-0141 no drive detected , so I remove the hard drive and tested it with the aid of external enclosure, it appears their isn't any data in it 0 objects is it possible for a HD to be totally erased? “The lack of knowledge in time of performance equal stress”

It's possible. Is this your machine or someone else's? The drive could have gone bad, which would prevent access to the data when connecting it to another computer. Is the computer still covered under Warranty? If you're not sure, go to Dell's Support site and enter the ST. You can view the Warranty information there. "So won’t you give this man his wings What a shame To have to beg you to see We’re not all the same What a shame" - Shinedown

Yes is a Friend's laptop. No warranty. I asked before I purchase a new HDD, that is not the board. “The lack of knowledge in time of performance equal stress”

Hello, i have a Tosh. S205-6337. The laptop will not boot. It will load up to the Microsoft Corporation Loading script and will restart and it repeats this cycle until it just shuts down entirely. I've ran the Vista Repair Apps to correct malfunction but i'm not getting anywhere! Also when running the wizard it does mention the connection of a camera/ or a music player may have caused the error.