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As stated in the title, my laptop, upon powering on, loads the bios and takes me to a screen saying: "No bootable devices--strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility--Press F5 to run onboard diagnostics."

Naturally, I press F5.

CPU Time Stamp Calibration Test Passes

PM Timer 1 Passes

PIC Funcionality Test Passes

A20 Gate Test passes

Start DST Short Test Fails
ERROR CODE: 1000-0140
Msg: No hard drive detected.


My question is: Is my hard drive bad or is my laptop need replaced?

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Short diagnosis and context: since already removed the drive and got the same failure in a second Latitude (D630), the problem is overwhelmingly the disk itself rather than the rest of the laptop. Dell’s pre-boot diagnostics use those 1000/2000-014x codes to mean the BIOS/ePSA cannot see a drive; their troubleshooting starts with reseating and testing with a known-good disk. (dell.com)

If the files matter, stop trying to boot from the failed drive and image it immediately to a different physical disk — work from the image, never the original. GNU ddrescue is the standard tool for rescuing as much readable data as possible and supports resumable mapfiles so you don’t lose progress if the drive is flaky. Use a USB-SATA/IDE adapter or install the drive temporarily in another machine, then run ddrescue (replace device names and paths): 

sudo ddrescue -f -n /dev/sdX /mnt/backup/recovery.img /mnt/backup/recovery.log

Follow that with retry passes if needed. Imaging-first is the safest approach; many recovery guides recommend it as the first step. (gnu.org)

Check SMART for a quick health snapshot before long operations; smartctl reports reallocated/ pending sectors and can start self-tests. Example commands:

sudo smartctl -a /dev/sdX
sudo smartctl -t long /dev/sdX

If you get a good image, use TestDisk/PhotoRec on the image to recover partitions and files rather than writing to the original drive. (smartmontools.org)

If ddrescue can’t image (drive is mechanically clicking or totally unresponsive) and the data are critical, stop and consult a professional recovery service — continued DIY attempts can make recovery harder and more expensive. If the data aren’t needed, fit a compatible replacement drive and reinstall; Dell’s service manual and parts pages list the correct replacement options for the D520. (dell.com)

Thanks to for the initial troubleshooting suggestions — those are the right first checks; the steps above are the safest next moves when the drive appears to have failed.

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The drive is either bad or has a loose connection.
Check the connections first, data cable, power cable or however it's plugged in to the MOBO.
You could also try removing the drive and try it in another PC, if end result is the same, you know the drive is bad.

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Thank You. I took the drive out and installed it into a Dell Latitude D630 and got same result. Figures the day I planned to back all my music, videso, pics, school work up it would fail. Thank you for the suggestion. Honestly would never have thought to try it in another laptop.

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All is not lost, you can slave the drive to another PC and try to access your files that way and then back them up from there.

Don

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How would I go about doing that with a laptop HD?

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