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19-Mar-2008, 11:10 PM #1
Dell WHITE SCREEN
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The device in the system modular bay cannot be identified. It may not be completely inserted or may have some other problem. Please read and complete the following steps in order:

1) Press the device completely and firmly into the bay
2) Power off the system
3) Press the power button to retry detecting the device

Press esc......



This is the error message I receive when I turn on my computer. I have no idea what it means?!
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22-Mar-2008, 04:46 PM #2
I have a Dell Inspiron 2200
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11-Aug-2008, 03:58 PM #3
Just in case anyone was having the same problem...


Some screws in the back of the computer were missing so I guess the drive was loose and the computer couldn't recognize the CD/DVD drive. So as soon as I replaced the screws that were missing I stopped receiving the message .

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