Dell dimension 8100 no beep when powered up

[Guest]

Hello,
dimension 8100 primary drive not found. no beep when powered up from mains ?? hudie

 

[aford10]

Do you get any signs of life (fans spinning, lights..etc)?

'primary drive not found' <--is that a BIOS message you're seeing?

Disconnect and reconnect the hard drive cable.

Make sure the hard drive is listed as first boot device in the BIOS.