HDD replaced. PC now needs F1 during startup.

Hi. Dell Vostro 410. Win 7 Pro. Following the replacement of the hdd and re-install of Windows, the pc generates the following message during startup.  'diskette drive 0 seek failure     Press F1 to continue         Press F2 to enter set up           Pressing F1   is followed by  Windows starting normally. The 3v button cell is new. Grateful for any ideas.

This is a typical Dell issue. In your BIOS settings look for a floppy drive and disable it if you computer does not have a floppy drive.

TFR JohnC_21. ( I'm not sure if I'm using the forum correctly by replying to my own post?).  There is no mention of a FDD in the boot settings but I took the opportunity to readjust the settings to make the new HDD the first and the CD drive the second choice. No change to the start up sequence I regret to say.

If the computer is UEFI then it may be buried somewhere in the settings. Do you have settings as shown in the below Dell thread. See Solution.

https://www.dell.com/community/Desktops-General/Diskette-drive-0-seek-failure-Inspiron-530S/m-p/3185442#M746287

If you have UEFI settings like the below image then uncheck diskette drive.

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Edited by JohnC_21, 13 April 2018 - 12:00 PM.

Apologies to JohnC_21 re delay.  I'm currently remote from pc in question, but I'll say thanks now as I'm sure you have solved my problem.

That Vostro 410 is far too old to have a UEFI Bios (2008); but, the image that JohnC posted is still useful.  In the System Configuration section of the BIOS will be an entry for the diskette drive and it is there that you need to disable it.