Does the system setup (F2 at powerup) see the drive at all? If not, power off, unplug the system, disconnect the battery from the system board and hold the power button for 30 sec. Remove and reinstall the drive. Then re-check. If it's still not seen, it's toast (unfortunately, one downside of SSDs is that they can and do fail suddenly and without warning, whereas hard drives most often give advance notice of impending failure). If the drive IS seen in setup, you can try moving it with no risk to either system. If it works in the other system, chances are there's an issue with the mainboard in system 1 -- if it doesn't, it confirms the drive failure. Answer from ejn63 on dell.com
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Does the system setup (F2 at powerup) see the drive at all? If not, power off, unplug the system, disconnect the battery from the system board and hold the power button for 30 sec. Remove and reinstall the drive. Then re-check. If it's still not seen, it's toast (unfortunately, one downside of SSDs is that they can and do fail suddenly and without warning, whereas hard drives most often give advance notice of impending failure). If the drive IS seen in setup, you can try moving it with no risk to either system. If it works in the other system, chances are there's an issue with the mainboard in system 1 -- if it doesn't, it confirms the drive failure.
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May 29, 2025 - Error code 2000-0161 indicates the system cannot detect the NVMe SSD on PCI tag 3D00. First, power off and reseat the NVMe drive to ensure proper connection. Check BIOS settings to confirm the drive is enabled.
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April 10, 2020NVMe drive help
I don’t know why the body text isn’t appearing but: I restarted my g5 5590 laptop a couple days ago and when it started back up it gave me this screen. Can I just buy a new NVMe drive and replace it or is this a problem with my actual hard drive?
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January 29, 2024Computer keeps saying it's "initialising storage" or being stuck in loading up forever. I pried open the back to check the HDD and can't figure it out... anything look strange?
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April 22, 2020 - No NVMe Drive detected; error 2000-0161; Validation:117443 · Windows wont boot now and the only error message is popping up whenever i tried to switch on. FYI, the laptop is just above 1.5 years old. Can someone help me resolve this issue? 2 people also have this problem · I have this problem too (2) Reply · Responses(2) Solutions(0) TA · The Adder · 2 Intern · • · 154 Posts · 0 · April 22nd, 2020 00:00 · Found this thread (same error code 2000-0161) in this forum: https://www.dell.com/community/Inspiron/Dell-Inspiron-15-5000-5570-HDD-failure-and-poor-customer-support/m-p/7540564 ·
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April 10, 2020 - error code:2000-0161 · validation: (removed) hard drive - No NVMe Drive detected on PCI tag 00B8, NamespaceID 09 · I tried to enter it in supportassist.dell.com, but I get a message that they are currently experiencing issues and to try again later. I have tried for two days, but I still get the same message.
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I'm having trouble booting into ... is from the Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check, error code 2000-0161 Hard Drive - No NVMe Drive detected on the PCI tag[x] NVME drive not detected is ambiguous....
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I restarted my g5 5590 laptop a couple days ago and when it started back up it gave me this screen. Can I just buy a new NVMe drive and replace it or is this a problem with my actual hard drive?
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I don’t know why the body text isn’t appearing but: I restarted my g5 5590 laptop a couple days ago and when it started back up it gave me this screen. Can I just buy a new NVMe drive and replace it or is this a problem with my actual hard drive?
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No NVMe Drive detected; error 2000-0161
Whichever drive is your Boot Drive, that drive has failed. In a dual drive combination, that normally is the SSD.
buy a new NVMe drive and replace it.
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Troubleshooting Dell Error Codes and NVMe Drive Detection Issues - Expert Q&A
August 29, 2021 - Inspiron 13 7000 often shows hard drive detection errors and boot failures related to storage devices. Error 2000-0161 indicates the system cannot detect the NVMe SSD on PCI tag 3C00. This may be due to a loose or faulty SSD connection, corrupted ...
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r/techsupport on Reddit: Computer keeps saying it's "initialising storage" or being stuck in loading up forever. I pried open the back to check the HDD and can't figure it out... anything look strange?
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It's had this problem for quite some time -- sometimes it starts beeping incredibly loudly and telling me there's an issue with BIOs or something (I didn't have time to read the whole error message before I had to shut it down quickly as to not disturb my roomies.)
https://i.imgur.com/CUeow26.jpg
Model is P93G001... the image is above of what I see inside. I pried open the case and tried to see if anything is strange with the HDD, since I read that that's a common issue. But I don't know much about computers, and I don't know what the issue may be. Can someone lend me a helping hand?
I circled in red a couple of things that didn't make sense to me, a couple of videos I pulled up showed that the HDD was generally in that corner of the laptop. But it's not connected to where it says "HDD"? Is this the issue? But the cable is not long enough to reach there.
Sorry if this is a dumb question. Trying my best to learn!
EDIT: Tried to get the code again and was able to trigger it and the beeping. It said " No NVMe Drive detected; error 2000-0161 "
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Inspiron 3583, error code 2000-0161 | DELL Technologies
October 16, 2019 - I have received the same error. HDD was replaced.
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Next Steps When diagnosties still show an error code, go to our ePSA online tool for solutions and parts work order if under warranty, PSA N/A ePSA: 2000- 0161 HARD DISK, DRIVE / NVMe DRIVE ‘Hard Drive - No NVMe Drive detected on the PCT tag [x]. ...
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Reference Table of ePSA, PSA Error Codes, and Troubleshooting Steps (2000-0NNN Series) | Dell US
These codes occur when the computer is unable to display a message. For example, error code 2000-0142 has a beep and LED code of 142, which may manifest as 1 beep or amber flash from the power button - pause - 4 beeps or amber flashes - pause - 2 beeps or amber flashes.
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April 17, 2020 - Yesterday my Inspiron 15 5570 I bought in March 2019 turned off and when I tried to turn it on it showed SupportAssist screen saying "Hard Drive - No NVMe Drive Detected" with error code 2000-0161.
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Dell PSA / PSA+ / ePSA Error Code Index
For information on Dell Pre-Boot System Diagnostics, visit the Dell Knowledge Base article Resolve Hardware Issues Using ePSA or PSA Diagnostics and Guide to Error Codes · For help with a specific code, select a code from the list below: