Possible corrupted storage?

RyanTH98

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So when I was putting the parts back together for a PC. I forgot to screw in the hard drive, but it was secure enough it didn't fall out of the hdd cage. Before it booted up windows 7 perfectly. It probably jostled around in there a little. Now windows 7 is stuck boot looping. You think the jostling of the system actually made the data corrupt? And also any ideas on how to fix it? My current idea is simply a fresh install of windows 7.
 
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If your system says "Boot Device Not Found" or gives different errors then you can start your pc by using "Repair" option,
as far as I know,
if your system is stuck in a loop then you should format your system drive and reinstall OS.
If you think that "Repair" option will work then give it a try.

RyanTH98

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what do you mean I'll need to "format my system drive"? Just wondering what this means.....
 

GhosT_Hv

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yes.!
If your OS is stuck in a loop before startup.
 

RyanTH98

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Oh just wondering but don't window 7 discs come with a repair option? For instances like these? Or should I just do a fresh install?

 

GhosT_Hv

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If your system says "Boot Device Not Found" or gives different errors then you can start your pc by using "Repair" option,
as far as I know,
if your system is stuck in a loop then you should format your system drive and reinstall OS.
If you think that "Repair" option will work then give it a try.
 
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RyanTH98

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Sweet! thanks dude! I'll probably test it out next week or so..... I left the PC at my cousin's house for him to try to fix, but I just realized it when I got home that the OS data could be corrupt because of me moving the computer around too much without screwing in the HDD. I'll let you know if I manage to get it working again.