So, last night I did my normal routine and before going to bed I powered off my PC (Normally I go to the Start Menu and then click "Shut Down" but I was being lazy and just held the power button this one time, which I've done before with no problem). This morning I turn my computer on and for some reason it starts to boot from my optical drive, so I hit reset and entered my BIOS (my Mobo is an AsRock Z77 Extreme 4) and went to the Boot tab. Normally, there'd be three devices for me to choose from if my computer was operating properly: My HDD, My SDD or my Optical Drive however this time it only displayed two: my SDD and my Optical Drive. My Hard drive, despite being connected and powered as always, was no longer appearing as an option. I have looked everywhere in my BIOS and it can not detect my Hard Drive.
I believe this is related to a secondary, more pressing issue which is my SDD is no longer booting my operating system. I have Windows 7 installed on my SDD and use my HDD for storage for things like music, games, and less crucial applications. When I go to the BIOS, disable my Optical Drive so that the SDD is the only possible option, I can not boot Windows 7 still, I just get a simple error message saying "Reboot and select Boot device, or Insert Boot Media and press any key to continue".
My SDD is an OCZ Agility 4. Does anyone know what can be done about this?
THINGS I HAVE TRIED SO FAR:
-Re-secured all power and SATA connections.
-Using different SATA cables
-Connecting to different SATA ports
-Gone to my BIOS settings and changed it from AHCI to IDE
-Restored defualt CMOS settings by pressing the "Reset CMOS" button at the back of my mobo
This really sucks because I have invested a lot into my PC and use it very very regularly. Any ideas anyone? I feel like this is heavily related to my BIOS not detecting my HDD any longer, despite the fact that, again, Windows 7 is installed on my SDD not HDD.
I believe this is related to a secondary, more pressing issue which is my SDD is no longer booting my operating system. I have Windows 7 installed on my SDD and use my HDD for storage for things like music, games, and less crucial applications. When I go to the BIOS, disable my Optical Drive so that the SDD is the only possible option, I can not boot Windows 7 still, I just get a simple error message saying "Reboot and select Boot device, or Insert Boot Media and press any key to continue".
My SDD is an OCZ Agility 4. Does anyone know what can be done about this?
THINGS I HAVE TRIED SO FAR:
-Re-secured all power and SATA connections.
-Using different SATA cables
-Connecting to different SATA ports
-Gone to my BIOS settings and changed it from AHCI to IDE
-Restored defualt CMOS settings by pressing the "Reset CMOS" button at the back of my mobo
This really sucks because I have invested a lot into my PC and use it very very regularly. Any ideas anyone? I feel like this is heavily related to my BIOS not detecting my HDD any longer, despite the fact that, again, Windows 7 is installed on my SDD not HDD.
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