- Jul 15, 2016
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Overall problem:
The boot order on the Bios does not show the hard drive, therefore I get message of no bootable device when I start the computer. So, right now, the only way to start windows is to select the hard drive from the boot list.
Details of issue:
Two days ago, my computer crashed into the blue screen of death. After about a few seconds, it restarted, then I got a “ntldr is missing”.
After a couple of re-starts, the ntldr message stopped appearing and now its says that no bootable device is found.
I went into the bios and checked the boot order. Found that it is not showing the HD with windows in it, but it does detect my external HD and dvd drive.
However, when the motherboard logo appears after a start, I see an option to hit F12 for the “Boot list”, and now it shows the appropriate hard drive along with my other devices. When I hit enter on the correct HD, windows starts normal and no problems.
Any ideas?
Troubleshooting attempted:
-Switched the SATA cable, and changed the cable to another SATA port on the Motherboard
-Ran S.M.A.R.T off the command line, all came up OK.
-Ran Checkdisk, no issues.
-Ran virus and malware software, and nothing detected.
-Ran registry cleaner.
The only thing I have not done yet, is to run a repair disk for windows, but I didn’t have any disks to burn one, should be getting that tomorrow. I suppose that could fix the ntldr message I was getting before, but doesn’t explain why the Bios isn’t detecting the HD. No, I do not have the original windows disk.
system specs:
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64 bit
AMD FX 6100 CPU
16GB RAM PC3-12800 1600mHz DDR3
Western Digital 1TB 7200rpm HD
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB
The boot order on the Bios does not show the hard drive, therefore I get message of no bootable device when I start the computer. So, right now, the only way to start windows is to select the hard drive from the boot list.
Details of issue:
Two days ago, my computer crashed into the blue screen of death. After about a few seconds, it restarted, then I got a “ntldr is missing”.
After a couple of re-starts, the ntldr message stopped appearing and now its says that no bootable device is found.
I went into the bios and checked the boot order. Found that it is not showing the HD with windows in it, but it does detect my external HD and dvd drive.
However, when the motherboard logo appears after a start, I see an option to hit F12 for the “Boot list”, and now it shows the appropriate hard drive along with my other devices. When I hit enter on the correct HD, windows starts normal and no problems.
Any ideas?
Troubleshooting attempted:
-Switched the SATA cable, and changed the cable to another SATA port on the Motherboard
-Ran S.M.A.R.T off the command line, all came up OK.
-Ran Checkdisk, no issues.
-Ran virus and malware software, and nothing detected.
-Ran registry cleaner.
The only thing I have not done yet, is to run a repair disk for windows, but I didn’t have any disks to burn one, should be getting that tomorrow. I suppose that could fix the ntldr message I was getting before, but doesn’t explain why the Bios isn’t detecting the HD. No, I do not have the original windows disk.
system specs:
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64 bit
AMD FX 6100 CPU
16GB RAM PC3-12800 1600mHz DDR3
Western Digital 1TB 7200rpm HD
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB
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