Unable to boot Error: 0xc00000e9

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My notebooks HDD was working fine until I took it out and put it into a different laptop, where it gave the aforementioned error. I put it back in the original laptop but the same error happened. I've read through some threads with the same problem and people say that it's been changed from sata to pata somehow and I need to change it back from the bios but I'm not sure how.

I put it into my PC to have a bit more manueberabity but I still couldn't find a solution. Anytime i try to boot windows from even a healthy hard drive with the broken drive connected it freezes in the windows logo, and if I try to run windows repair it freezes on "installing windows"
 
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Your mistake was not FIRST cloning the contents of the original notebook's boot drive BEFORE you installed/connected the drive in another laptop.

What happens is that the new laptop's OS will frequently make system configuration changes on the drive so that when the drive is returned to the original laptop from whence it came the OS will not boot. (It has NOTHING to do with changing the drive from SATA to PATA.)

We always advise users to FIRST clone the intended drive to be transferred to another system BEFORE making the transfer. This is particularly important where OEM machines are involved, such as your PCs. Capiche?

Anyway, you should have had a comprehensive backup of your original notebook. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS - REPEAT, ALWAYS...
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Your mistake was not FIRST cloning the contents of the original notebook's boot drive BEFORE you installed/connected the drive in another laptop.

What happens is that the new laptop's OS will frequently make system configuration changes on the drive so that when the drive is returned to the original laptop from whence it came the OS will not boot. (It has NOTHING to do with changing the drive from SATA to PATA.)

We always advise users to FIRST clone the intended drive to be transferred to another system BEFORE making the transfer. This is particularly important where OEM machines are involved, such as your PCs. Capiche?

Anyway, you should have had a comprehensive backup of your original notebook. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS - REPEAT, ALWAYS! - HAVE THAT TYPE OF BACKUP SO THAT IF YOUR SYSTEM BECOMES DEFECTIVE FOR ANY REASON YOU HAVE THE MEANS TO RETURN IT TO A BOOTABLE, FUNCTIONAL STATE.

You will probably have to reinstall the OS in your notebook. Hopefully whatever data was on the drive in terms of programs, personal data, etc. will still be available.
 
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