My computer build consists of two drives, a 250GB SSD and a 3TB spinning HD. The OS is installed on the 250GB SSD, which I have used as the boot drive since the beginning.
Recently I began to experience the BOOT MGR missing problem at boot up of the computer. I have checked loose connections and ruled out a faulty SATA cable. I have been able to perform a temporary fix by entering BIOS, and booting from the 3TB spinning HD (if I try to force boot from the SSD I will continue getting the Boot MGR message).
Unfortunately I do not have a windows 7 disc for a clean install.
Does anyone have suggestions for me to permanently solve this problem? I would like to actually boot from the SSD and get the maximum performance from the machine I've built. Thanks all.
Some additional possibly pertinent information:
- when in BIOS, the 3TB HD does not appear in the list of drives for "boot priority"
- when I go to Computer Management -> Disk Management, My C drive (SSD) lists as "Healthy (Boot, Page File, Active, Crash Dump, Primary Partition)"; My E Drive (3TB HD) lists as "Healthy (Primary Partition)"
Recently I began to experience the BOOT MGR missing problem at boot up of the computer. I have checked loose connections and ruled out a faulty SATA cable. I have been able to perform a temporary fix by entering BIOS, and booting from the 3TB spinning HD (if I try to force boot from the SSD I will continue getting the Boot MGR message).
Unfortunately I do not have a windows 7 disc for a clean install.
Does anyone have suggestions for me to permanently solve this problem? I would like to actually boot from the SSD and get the maximum performance from the machine I've built. Thanks all.
Some additional possibly pertinent information:
- when in BIOS, the 3TB HD does not appear in the list of drives for "boot priority"
- when I go to Computer Management -> Disk Management, My C drive (SSD) lists as "Healthy (Boot, Page File, Active, Crash Dump, Primary Partition)"; My E Drive (3TB HD) lists as "Healthy (Primary Partition)"