Operating System not Found?
Operating System not found
However, after a hard reboot (or four), the laptop will start up, and boot into Windows Vista Home Premium Edition.
What could the problem be? I know the hard drive isn't dead, since it can boot into Windows, and there's nothing in the CD/DVD drive.
This problem actually started a while ago, and gradually went from 1 reboot to 2, and now it needs to reboot about 4 times.
Thanks!
~Yeah568
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M$6 Answers
Perform a Check Disk to repair settings
1. Enter the Boot options menu by pressing F8 as the computer starts up.
2. Select Safemode With Command Prompt
3. Once loaded, in the Command Prompt type chkdsk C: /f /r and press enter.
4. Once it has completed reboot the PC into Normal Mode
If this fails
Try the Startup Repair
1. Enter the Boot options menu by pressing F8 as the computer starts up.
2. Select Startup Repair from the menu.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions which will take roughly 5 - 10 minutes to complete and should reboot itself.
If this issue isn't fixed after this the only other thing would be to reinstall to see if that will fix the issue.
Reinstall Vista using Recovery Partition
1. Enter the Recovery Console menu by pressing F10 or F11 as the computer starts up.
**This is a small window so may take two or three try's. You may also consult the user manual to find the key used to enter the Recovery partition
2. Select The option to Reinstall/Install Vista
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the full installation at which point it should reboot.
4. Once it reaches the desktop (If it has worked) let the software explorer reinstall the software, this can take roughly about 15 minutes
Failing this it might need the hard drive fixed or replaced.....
Using the Warranty
1. Take it back to the store who can then confirm you are JUST within the warranty period and they will send it to get repaired
Hope it helps
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M$Make sure that the system is fully powered off (and for best measure, unplugged) before you open the case!
Also, try using a little compressed air (from a can, not an air compressor :) to clean the fan and any dust out of the other areas of the system while you have the case open.
Often a system not booting is caused by a loose cable or memory card, but it could be something more serious, such as a failing hard drive or other hardware component. It's a good idea to back up your data, and if there are any hardware diagnostics provided by the manufacturer you can run them to see if any issues are found.
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Backing things up on your computer once every two weeks is a good habit to get into, in case this happens again in the future.
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M$The best option here is to buy a new harddrive, but if you still want to use your current drive, I would suggest buying a copy of spinrite. The program works in trying to correct sectors of the failing drive and it does wonders to the drive. However, that is still a temporary measurement. Even if spinrite does completely fix the drive, I would recommend getting a new drive for the OS and use your current as a slave/storage drive.
A link to spinrite: http://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm
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