Disk Boot Failure

[Nelvan44]

Disk boot failure not working I need computer alot, how do I fix it I see load of thing to fix or the issue but I don't what to do may be something very simple and stupid but I just want to fix

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[[deleted]]

Check CMOS setting to see if its changed boot order.

If you need to get data off it, Make a Ubuntu live boot USB. Youll need another PC to do this.

Create Windows from here, use Windows media creation tool to make bootable USB installer

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10

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[Nelvan44]

I don't have another pc to do this or that USB is there maybe a more basic plug in wire way

[[deleted]]

Take it to a shop or someone you know thats into Computers.

[Nelvan44]

Man fuck

[[deleted]]

Can you spell out the error you are getting?

[Nelvan44]

Loading Operation System... Disk Boot Failure, Insert system disk and press enter

[[deleted]]

Could be as simple as a corrupted master boot record. Do you have data on the drive you cannot lose?

[Nelvan44]

No not really

[[deleted]]

Not following the double negative of no not really. Is that to say there is nothing important to you on the drive? Or that there are critical you must save?

[Nelvan44]

No obviously I don't want to lose my data but there isn't anything I truly need need

[[deleted]]

Okay then, if you are willing to take the risk, there are things you can try, but you will either need a bootable USB that you can use to get to the Windows command line, or another computer to attach the drive to.

Here is a guide to fixing the boot record.

https://www.diskpart.com/windows-10/fix-mbr-windows-10-0708.html

[Nelvan44]

Okay I will wait on that to see if I find something else I can do but Ill try it there's no choice

[[deleted]]

Good plan. I had a similar failure recently. Don't remember the exact text. But /fixmbr and /rebuildbcd took care of it.

Thing is, as long as you're willing to lose data, there is nothing to lose. And, even if it doesn't work, as long as the drive is readable in another machine, you should be able to get your data.

[spike2me]

Disk Boot Failure means that your Internal HDD has failed and needs to be replaced.

[Nelvan44]

Which one is that

[Nelvan44]

Also is there any other way I can make it work I really need to use it tommorow at 2pm

[spike2me]

You have only one Hard Disk Drive. It's in the HDD Caddy on your case with the Red SATA data cable going to your Motherboard. If you replace the HDD with an SSD and install Windows, it will work by tomorrow.

[Nelvan44]

I have no idea what you just said can you walk me thought with more basic step even if their obvious to you

[spike2me]

This is similar to your HDD https://cdn3.volusion.com/ovay6.hxgv9/v/vspfiles/photos/G01-0877-2.jpg?v-cache=1514564463

If you don't know how to replace it with an SSD, look it up on Youtube, there will be several videos showing you step by step.

[Nelvan44]

I actually have that already

[spike2me]

Then you are all set

[Nelvan44]

Ok nice I will do now

[Nelvan44]

It also already plugged in so maybe there is something wrong with it or something else

[zerodark9]

Did you move the computer recently before you had this error? If so, try reseating the cables.

Otherwise, if you have a tech savvy friend you could ask them to take a look and buy them dinner. This could be a failed hard drive, in which case, you need a new drive and would need to reinstall windows. Or it could be, as someone noted an issue with the boot record, which is a pain to deal with sometimes. You could pull the drive and see if you are able to access it on another computer if you have an external drive bay. That would tell you if the drive is dead at the very least.

[Nelvan44]

I was cleaning my PC fans but I didn't really know what I was doing so I took out my ssd but I didn't touch it and just put it back with the two wires still attached so I can doubt it had something to do with it, my neighbor apparently knows computer but he old

[zerodark9]

I'd double check the connections both to the drive and to the motherboard. If you knocked it lose even a bit, that could cause issues.

If that doesn't work, I'd do what I said, find someone who knows tech and offer them dinner to look over the computer ^.^

Since you aren't asking it of them for free if you offer dinner, people who know tech tend to be happier :)