Laptop boot failure

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My laptop won't boot past the Windows error recovery page, it just keeps cycling. I have already tried running Windows 7 repair disk, and it was not able to fix an issues. What would be my next step?

  • I also get the error "internal hard disk drive not found" "no bootable devices" on startup
  • I have taken out the hard drive and am testing it in another computer. Whats a good program to test if the hard drive is failing?
  • The computer is a Dell Inspiron 1750

Anders

Posted 2011-10-17T19:43:09.957

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Answers

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Does the BIOS on the computer you are testing it with have a hard drive test on it? If so, normally that is the best tool to use. It sounds like you have a faulty hard drive. If you hear a ticking when the computer is on, that is one key indicator that the hard drive is bad. Also, the computer saying that there is no bootable device is a key indicator that the hard drive is bad.

The ticking noise that indicates a bad hard drive is caused from the read/write head pecking on the magnetic disk (in the hard drive). At this point there is nothing you can do. The hardware is just simply bad. This happens a lot unfortunately. If the computer is still under warranty, you can have the manufacturer send you another one for free.

David

Posted 2011-10-17T19:43:09.957

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ok thanks for the tip I am running a disk check on the hardrive right now, you are probably right. – Anders – 2011-10-17T20:35:56.450

Thanks for the accept! Let me know with a comment is you have any questions or problems. I will probably be on for another 20 minutes. If the drive is bad, normally the test will fail nearly immediately (depending on which program you are using). – David – 2011-10-17T20:38:26.257

good to know, it hasn't failed yet, but replacing the drive probably is still my only option. – Anders – 2011-10-17T21:05:10.167

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