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Other => Viruses and worms => Topic started by: tornado73 on August 27, 2011, 10:24:13 PM
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I have a hp Pavilion dv6 (laptop) and everytime (Every single time !!) I start it up the main HP screen comes up then a black scrren comes up and after a while it shows the message (in the black screen): "No bootable device. Insert boot disk and press any key". It appeared to me yesterday afternoon but i restarted it and there was no problem, but at night no matter how many times I restarted it it would always show the same message. I gave the computer a rest and tried today three times but the same message keeps showing up!
My brother says it's because I overused the laptop (it's kinda true as I used pretty much every single day in July and August, and these past two weeks it has been on full afternoons/evenings every single day :-[) and that I should give it more of a rest, but I have been searching online and most people had to format the whole computer and I have pics and documnts I cannot lose!
Please help me this has been killing me...
PS: I know this isn't caused by any worm (Avast 4.8 scanned the laptop a few days ago) but I didn't know where to put this... :( :( :(
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PS: I know this isn't caused by any worm (Avast 4.8 scanned the laptop a few days ago) but I didn't know where to put this...
avast 4.8...... you are way behind in program update http://filehippo.com/download_avast_antivirus/
do you have a disk in the CD tray....if so take it out and try again
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Try re booting & tapping the F11 key if you don’t get a blue screen it could be something simple like a lose hard drive.
Or when booting try holding down the ctrl alt & delete key.
It’s nothing to do with over using & if laptops over heat they shut down
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Removing the disc (it was a game) from the DVD tray was the first thing I did once this constantly started to appear and ctrl-alt-del won't work, it just reboots the laptop and the message basically appears again...
But if I do F11 (System Recovery) it will wipe everything off my system, won't it? I know that if it was System Restore I woudn't but it says System Recovery, that deletes everything, doesn't it? :(
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Oh I almost forgot i got into the BIOS and ran a check test. The memory was fine but as soon as the hard drive started to test it said "Hard Drive Fail" or something like that :(
My system was already on with really high temperatures and it never shut down ??? so I have one of many theories(but it's probably wrong): Maybe the heat caused the hard drive's outlines to dilate and now the computer won't detect the hard drive because it is constantly moving due to the hard drive having "loose space". I know it sounds dumb but it's the only thing I could come up with. Does anyone know if it is like this?
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Hard Drive Fail" or something like that
yea...looks like you found the problem....your disk is soon dead, and i guess you need to replace it
Check your hard disk for errors
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Check-your-hard-disk-for-errors
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I told you to check F11 to see if you had a blue screen if you did then it’s recognising the hard drive, could you boot into windows afterwards, or did it say no bootable drive after blue screen.
The vents are underneath & need to be kept clean & not blocked keep airflow under laptop.
What operating system are you running.
& can you here the fan working hard.
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It's very easy to relocate the hard drive to see if it's seating ok.
It won’t hurt to run what Pondus suggested
& also start run paste or type this sfc /scannow or in command prompt
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You need to get the error message No bootable device before you try F11
So if you get the message No bootable devise reboot tap F11 a few times to see if you get the blue screen,
If you don’t, it’s not recognising the hard drive you can only try this when you get the error No bootable device.
If you do get the blue screen it will say exit on the menu & you can just come out.
Hope i'm not being to complicated in my typing
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Check your hard disk for errors
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Check-your-hard-disk-for-errors
Well I would but it doesn't even enter into Windows (which is Vista, btw) ???
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I told you to check F11 to see if you had a blue screen if you did then it’s recognising the hard drive, could you boot into windows afterwards, or did it say no bootable drive after blue screen.
The vents are underneath & need to be kept clean & not blocked keep airflow under laptop.
What operating system are you running.
& can you here the fan working hard.
I started the computer, the message showed up , pressed F11, nothing. Pressed ctrl-alt-del to reboot, pressed F11 multiple times while in HP screen but still got the message... I'm using Vista,have 4GB RAM, used 250 GB of 500 GB (so then you see I can't lose my stuff from the hard drive) and I have no idea (maybe not even the means) of how to open the laptop up... and I have extra fans below the laptop that I purchased a few weeks ago precisely to reduce the high temperatures, but only put it below the place where the hot air came out from (which was on a sideso the other was always super hot)...I feel like an idiot now by not having made a backup of my files while I could...
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but do you guys think that the hard drive might be loosen up due to the high temperatures?? ???
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but do you guys think that the hard drive might be loosen up due to the high temperatures??
is the air in/out open or full of dust......have you vacuumed the air in/out
i think i would take the comp to a repair shop and get them to backup your stuff if still possible
then you may need to replace it if it is on the way to die
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Have you got an L shaped label back of the laptop if you have unscrew you will see the hard drive take it out & replace in firmly. After reboot windows message should come up start windows normally
You need to get an external hard drive so you can back up data for future use
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Like I have said F11 is not showing blue screen so the Computer is not recognising the hard drive, you need to check that the hard drive is in firmly, it’s the easiest thing to try first.
Laptops get thrown around dropped etc.
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You need the hot air to escape, if anything place the fan on the side vents in future & keep underneath clear
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there is no L shaped part on the back of the laptop, but i found where the hard drive is because the removable parts of it are the battery, which I know which is; the memory because of a sign that has the symbol of a book and the hard drive has the symbol of three discs on top of each other. Now that I know where it is I can say the problem is there because the extra fans (I said I put them directly to where the hot air escaped, which is the opposite side of where the hard drive is -_-) were NEVER directed to the hard drive >:( I'll be sure to center the fans in the future. Right now I don't have the tools to open the laptop up but in a few days I will therefore I will try to solve the problem but until there I'll be careful so the laptop doesn't fall or anything...
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If you’re going to check if the hard drive is seated properly, it would be a good idea to take the plate off where the hot air vent is & clean up the fan from dust.
You should have had that lap top stripped down by now & rebuilt lol
Lap tops do get very hot hard drives can operate from 30c to 50c
& CPU at 62c to 100c if a CPU over heats the computer will shut down.
You can put a block of wood to lift up the back of the lap top for maximum air flow, But at the end of the day all I wanted to know was whether your hard drive was seated correctly or not.
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Ok so I took it to a repair shop and both graphic card and hard drive were corrupted and the only thing they could do was get back some of the files... This already happened a while ago but I thought I should shut down the issue.
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im getting a No Bootable Disk --Insert boot disk Media test failure/Exiting PXE
no blue screen no nothing when I press F11 im ready for just taking hard drive out of it n attempting to place on a desktop?? will that work? laptop hard drive= pc desktop??