Hard drive not booting: no boot disk has been detected...

Question

Hello,

My problem is apparently quite common, I get the following message at startup:

no boot disk has been detected or the disk has failed

And my PC does not turn on. While browsing various forums, I read about a SMART test that can be run from the BIOS. I managed to get to a screen that is supposed to be the BIOS by pressing F10, according to my PC's brand (HP), but I can't find any command line to type what is needed to access the SMART test (I am not in front of the PC in question while writing this and I will add more details, especially regarding this screen).

However, I have access to an HP test (F2) which confirms that there is a disk issue (edit + later for details).

Do you think my hard drive is recoverable? How can I try to recover my data if not? And where to go in the BIOS to perform the SMART test?

Thank you in advance!

nadellen · Accepted Answer

hello
you need to be in front of the screen to really say what's going on
either the hard drive is not recognized by the system, but recognized (or not) in the BIOS
or the boot file is faulty but the disk itself doesn't have any issues
or the hard drive is dead.. or about to fail
you first need to go into the BIOS to see (disk named by its reference)
then go to disk management to check if the disk is recognized by the system (present and letter assigned)

Procyon03 · Answer

The problem is that I go into the BIOS but I don't see my disk, does that mean that the BIOS no longer recognizes it? Or am I not in the right place? Here's the screen I get to:

File Storage Security Power Advanced

Boot source

Legacy

nadellen · Answer

it doesn't look like the BIOS
on HP I think it's F10 not sure, but you need to tap the key without holding your finger on it as soon as the PC starts
otherwise see this well explained topic, if it can help you
https://h30434.www3.hp.com

Procyon03 · Answer

Thank you for your response,

In the event that the boot file is defective, is there a way to know?

Can the W7 recovery DVDs be useful to me? Whether to repair the disk, to boot from it... ?

It seems that I am still in the BIOS, I'm going to try again to check the disk but it looks like it's not good. I think I will get a dock and see if I can access the content of the disk.

nadellen · Answer

re
the restoration DVD you created at the start can normally help to repair but you need to boot from it and choose repair
it also has to be first in the boot list, so you need to enter the BIOS otherwise Windows will boot first (it will show the current error message)
normally you need the installation DVD (not the recovery) because I'm not sure that the latter includes all the necessary files, and I'm especially worried that it will reset the PC to its original state without the ability to access all repair options
I admit I can't confirm anything here because I've never used this type of media.. I created my backups as requested on my laptop but I use my original Windows DVD in case I need to repair
we need a professional's opinion.. before we go ahead
is it just a matter of files deleted by mistake? a virus issue?
but if it's really the disk that is failing.. repairing wouldn't help
I would take everything to a shop for an opinion,
because if I'm going to pay for intervention, if the disk is failing it's better to pay for a new disk and reinstall the system on it along with the license... then I'll be worry-free once and for all

Procyon03 · Answer

Hi,

I found the repair disk as well as DVDs where I had written "system image" (are these restore DVDs?)

Is there a difference between repair disk, recovery disk, and restore disk?

Anyway, I'll see which one to use, I'll try tonight by doing "repair".

In the BIOS under "device configuration," I found sata2hp.......... but I couldn't do anything else.

Procyon03 · Answer

I inserted the repair CD, I have a Windows progress bar and then it leads me to:

- Use tools that can help you troubleshoot Windows startup issues
- Restore your computer with a previously created system image

When I choose the first option it takes me to

- Startup repair
- System restore
- System image recovery
- Windows memory diagnostic
- Command prompt
- Recovery manager

By selecting "Windows repair," it sends me to a HP page with the following options but greyed out, so I'm stuck here:

System restore
Microsoft startup repair
System reinstall

File backup program

Will using the "command prompt" give me access to the smart test?

Procyon03 · Answer

I connected the drive to another PC via an enclosure, I have access to the content, I can find software installed on it, but for now, I can't find the docs, photos, videos... How can I perform a keyword search on the drive?

And what can I attempt to do with this drive now that I have access to it?

Procyon03 · Answer

up :)

Hard drive not booting: no boot disk has been detected...

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