Re: "No bootable device" error

"Hamlet10" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hello. I apologize if I have posted this in the incorrect forum.
>
> Just a few hours ago my laptop spontaneously crashed, or so it would
> seem, and any attempt to restart it leads to a pitch black screen with
> the text "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key".

the correct name of this hue is "BIOS black"

> When I start the laptop, it at first leads to a screen with the word
> Compaq in big, bold letters and a plethora of options below, such as

Call your nearest Hewlett-Packard lab or office (they own the Compaq
brand ).
http://www.hp.com

Something tells me this is the best option in your case.

Regards,
--pa

> Enable Startup Message, System Information, Startup Check, Change Boot
> Device Order, BIOS Setup Options and System Recovery. When selected,
> each one performs their respective action to some degree, however it
> will eventually return to the above with the No bootable device text. My
> laptop also notably beeps briefly when starting up. Has anyone here been
> confronted with this problem, and is there any successful method of
> which to combat it? Thank you in advance for any and all information.
>
>
> --
> Hamlet10

Pavel A.;1055337 Wrote:
> "Hamlet10" <> wrote in message
> news:...> > >
> > >
> > > Hello. I apologize if I have posted this in the incorrect forum.
> > >
> > > Just a few hours ago my laptop spontaneously crashed, or so it would
> > > seem, and any attempt to restart it leads to a pitch black screen
> > with
> > > the text "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key". > >
>
> the correct name of this hue is "BIOS black"
> > > >
> > > When I start the laptop, it at first leads to a screen with the word
> > > Compaq in big, bold letters and a plethora of options below, such as > >
>
>
> Call your nearest Hewlett-Packard lab or office (they own the Compaq
> brand ).
> 'HP United States - Computers, Laptops, Servers, Printers and more'
> (http://www.hp.com)
>
> Something tells me this is the best option in your case.
>
> Regards,
> --pa
> > > >
> > > Enable Startup Message, System Information, Startup Check, Change
> > Boot
> > > Device Order, BIOS Setup Options and System Recovery. When selected,
> > > each one performs their respective action to some degree, however it
> > > will eventually return to the above with the No bootable device text.
> > My
> > > laptop also notably beeps briefly when starting up. Has anyone here
> > been
> > > confronted with this problem, and is there any successful method of
> > > which to combat it? Thank you in advance for any and all information.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Hamlet10 > >

I seem to remember that booting from your Vista DVD, selecting the
"repair" option and letting it scan your system will tell you if the MBR
is corrupt. It then offers you the option of letting it carry out a
repair.

Might be worth trying before buying a new disk and reinstalling from
scratch.


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beauparc

This is not good, i got the same thing except i have a Toshib
Satellite. Yeah, yeah its foriegn but it works for me. well until now.
got the "no bootable" bit, too. Anyways, i have a good bit o
important bytes on my hard drive that i can't just take and sys. recov
and move on. I bought mine from best buy but the only they can do i
replace it or sys. recov. I don't have any discs with it and i'm brok
so i can't take it to a place like geek squad and hope they fix it.
had barely enough to buy the laptop in the first place. (I needed it fo
college). Normally even i would tell myself to do a sys. recov. but lik
i said, i have files on there that, one) i can't find anywhere else, an
two) took a lot of work to obtain or create.:cry: I'm a digi-artist an
also an amatuer draftsman. Please help!! i need a way to at least sav
my files if i have to do a sys. recov. Anyone?:confused

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IkkiTowaras