• Computer goes directly into Automatic Repair, never proceeds, I can't get around it!
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Just reinstalled Windows 8, and installed a few of my usual programs. I also installed the latest drivers for my AMD GPU, and I partitioned my drive using EaseUS. When the computer restarted, EaseUS did the partitioning, restarted, and now my computer goes into "Preparing Automatic Repair", but never moves on from that point. I can't seem to get into BIOS, boot order menu, Windows boot type list - nothing. What do I do?!
I had this (or similar?) issue on my laptop the other day, it just started doing it at random. Has the hard disk locked itself down? I had to completely re-format and re-install windows to fix it. :/
[QUOTE=HetsuProcyon;44365343]I had this (or similar?) issue on my laptop the other day, it just started doing it at random. Has the hard disk locked itself down? I had to completely re-format and re-install windows to fix it. :/[/QUOTE] Well, I opened the case and unplugged by drive, and whaddya know, the computer starts perfectly fine. So I'm guessing it's the hard drive has crashed, or the partitioning went wrong somewhere. I'll plug it back in and tell you what happens. [editline]27th March 2014[/editline] Mind you this is a computer with two drives, a C: drive and a D: drive. The C: drive is where Windows is located, D: is where I put my programs, documents etc. That's the drive I unplugged.
[QUOTE=Coyoteze;44365363]Well, I opened the case and unplugged by drive, and whaddya know, the computer starts perfectly fine. So I'm guessing it's the hard drive has crashed, or the partitioning went wrong somewhere. I'll plug it back in and tell you what happens. [editline]27th March 2014[/editline] Mind you this is a computer with two drives, a C: drive and a D: drive. The C: drive is where Windows is located, D: is where I put my programs, documents etc. That's the drive I unplugged.[/QUOTE] Do you have another machine you can plug the windows install drive into? Check that drive can still be read properly. Also it could be your boot order, have a look in the BIOS settings now if you can get to them to see if the drives are in the right order.
[QUOTE=HetsuProcyon;44365407]Do you have another machine you can plug the windows install drive into? Check that drive can still be read properly. Also it could be your boot order, have a look in the BIOS settings now if you can get to them to see if the drives are in the right order.[/QUOTE] Like I thought, plugging the other drive back in and booting makes Windows go into Automatic Repair again, and it doesn't move from there. I don't think it's a problem with the Windows drive, otherwise I probably wouldn't be able to write this since it boots fine on there. I'll check BIOS, though. [editline]27th March 2014[/editline] And now I seem to be unable to go into BIOS. I'm pressing every F-key and nothing gets me in. [editline]27th March 2014[/editline] I disabled Automatic Repair, the computer now boots into a blue screen telling me error code "0xc0000001" and gives me a lot of options. Guess it's reformat time. Not much lost, luckily. [editline]27th March 2014[/editline] Welp, installed Windows and plugged drive back in. Still goes into Automatic Repair. I'm just gonna let it run overnight, I'm tired anyway. if yall could post some solutions though I'll try them when I wake up. Otherwise I'm probably gonna declare the drive dead.
An update on my situation: I let the Automatic Repair run overnight. When I woke up it was still "preparing". So I shut it down, and called tech support. They told me to remove the CMOS battery to reset BIOS. I did that, and the problem persisted. The tech support told me to try and plug the drive in while running the computer, to see if it showed up anywhere. It didn't. He declared that in all likelihood the drive is faulty, and said he'd send me a new, identical one free of charge as my warranty covers it.
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