Hi, so my HDD just died while I was using my computer. I noticed something was wrong and I just reset my PC and every time I try to start it I get the error "Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key". I went to the settings page and I set my SSD as the priority boot drive. I don't know what to do please help. Thank you!
Are you booting off the SSD or a HDD? They're two very different things.
To be honest, if this is happening and the drive is still visible within BIOS, then you have problem with either the partition not getting activated, or a failing drive.
If its the former of the situation, get your windows install media and boot to it. Once you're in access the recovery console and type: diskpart
Once diskpart is loaded:
Run: list disk
You will see output of all available disks. If none are available, go back to BIOS and verify the disk is visible. If not, do your basic troubleshooting (check power & data, try other power adapters and SATA ports)
IKf your disk is available,
run: Select disk #
run: list part
select the 1st partition (usually the partition with the lowest offset will be your boot part)
run: detail part
From there you will see your volumes. This will also say "Active = " If it says yes, :stop: if not;
type: active
So the output from command should resemble something like:
[t]https://puu.sh/uBZQw/8174ea0d90.png[/t]
If the partition is active, and still refuses to bootup. It may be better to backup what data and reinstall.
Unplug the mechanical drive and see if you can boot with just the ssd connected.
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If he's booting off the SSD but the HDD is failed and he installed Windows with both plugged in Windows could have done it's normal stupid shit and put the loader on the mechanical and the rest on the SSD. It's happened many times before.
What's your operating system?
If the hard drive with your operating system installed was formatted with GPT partition table, you need go into BIOS, change the boot mode to UEFI and enable Secure Boot.
If your hard drive was formatted with MBR partition table, make sure the boot mode is set to Legacy/CSM, and turn off Secure Boot.
If everything mentioned above fails but you can still see the drive in Bios. You might still be able to save some data from it. You can disconnect the drive and reinstall windows on your SSD. Backup stuff from the SSD first.
Once that is working shut down the PC and plug in your HDD again. Make sure the SSD is the boot drive or higher in the boot order than the HDD in the BIOS. Once in windows there is a good chance you can copy files from the faulty drive to a backup.
Once that is done, download and run a scan with HDtune. And post the results here, (Bad sectors and S.M.A.R.T. Scan)
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