Laptop Won't Boot


  1. bigmck
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    Laptop Won't Boot


    Somehow some files got messed up on my laptop and it wouldn't boot. When I got home I put the Macrium Boot Disc in and was going to restore an image. The disk won't boot. It just tries to load and doesn't. I then tried to boot a Windows 7 disk (an Original) and it won't boot. It only gets as far as the Windows logo and appears to stop loading. The Windows Logo is still moving a little as if it is loading, but nothing happens. The DVD drive is lighting up as if working but in a few minutes it stops lighting up.. Why can't I get a boot from my DVD drive? == One more thing, in the Bios under boot drives, the SSD is labeled as HDD instead of SSD. That should not matter should it? (DVD is first boot option)
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  3. paul1149
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    Try cleaning the lens of the optical drive with a little rubbing alcohol, with the unit off.
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  4. bigmck
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    paul1149 said:
    Try cleaning the lens of the optical drive with a little rubbing alcohol, with the unit off.
    Thanks for the advice. == This morning I remembered I had the old HDD that I used before I bought the SSD. The HDD booted fine. I guess the SSD just died. I had limited info on there so there was nothing lost. I will just have to get a new SSD at some point.
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  6. madd74
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    I am facing same problem. My dell laptop is also not booting or hang my laptop.
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