Partition invalid?????


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 ultimate x64
       #1

    Partition invalid?????


    Can anyone help please

    I have windows 7 installed into the only hard drive I have which is a 2tb, when I turn on my computer it won't load to windows instead I get a message: reboot and select proper boot device

    In system repair it says root cause found: boot sector code for system partition is corrupt.....

    please I have been sitting pulling out my hair
    I have a lot of things I need to keep from this hard drive I don't want to lose anything and I need access to it
    Last edited by Badbt1; 10 Jan 2011 at 10:58.
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  2. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Now I get a message saying:
    Press any key to boot from cd or DVD.....
    A disc read error occured
    Press ctrl+alt+del to restart
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  3. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
       #3

    Badbt1 said:
    Now I get a message saying:
    Press any key to boot from cd or DVD.....
    A disc read error occured
    Press ctrl+alt+del to restart
    First, check the physical connections to the HDD inside the computer. Make sure the cables are plugged in correctly. You could also try plugging in a different power connector, plugging the SATA cable into a different SATA port, or using a different SATA cable.

    Then, Boot and go into the BIOS. Does the HDD show up there?
    Have you made any changes to the BIOS before this occurred?

    Then, if still stuck, and if you have a W7 installation DVD, or a W7 Repair Disk, Boot with it in the optical drive and use the Startup Repair option to see if you can repair the MBR. You may need to run the Startup Repair 3 times.
    See here: Startup Repair

    Do you have another computer available that you could use to test the HDD to see if you can get your important files off of it?
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