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A hard disk could not be found
Hello there,
I have a relatively new PC with Windows 7 on. All has been running smoothly until last Saturday when it failed to boot. There had been no issues when it was shut down or any warning signs. We used the PC on Friday evening and it was fine. On start up I got the message
"Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press any key"
I'm no computer expert so here are the simple steps I have taken so far to check what the problem is.
1) Entered BIOS, changed boot priority to boot from hard drive first - same problem
2) Inserted Windows 7 disk and ran the repair option from it - Root cause came back as "A hard disk could not be found. If a hard disk is installed, it is not responding"
3) Opened tower, checked all connections, gave it a thorough clean - same problem
4) Changed lead connecting HDD to motherboard in case it was a problem with that (hopeful thinking) - same problem.
I am now out of options that my limited PC knowledge allows me to explore. I think the problem lies either with my motherboard or, hopefully, my HDD. Does anyone have any experience of this problem and know of a fix? My guess is that I need to buy a new HDD which wouldn't be too bad, but I don't want to spend that money if either the problem is fixable or lies elsewhere.
Regards
Ben