Installing 7 on Blank Internal Hard Drive - No bootable device error


  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Professional (x64)
       #1

    Installing 7 on Blank Internal Hard Drive - No bootable device error


    System Specs:
    HP Pavilion dv7-1170us
    Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1
    2 GHz Intel Centrino - Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5800
    4mb RAM
    320 GB WD Blue SATA 3 (5400 rpm)

    A couple months ago my laptop got dropped and stopped working. After some inspection I decided that the hard drive died (made weird clicking noises), however, I had a desktop so saw no need to replace it. Fast forward to today, back in school and need the laptop again. Bought a new hard drive (Seagate, SATA 6Gb's, 320gb, 5400rpm), decided to upgrade the system to windows 7, since I needed to install anyway.

    My school has a hook-up with Windows, operating systems are free and can be downloaded through Microsoft dreamspark. Downloaded windows 7 as a ISO file. Placed onto my external hard drive and tried to install on to the laptop that way. Received "ntldr is missing" error. Tried a couple different things with the external hard drive (with no success) before I gave up and went to try it with a dvd.

    Unpacked the ISO onto the DVD, messed with the BIOS settings so that it would boot from DVD drive first, receive back the error: "no bootable device." I am at the limit of my ability here so I thought I would throw it all to you, what am I doing wrong?
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  2. Posts : 834
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
       #2

    Noremacs said:
    System Specs:
    HP Pavilion dv7-1170us
    Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1
    2 GHz Intel Centrino - Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5800
    4mb RAM
    320 GB WD Blue SATA 3 (5400 rpm)

    A couple months ago my laptop got dropped and stopped working. After some inspection I decided that the hard drive died (made weird clicking noises), however, I had a desktop so saw no need to replace it. Fast forward to today, back in school and need the laptop again. Bought a new hard drive (Seagate, SATA 6Gb's, 320gb, 5400rpm), decided to upgrade the system to windows 7, since I needed to install anyway.

    My school has a hook-up with Windows, operating systems are free and can be downloaded through Microsoft dreamspark. Downloaded windows 7 as a ISO file. Placed onto my external hard drive and tried to install on to the laptop that way. Received "ntldr is missing" error. Tried a couple different things with the external hard drive (with no success) before I gave up and went to try it with a dvd.

    Unpacked the ISO onto the DVD, messed with the BIOS settings so that it would boot from DVD drive first, receive back the error: "no bootable device." I am at the limit of my ability here so I thought I would throw it all to you, what am I doing wrong?
    You cant actually just unpack the iso to the dvd.
    Follow the instructions here:
    Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
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  3. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #3

    As mentioned, iso has to be burned to a dvd. Use Imgburn. at 4x speed.

    The Official ImgBurn Website
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  4.    #4

    Everything you need is here to Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 including the latest installer so you can use the Product Key on COA sticker attached to machine which you own for the life of the laptop.
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