Windows doesn't boot


  1. Sahil
    Posts : 4
    Windows 7/XP
       New #1

    Windows doesn't boot


    Hi
    So I just built this computer and I had originally installed 3 Hard drives, 2 SATAs and 1 IDE.

    I took the Sata out and the IDE out. Now when I reboot my computer it says that Disk Boot failure insert system disk and press Enter.

    I know I installed the OS on the main HDD that is still in the computer. And Bios detects it.

    Under Standard CMOS features it says:

    IDE Channel 4 Master [Samsung HD103SJ] (samsung hdd)
    IDE Channel 5 Master [ASUS DRW-24B1ST] (my dvd drive)


    0-3 Master & Slave are None

    I have First Boot Device Set to Hard Disk, Second: CDRom, Third: Floppy

    Also under Hard Disk Boot Priority: 1. Ch4 M: Samsung HD103SJ 2. Bootable Add-in cards.

    Windows was working perfectly and everything was good till I took the hard drives out this morning.

    I did this: MBR - Restore Windows 7 Master Boot Record

    And: How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows

    After doing all that
    where it shows step 5: Click the operating system that you want to repair, and then click Next.

    It doesn't even show me an operating system listed. After that when open command prompt and do what's on the Microsoft's page and type: bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup it says:

    The store export operation has Failed.
    The requested system deice cannot be found.


    Also when I typed bootrec.exe /RebuildBcd It says scanning all disks for Windows installations..

    then:
    Successfully scanned Windows installations.
    Total identified Windows Installations: 1
    [1] C:\Windows
    Add installtion to boot list? Yes[Y] /No[N]/All[A]

    And when I type Y and press enter
    It says element not found.
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  3. gregrocker
    Posts : 50,642
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    Apparently you had the System MBR on one of the HD"s you removed.

    To recover you need to mark the Win7 HD active.

    To mark Win7 active using Diskpart from booted DVD/Repair CD, press Shift F10 during bootup to open a Command Line, type:

    DISKPART
    LIST DISK
    SELECT DISK # (replace # with # on list for Win7 HD)
    LIST PARTITION
    SELECT PARTITION # (replace # with # given for Win7 partition)
    ACTIVE
    EXIT

    Next make sure Win7 HD is set as first HD to boot in BIOS setup,

    boot the Win7 DVD Repair console or Repair CD, click through to Recovery Tools list to run Startup Repair up to 3 separate times with reboots until Win7 starts.
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  4. theog
    Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       New #3

    Is your Sata HD showing in diskpart?

    SATA Drivers - Load Using Shift+F10 to Open CMD
    SATA Drivers - Load in Windows Recovery Options
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