Hp pavillion a815n stuck after resizing partition

I was going to partition my hdd it had 72gb free and it has 160gb so i partitioning the hard drive (i used partition wizard) i always use that program.After it finished it reboot then it got stuck at bios it would not load any cd or dvd it will just hang there.
There it says two options "Press F1 to run setup" i press it and says "Entering Setup..." and nothing happens
and "Press ESC for BBS POPUP menu i press it and says "Boot selection popup menu has been selected"
This is what the screen says:

AMIBIOS(C) American Megatrends, Inc.
BIOS Date: 02/02/05 13:04:54 Ver: 08.00.10
Copyright 2005 by Hewlett-Packard Company
CPU :Inter(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz
Speed : 3.06 GHz
Press F1 to run Setup
Press ESC for BBS POPUP menu
Checking NVRAM...
Initializing USB Controllers .. Done.
1016 OK
USB Devices(s) : 1 Keyboard, 1 Mouse, 4 Storage devices
Auto-Detecting Pri Master .. IDE Hard Disk
Auto-Detecting 3rd Master .. ATAPI CD-ROM
Pri Master: ST3160023AS 3.40
Ultra DMA Mode-5, S.M.A.R.T. Capable and Status OK

My computer was running Windows 7
My computer is Hp Pavillion A815N

I was trying to resize my partition but it just stopped and got stuck at "Ultra DMA Mode-5, S.M.A.R.T. Capable and Status OK". As i mentioned above I tried to boot of a cd/dvd but it wouldnt work i have 2 other hard drives and the work perfect.

Try this:

• Disconnect the hard drive with your OS on it (the problem one).
• Now see if you can get into the BIOS Setup
• If you now can, then change the BOOT order to boot from CD/DVD drive first. Save and exit.
• Now reconnect the hard drive, and boot from a CD/DVD to test.

This is only addressing the BOOT issue. Fixing the OS startup is another issue that you need to be able to boot from a DVD to work on. Let's see if this works first.

Ok it work!
What do i do next?

Great!

Now you need to repair the Master Boot Record, which I am assuming was corrupted during the resizing.

You could boot with the Partition Wizard bootable CD (you can do that now) and use their tool to "Fix MBR". Give that a try.

Otherwise, use you W7 installation DVD to run Startup Repair. You need to boot from the installation DVD to do this. You will probably need to run Startup Repair at least 3 times to correct everything. See here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105541-startup-repair-run-3-separate-times.html

See if that does it!

It looks like the BOOT issue is back once i connect the hard drive.

Is the BIOS set to boot from the CD/DVD drive first?

Is there bootable media in the CD/DVD drive when you start?

Yes to both of your questions.

Btw i dont care if the data in the hdd gets deleted.

Sounds like the hard drive has got a problem.

This is an IDE drive, correct? If you have 2 IDE connectors (Primary and Secondary) on the motherboard, try switching from one to the other and then try to boot. Then switch back.

Double check your connections, try a different molex power connector, make sure the drive jumper is correct and not loose.
Also try going into the BIOS settings and "Restore Defaults" , or similar, on the Exit Tab.

It is a SATA hdd

That contradicts what the BIOS screen says in your first post.
Care to elaborate?

The hdd is SATA. And i dont know why it says IDE

The advice from Post #8 still stands - just test for SATA instead of IDE: try different ports, cables, power connectors. Reset BIOS defaults.

TVeblen said:

The advice from Post #8 still stands - just test for SATA instead of IDE: try different ports, cables, power connectors. Reset BIOS defaults.

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Already did that. I think the hdd files are bad.

Help!

I do not have a clear idea of what you have done and what the result of the tests were. It's hard to help being kept in the dark.

You say that "It looks like the BOOT issue is back once i connect the hard drive". Lets restart there.

Most likely the Master Boot Record (MBR) or the Master File Table (MFT) was corrupted during the partition resizing. You can try and repair these.

The first way is to use the Partition Wizard bootable CD. Boot from it and choose "Rebuild MBR".

or

Boot from a Windows 7 Installation Disk, navigate to Repair Options, and run "Startup Repair" 3 times.
(See Post #4 for more info)

Did you do either of these things?
What were the results?

Actually i burn Partition Wizard into a cd and it would not get pass the boot screen.
And to clarify i just rezised my partition

What do mean by "it will not get past the boot screen"?

Do you see the BIOS screens when you start your computer (white text on a black screen)?

If so, do you see a message that says "Press any key to boot from CD..." ?

Did you press any key?

Do you see the BIOS screens when you start your computer (white text on a black screen)?
Yes.
If so, do you see a message that says "Press any key to boot from CD..." ?
No.

Then I would suspect you do not have the CD-ROM set as the first boot device in the BIOS settings.

If it is not set as the first boot device then the system will try to boot from the hard disk and get hung up.

If it is set as the first boot device then that means you may have burned a bad ISO, or the CD/DVD drive is faulty.

Does you W7 installation disk boot if you start the computer with it in the CD drive (with the CD-ROM set as the first boot device)?

I do have the CD-ROM set as the first boot device in the BIOS settings.
I dont have burned a bad ISO, or the CD/DVD drive is faulty.
Does you Windows 7 installation disk boot if you start the computer with it in the CD drive (with the CD-ROM set as the first boot device)? No