Windows 7 and Bios does not detect my drives


  1. SystemStatus
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    Windows 7 32 Bit
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    Windows 7 and Bios does not detect my drives


    Hello,
    Lately, my computer has been crashing a lot and a few BSODs have occurred. So I decided to open my computer up and give it a clean. I also took the RAM out and cleaned it and slotted it back to its original position. However, I now have a much larger problem. Whenever, I turn on the computer it tells me to "Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot device in selected media and press any key". I put in my Windows 7 installation CD, but no drives are detected. I also checked my BIOS and no SATA drives are detected.

    Please help!
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  3. Golden
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    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
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    Hi,

    Check that the power cable and SATA cable are firmly connected between the motherboard and hard disk - you have knocked them loose when checking the RAM chips.

    Regards,
    Golden
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