Operating System not listed in System Recovery

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  1. Posts : 11
    windows 7 professional x64
       #1

    Operating System not listed in System Recovery


    Hello,

    My PC won't boot so I wanted to do a system recovery. But when I try to do that, my OS is not listed. I clicked on load driver but I couldn't find it there as well.

    More details that might be helpful:

    • My driver shows up in the BIOS just fine.
    • I get no error messages when trying to boot my PC. (Just a black screen with a blinking cursor at the top left corner of the screen)


    Thanks
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  2. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #2

    I would check if System Drive is on the first SATA port (SATA0 or 1) and use Restore Disk made with a SP1 same bit installation.
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  3. Posts : 11
    windows 7 professional x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    GokAy said:
    I would check if System Drive is on the first SATA port (SATA0 or 1) and use Restore Disk made with a SP1 same bit installation.
    Now that you've mentioned it, I can see the drive in the boot priority but not in any one of the ports. They're all N/A. How can I fix that? Thanks for the reply by the way!
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  4. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #4

    It`s not connected, check all the confections again, then check em again
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  5. Posts : 11
    windows 7 professional x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    AddRAM said:
    It`s not connected, check all the confections again, then check em again
    It was working fine and was never unplugged in the first place, but I still did it anyway before I posted this thread...
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  6. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #6

    It is disabled in BIOS perhaps? Did you check BIOS settings, or best to just reset BIOS to defaults (an option in there somewhere). Make sure to take note of any modifications you have previously made though.
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  7. Posts : 11
    windows 7 professional x64
    Thread Starter
       #7

    GokAy said:
    It is disabled in BIOS perhaps? Did you check BIOS settings, or best to just reset BIOS to defaults (an option in there somewhere). Make sure to take note of any modifications you have previously made though.
    It's enabled in the BIOS and I just reset the BIOS to defaults, and still, nothing.

    Background:

    Now I tried to think of what might be causing it, and I think I figured it out but it might not be the actual reason. So windows update keeps scheduling an upgrade to Windows 10 and I don't wanna upgrade just yet. Which is why I kept postponing it since there is no option to cancel the upgrade for some reason. Anyway, I remember at one time it started upgrading on its own and I freaked out, it has just started so I forced the computer to shut down because I couldn't cancel the upgrade. So that might be why this is happening? Although I managed to boot up the computer for days just fine after that so I'm not sure.
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  8. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #8

    Hmm, I would try:
    - other SATA ports
    - another SATA power cable
    - using DVD drive's cables

    If still no luck then plug it to another PC and see if it is alive.
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  9. Posts : 11
    windows 7 professional x64
    Thread Starter
       #9

    GokAy said:
    Hmm, I would try:
    - other SATA ports
    - another SATA power cable
    - using DVD drive's cables

    If still no luck then plug it to another PC and see if it is alive.
    Phew! People! It's not dead!!
    I changed the power cable and I can now see my ssd! But It's now on port 5.

    I'll be back.

    Edit: Does it matter which SATA port boot drive is on?
    Last edited by tsm102; 20 Mar 2016 at 09:23.
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  10. Posts : 11
    windows 7 professional x64
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Update:

    So I switched ports and tried different cables. The only difference is that I can now see my SSD in the BIOS. It was on port 5, that didn't work. Then on port 2, didn't work. And finally on port 1, and that also didn't work. By "didn't work" I mean that it's still not showing in System Recovery. Note that the SSD is first on everything in the BIOS (boot priority, first drive in the boot tab,..etc)


    What to do now ? I'm a noob, so do not avoid asking the obvious. And I sure hope to god that it's just a silly mistake and I won't have to replace anything.
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