Solved Laptop Won't Boot

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Somehow some files got messed up on my laptop and it wouldn't boot. When I got home I put the Macrium Boot Disc in and was going to restore an image. The disk won't boot. It just tries to load and doesn't. I then tried to boot a Windows 7 disk (an Original) and it won't boot. It only gets as far as the Windows logo and appears to stop loading. The Windows Logo is still moving a little as if it is loading, but nothing happens. The DVD drive is lighting up as if working but in a few minutes it stops lighting up.. Why can't I get a boot from my DVD drive? == One more thing, in the Bios under boot drives, the SSD is labeled as HDD instead of SSD. That should not matter should it? (DVD is first boot option)
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i3-2120 3.30Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Socket H2 ATX
Memory
Kingston 4 GB DDR3 1333 mhz
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD6670
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Audigy SE 24-Bit
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VE228
Screen Resolution
1440 X 900
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB Sata 3 SSD ==
Kingston SH103/S3 120 G Hyper X 120 GB SSD ==
Western Digital 500 GB Caviar Green 7200 RPM ==
PSU
Corsair CX600M == 600 Watt
Case
NZXT Apollo - Silver with Clear Side Panel
Cooling
Three 120 mm Fans
Keyboard
Microsoft Natural 4000
Mouse
Microsoft Custom Optical 3000
Internet Speed
AT&T Fiber Optic Wireless Network
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Chrome
Other Info
120 mm Blue LED Fan -- Three Blue LED Lazer Light Sticks
Try cleaning the lens of the optical drive with a little rubbing alcohol, with the unit off.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
dell precision t3400 tower
OS
Linux Lite 3.2 x64; Windows 7, 8.1
CPU
Core2Duo 2.4
Memory
6GB ddr2
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia
Hard Drives
120gb SSD, 1TB HD, 2TB HD; sata II
Internet Speed
12/2
Browser
Vivaldi, Slimjet (Chromium) x64
Try cleaning the lens of the optical drive with a little rubbing alcohol, with the unit off.

Thanks for the advice. == This morning I remembered I had the old HDD that I used before I bought the SSD. The HDD booted fine. I guess the SSD just died. I had limited info on there so there was nothing lost. I will just have to get a new SSD at some point.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i3-2120 3.30Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Socket H2 ATX
Memory
Kingston 4 GB DDR3 1333 mhz
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD6670
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Audigy SE 24-Bit
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VE228
Screen Resolution
1440 X 900
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB Sata 3 SSD ==
Kingston SH103/S3 120 G Hyper X 120 GB SSD ==
Western Digital 500 GB Caviar Green 7200 RPM ==
PSU
Corsair CX600M == 600 Watt
Case
NZXT Apollo - Silver with Clear Side Panel
Cooling
Three 120 mm Fans
Keyboard
Microsoft Natural 4000
Mouse
Microsoft Custom Optical 3000
Internet Speed
AT&T Fiber Optic Wireless Network
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Chrome
Other Info
120 mm Blue LED Fan -- Three Blue LED Lazer Light Sticks
I am facing same problem. My dell laptop is also not booting or hang my laptop.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
OS
32 bit
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