Hard drive problem with partition. Even after a new replacement drive.

Bonto

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After sending in my new 750 GB Western Digital Black Edition hard drive due to my partitions getting completely screwed multiple times. I received a brand new replacement 1 TB Western Digital Black Edition hard drive yesterday. Everything was working fine until I turned on my desktop on today and received the message "operating system not found". This is the same problem I got with my older hard drive. I tried everything, including creating a new partition using the command prompt on my old hard drive and I still had the same problem. I haven't tried anything yet with my new hard drive and I'm wondering what is causing my hard drives to do this? Any ideas of what could be causing this and fixes would be immensely appreciated. Thank you for your time.

Note:
-Not posting this from my desktop.
-Both drives are OEM and I do not have any discs with to run a diagnostics or repairs.
-I can not start up Windows in anyway.
-I still have my Windows 7 64 bit disc.
-My computer does not recognize my hard drive due to the partition being corrupted.
 

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Windows 7 64 bitAMD Phenom II X4 955G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3...SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) ...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Motherboard
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD
Memory
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 1280
Graphics Card(s)
SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GD
Monitor(s) Displays
Hanns·G HZ201HPB Black 20" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W
Case
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
Bonto said:
I turned on my desktop on today and received the message "operating system not found".
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You do not say whether you were ever able to install an OS on the old or replacement drive. I will have to assume no.

On the hardware side of the equation, you normally get the "operating system not found" message on black screen during the boot process if

  1. there is no operating system installed on the hard drive
  2. no partition is marked as Primary/System
  3. no hard drive is connected to the computer
You can test #3 by simply unplugging the drive and booting. Is that the same message you are getting?

In your BIOS you should check to see if your drive is recognized and configured correctly.
If an OS is installed, then under the "Configure SATA as" settings you need to be sure that if you installed W7 under ACHI (or RAID) that SATA is configured that way.

If you are getting the message because of #3 above then the BIOS cannot "see" the drive. That can happen if

  • There is no power to the drive/drive does not turn on
  • SATA cable not connected properly at the drive or on the board
  • Bad SATA cable
  • Defective SATA socket (try another socket)
  • Defective motherboard - SATA controller
  • Power Supply issues
You want to eliminate hardware issues before you start working on the OS side. But if you can't get as far as starting the OS boot process then it is hard to see how this can be strictly an OS issue.

Bonto said:
My computer does not recognize my hard drive due to the partition being corrupted.
Click to expand...
How did you determine this?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1i7-3820GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GBEVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built - Jan 2013
OS
Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
CPU
i7-3820
Motherboard
Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
Memory
GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
Sound Card
On board Realtek ALC898
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S271HL
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
#1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
Case
Corsair Obsidian 550D
Cooling
Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Keyboard
MS KC-0405
Mouse
Intellimouse 5-button
Internet Speed
56 Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
Antivirus
Avast & Malwarebytes
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X
TVeblen said:
Bonto said:
I turned on my desktop on today and received the message "operating system not found".
Click to expand...

You do not say whether you were ever able to install an OS on the old or replacement drive. I will have to assume no.

On the hardware side of the equation, you normally get the "operating system not found" message on black screen during the boot process if

  1. there is no operating system installed on the hard drive
  2. no partition is marked as Primary/System
  3. no hard drive is connected to the computer
You can test #3 by simply unplugging the drive and booting. Is that the same message you are getting?

In your BIOS you should check to see if your drive is recognized and configured correctly.
If an OS is installed, then under the "Configure SATA as" settings you need to be sure that if you installed W7 under ACHI (or RAID) that SATA is configured that way.

If you are getting the message because of #3 above then the BIOS cannot "see" the drive. That can happen if

  • There is no power to the drive/drive does not turn on
  • SATA cable not connected properly at the drive or on the board
  • Bad SATA cable
  • Defective SATA socket (try another socket)
  • Defective motherboard - SATA controller
  • Power Supply issues
You want to eliminate hardware issues before you start working on the OS side. But if you can't get as far as starting the OS boot process then it is hard to see how this can be strictly an OS issue.

Bonto said:
My computer does not recognize my hard drive due to the partition being corrupted.
Click to expand...
How did you determine this?
Click to expand...

To clear up some confusion. Yes, I did have Windows 7 installed and fully operational on my new hard drive. Everything was working as normal. I turned my computer off the same night I installed the OS and when I booted back up the next day, I received the "operating system not found" message. I have a good feeling it is a partition problem because I ran a system start up repair with my OS disc and in the details it stated that there was a corrupt partition(s). This same exact problem happened with my previous drive which leads me to believe that it is not a drive issue. Something is courrupting/deleting my partitions.

Note: When trying to run a full OS install, my computer does not recognize my drive. There is no drive listed. But my BIOS does recognize my drive.

Thank you for taking the time to read and assess my issue.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 64 bitAMD Phenom II X4 955G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3...SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) ...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Motherboard
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD
Memory
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 1280
Graphics Card(s)
SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GD
Monitor(s) Displays
Hanns·G HZ201HPB Black 20" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W
Case
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
IT is looking to be a mobo,sata cable,or power problem.
 

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ME/XP/Vista/Win7
OS
ME/XP/Vista/Win7
Bonto said:
Yes, I did have Windows 7 installed and fully operational on my new hard drive.

Note: When trying to run a full OS install, my computer does not recognize my drive. There is no drive listed. But my BIOS does recognize my drive.
Click to expand...

So how did you get W7 installed if when you tried to install it the installation did not recognize your drive?

Did you clone the OS from the old drive to the new one?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1i7-3820GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GBEVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built - Jan 2013
OS
Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
CPU
i7-3820
Motherboard
Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
Memory
GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
Sound Card
On board Realtek ALC898
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S271HL
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
#1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
Case
Corsair Obsidian 550D
Cooling
Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Keyboard
MS KC-0405
Mouse
Intellimouse 5-button
Internet Speed
56 Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
Antivirus
Avast & Malwarebytes
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X
TVeblen said:
Bonto said:
Yes, I did have Windows 7 installed and fully operational on my new hard drive.

Note: When trying to run a full OS install, my computer does not recognize my drive. There is no drive listed. But my BIOS does recognize my drive.
Click to expand...

So how did you get W7 installed if when you tried to install it the installation did not recognize your drive?

Did you clone the OS from the old drive to the new one?
Click to expand...

When my partitions got corrupted on my old drive, I used command prompt to create new ones. Then I was able to re-install Windows 7. Even though I created new partitions and re-installed my OS, they became corrupted again.

My new drive came in working perfectly. Its when I already had installed my OS on my new drive, I turned off my computer and turned it back on, my partitions were corrupted and I could no longer access my OS or drive itself.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 64 bitAMD Phenom II X4 955G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3...SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) ...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Motherboard
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD
Memory
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 1280
Graphics Card(s)
SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GD
Monitor(s) Displays
Hanns·G HZ201HPB Black 20" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W
Case
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
OK, I'm guessing now.
If you are sure you are not dealing with a hardware issue, then you may have a corrupted Master Boot Record (MBR). I don't know how that would happen on a brand new drive without doing a clone copy.

See the following articles to see how to fix the MBR:

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

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/68836-run-fixmbr-within-win-7-a.html

See if that helps.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1i7-3820GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GBEVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built - Jan 2013
OS
Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
CPU
i7-3820
Motherboard
Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
Memory
GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
Sound Card
On board Realtek ALC898
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S271HL
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
#1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
Case
Corsair Obsidian 550D
Cooling
Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Keyboard
MS KC-0405
Mouse
Intellimouse 5-button
Internet Speed
56 Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
Antivirus
Avast & Malwarebytes
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X

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System One System Two

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    7 X64i5 84002x8gb 3200mhz
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    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
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    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
I will check my hardware first and try the suggested fixes. Thanks again.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 64 bitAMD Phenom II X4 955G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3...SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) ...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Motherboard
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD
Memory
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 1280
Graphics Card(s)
SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GD
Monitor(s) Displays
Hanns·G HZ201HPB Black 20" 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W
Case
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
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