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"No bootable devices" error after I did something really stupid.
Well, a few months back my comp was running pretty slow and nothing I did fixed it. And me being the idiot I was, said "you know what? Let's upgrade the BIOS!"
I had no idea what I was getting into. I had the default Alienware BIOs AO2 and upgraded to AO4. Of course, it ended badly. I tried downgrading to AO3 but the problems were still there. (my comp is an Aurora R4)
When I boot up my computer I get the "No bootable device found" screen. However if I hit F12 when the alienware logo shows up and then press Escape Windows 7 will boot up just fine.
A few months later, and I'm fed up with this. I just want to figure out how I can fix this and let Windows 7 boot up normally. I've tried changing the boot order in the BIOS but it didn't do anything significant. I thought maybe doing a repair install on Windows might fix the issue but the disc I have is the Alienware W7 disc that came with the computer and from what I understand, you can't do repair installs with those discs? That's just what I've read on the internet though, I don't know how credible that is.
I already tried the Dell support forums but they were useless, as I expected.
When Windows 7 boots, for the most part it runs fine and I can game fine. I just hate that I have to manually boot up my system every time I shut it down. Perhaps I'm just overreacting but it's really bugging me and I'd like to hear some professional advice on what I should do.
I tried finding the old BIOS that I had thinking maybe downgrading would fix the issue but Dell doesn't even have the version that I had, I searched over and over with no luck.
I've also made sure my OS drive is plugged in and placed well and everything, so it can't be loose cables. I don't think my hard drive is crashing either, because I actually tested both of my hard drives with the WD Lifeguard Diagnostics program and both hard drives passed both the quick and extended tests.
This is probably the dumbest thread on the planet, and it makes me look like a complete noob. But I'm honestly at a loss here and I don't know how to fix this issue.