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Boot issue after power outage - no partitions when installing Windows7
Hey everyone,I need urgent help with my laptop.
First, today I've been using my laptop - Lenovo G500s with Windows 7 x64 and then electricity in whole city fall out for a moment any my laptop turned off because I am not using laptop with battery inserted at home.
Electricity fall off happend before of course, but this time it was different.
When I turned on my laptop, it started to make wierd, not very loud noise, like 30 times *beep*, like when the truck is reversing (a bit slower). And I recieved this error:
find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd /webaolu
Error 15: File not found
Press any key to continue...
So when I press key...
First 6 opinions return to same error as mentioned above and last two are consoles. After I try to reboot using console command "reboot" it reboots the computer and it stuck at "Lenovo" welcome screen and it stays forever on the screen.
I've found a lot of threads of this but always helped Windows Repair from installation disc, but when I enter disc and set CD/DVD mechanic as first (priority) in BIOS, it doesnt load the disc and doesnt even show "press key to boot from disc..." message.
The only thing it shows is black background with blinking ( - ) symbol and after while it returns back to the error above.
Yes, I bought this laptop without OS (it has MS-DOS I guess).
But I managed to boot Windows Installation disc from USB drive. Everything's going fine, it loads up the installer and I begin installation, but when it prompts me where to install OS there are no choices (partitions) and the field is blank - the setup is asking for some drivers.
What can be problem that the partitions are not showing? Where to get drivers ?
Maybe can help, but always when I attempt to reboot system via Windows setup it stuck on "Lenovo" welcome screen and nothing happend for very long time and I must "force shut-off" by pressing and holding power button.
Commands like bootrec /fixmbr and bootrec /fixboot DOES NOT showing any effect.
Time for new hdd?
NOTE: Hard disc drive is DETECTED in BIOS and in device priority (Using original Seagate 1TB 2,5" - st1000lm014-1ej164)