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BOOTMGR is Missing
- Thread starter shawns
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Nah i bought it used with W7 64 bit upgrade , i didnt want all the crap the previous owner had installed so i installed win 7 32 bit , everything worked like a charm until i turned it off and the next day its stuck on bootmgr missing.
It just does not want to boot anything at all
It just does not want to boot anything at all
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Packard Bell SJ 51
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- Win 7 Home Premium 32bit
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- AMD Turion 64 Dual core
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- 3 GB
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- Nividia 7000
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I can't help you further without feedback for each of the many steps I've given you. Otherwise I'm just repeating the key steps hoping you'll catch up.
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Im trying my best to those steps but the laptop i have right now is without cd rom
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- Packard Bell SJ 51
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- Win 7 Home Premium 32bit
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- AMD Turion 64 Dual core
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- 3 GB
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- Nividia 7000
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In your OP you were trying to boot CD. What happened to the drive since then?
Still waiting to hear what happens when you try booting F8 as shown above, and whether you have any other bootable disks and what their result is. I just keep asking....
Still waiting to hear what happens when you try booting F8 as shown above, and whether you have any other bootable disks and what their result is. I just keep asking....
i can't go to anything else.
ALL i can do is :
View Bios
View boot order
Open CD drive
And press CTRL + ALT + DEL to restart.
It boots up to Packard bell boot screen and after that it says BootMGR missing. Did you see the video?
ALL i can do is :
View Bios
View boot order
Open CD drive
And press CTRL + ALT + DEL to restart.
It boots up to Packard bell boot screen and after that it says BootMGR missing. Did you see the video?
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- Packard Bell SJ 51
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- Win 7 Home Premium 32bit
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- AMD Turion 64 Dual core
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- 3 GB
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- Nividia 7000
- Sound Card
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From the video, it looks like Bios is attempting to boot from the HD - no matter what you select from the pop up boot menu.
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- i5 8400
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- various
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- pure power 11 400w cm
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Si - Is reflashing BIOS a last resort if this is the case? He's reset it several times.
Shawn - On BIOS which have the F8 key as Boot Menu, it requires choosing the HD first and then vigorously tapping the F8 key every second to trigger System Recovery Options.
Sometimes it takes many tries to get it to work correctly, to find the correct rhythm.
Shawn - On BIOS which have the F8 key as Boot Menu, it requires choosing the HD first and then vigorously tapping the F8 key every second to trigger System Recovery Options.
Sometimes it takes many tries to get it to work correctly, to find the correct rhythm.
Nothing happens when i press F8 other than it loading up the boot order , and i have pressed it like **** before choosing the hd and after , nothing happens.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Packard Bell SJ 51
- OS
- Win 7 Home Premium 32bit
- CPU
- AMD Turion 64 Dual core
- Memory
- 3 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nividia 7000
- Sound Card
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Have you tried setting flash or CD drive first in BIOS setup? Focus on that for a bit.
See if you can find your latest BIOS version update on the PB website or elsewhere on the web. You may need to flash it to get back the ability to boot a disk.
I tried to find your model on the PB Support Downloads website but it is not listed. You'll need to use one of the tools there to determine how it's listed since PB Support is probably the worst ever seen along with Samsung.
Please confirm whether you have tried booting a PW bootable CD which should autostart on its own. Is the CD drive working? Again: Do you have any other bootable disks like XP you can try to check?
See if you can find your latest BIOS version update on the PB website or elsewhere on the web. You may need to flash it to get back the ability to boot a disk.
I tried to find your model on the PB Support Downloads website but it is not listed. You'll need to use one of the tools there to determine how it's listed since PB Support is probably the worst ever seen along with Samsung.
Please confirm whether you have tried booting a PW bootable CD which should autostart on its own. Is the CD drive working? Again: Do you have any other bootable disks like XP you can try to check?
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As stated F8 needs to be pressed at the right time. I find it's between the end of the BIOS post and the Windows splash screen.
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- PC/Desktop
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- Own build
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- Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
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- Intel i7 2600k
- Motherboard
- ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
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- G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 850 Pro SSD 256GB, Samsung SSD 840 120GB, Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS x2
- PSU
- Seasonic M12II 520W
- Case
- Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
- Cooling
- Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
- Keyboard
- Logitech MK520 (wireless)
- Mouse
- Logitech MK520
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- 6-7 Mbps
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Problem is F8 is also the one-time Boot menu key. But on Asus this means you simply tap it again after choosing HD.
Ok - sorry for any confusion.
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Own build
- OS
- Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
- CPU
- Intel i7 2600k
- Motherboard
- ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
- Memory
- G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 850 Pro SSD 256GB, Samsung SSD 840 120GB, Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS x2
- PSU
- Seasonic M12II 520W
- Case
- Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
- Cooling
- Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
- Keyboard
- Logitech MK520 (wireless)
- Mouse
- Logitech MK520
- Internet Speed
- 6-7 Mbps
- Antivirus
- Norton Security Premium, Malwarebytes on 2 (MSE on 3rd PC)
- Browser
- FireFox
- Other Info
- Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1
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No confusion at all, Michael. I'm just waiting for answers to quite a few questions to be able to help here. Maybe someone else can sort it out without them.
Instead of trying to use the one time boot screen to select the desired boot drive, go into to BIOS and change the default order there. On some machines that usually changes the order on the one time boot screen anyway, so you don't have to worry about selecting the boot drive from there, it'll just use the first default.
Another option would be is to go into the BIOS BOOT menu and disable all possible boot drives except the drive you're trying to boot from (don't know if all BIOS's allow this).
Another option would be is to go into the BIOS BOOT menu and disable all possible boot drives except the drive you're trying to boot from (don't know if all BIOS's allow this).
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Greg , and everyone else.
I have done the following , and now i am giving you feedback.
Booted a real XP CD - No succsess
Booted XP with USB - No succsess
Made a bootable USB with DBAN to wipe the HDD - No succsess
Booted a System Recovery Repair Disk (made with a Acer Laptop) Successfully made but No succsess in booting.
Booted a Proper Windows 7 Install Disk - No succsess
Booted with a PW Bootable USB + Bootable CD - No succsess
I have even tried removing the HDD and then trying to boot a cd/usb , still no luck.
The only thing i have not tried is removing CMOS/BIOS battery but i dont think its worth a try -plus to get to the battery i have to take the whole computer apart.
The computer is not showing any sign at all for booting from USB / CD
What more options do i have? The drivers for this laptop were a pain in the *** to find because PB is so idiotic that they have not listed my model under support.
I dont think it is possible to reflash bios as the laptop continuously denies booting anything at all and shows that crappy message '' BOOTMGR Missing''
The only option left is to (buy another HDD).
Is this enough feedback? It does not matter what i use to boot because the laptop is not showing any sign at all.
The USB Boot option is not listed in the BIOS when the Flash drive in unplugged.
Thanks alot for the help but i am stuck quiet badly.
I have done the following , and now i am giving you feedback.
Booted a real XP CD - No succsess
Booted XP with USB - No succsess
Made a bootable USB with DBAN to wipe the HDD - No succsess
Booted a System Recovery Repair Disk (made with a Acer Laptop) Successfully made but No succsess in booting.
Booted a Proper Windows 7 Install Disk - No succsess
Booted with a PW Bootable USB + Bootable CD - No succsess
I have even tried removing the HDD and then trying to boot a cd/usb , still no luck.
The only thing i have not tried is removing CMOS/BIOS battery but i dont think its worth a try -plus to get to the battery i have to take the whole computer apart.
The computer is not showing any sign at all for booting from USB / CD
What more options do i have? The drivers for this laptop were a pain in the *** to find because PB is so idiotic that they have not listed my model under support.
I dont think it is possible to reflash bios as the laptop continuously denies booting anything at all and shows that crappy message '' BOOTMGR Missing''
The only option left is to (buy another HDD).
Is this enough feedback? It does not matter what i use to boot because the laptop is not showing any sign at all.
The USB Boot option is not listed in the BIOS when the Flash drive in unplugged.
Thanks alot for the help but i am stuck quiet badly.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Packard Bell SJ 51
- OS
- Win 7 Home Premium 32bit
- CPU
- AMD Turion 64 Dual core
- Memory
- 3 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nividia 7000
- Sound Card
- Conexant HD
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Did you try booting each of those disks by setting CD drive first to boot in BIOS setup, as well as using the F8 menu?
Do you have access to another laptop you can swap the HD into to install Win7, then swap it back? If it won't start you'll need to SysPrep to move HD to another computer. Here's what I can find on removing your laptop HD: http://www.motherboardpoint.com/packard-bell-easynote-laptop-hdd-located-t54783.html
Can you borrow an external CD/DVD drive to see if that will boot?
What makes you think the problem is your HD if CD still won't boot even without the HD attached? Do you have access to another HD to swap in to be sure?
Do you have access to another laptop you can swap the HD into to install Win7, then swap it back? If it won't start you'll need to SysPrep to move HD to another computer. Here's what I can find on removing your laptop HD: http://www.motherboardpoint.com/packard-bell-easynote-laptop-hdd-located-t54783.html
Can you borrow an external CD/DVD drive to see if that will boot?
What makes you think the problem is your HD if CD still won't boot even without the HD attached? Do you have access to another HD to swap in to be sure?
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The laptopt im using right now is a Lenovo Thinkpad and the PB HD fits in it and works.
But somehow the USB boot and USB CD rom boot options are excluded from boot order in the bios and i am unable to change the settings for boot order.
Do you know about something that will be able to be installed on USB and will boot without choosing boot order? What i mean is , something that will launch automatically on boot.
And on this Lenovo laptop i still get the bootmgr missing message.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Packard Bell SJ 51
- OS
- Win 7 Home Premium 32bit
- CPU
- AMD Turion 64 Dual core
- Memory
- 3 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nividia 7000
- Sound Card
- Conexant HD
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Will the disk and stick boot on Lenovo without the HD inserted?
If so then it is the HD blocking them. It needs to be wiped as code in the boot sector is blocking booting of disks. If PW or DBAN will not autostart then you can slave it using USB adapter cable.
If not then the problem is clearly the disks or stick or the way they are being burned/written. This is why I went around with you on this for quite awhile at beginning. If Download tool doesn't work then use ImgBurn, Universal Installer, or UltraISO trial.
If so then it is the HD blocking them. It needs to be wiped as code in the boot sector is blocking booting of disks. If PW or DBAN will not autostart then you can slave it using USB adapter cable.
If not then the problem is clearly the disks or stick or the way they are being burned/written. This is why I went around with you on this for quite awhile at beginning. If Download tool doesn't work then use ImgBurn, Universal Installer, or UltraISO trial.
DMBAN is installed with Universal Installer , the others were installed with Ultraiso Full version
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Packard Bell SJ 51
- OS
- Win 7 Home Premium 32bit
- CPU
- AMD Turion 64 Dual core
- Memory
- 3 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nividia 7000
- Sound Card
- Conexant HD