Hard disk not detected by BIOS

[deepakgera1]

Hi

I tried to serach my problem on the forum but couln't find a solution.So request you all to help please.

My laptop was working fine until last night.But when i switched it on this morning i got "operating system not found error message".
I tried to fix the problem by using windows recovery tools but wasn't successfull.Then i noticed that BIOS is not detecting my hard drive.
Everytime i boot i am getting "operating system not found message".

Can anyone suggest how to get my system working.I have a sony vaio FZ series laptop.


-Deepak

 

[DeanP]

deepakgera1, follow this tutorial (made by Brink):
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html

 

[deepakgera1]

I have tried that startup repair tool 3-4 times, but problem is NOT solved.It still won't detect my hard disk.

 

[deepakgera1]

Can someone please help.I am not able to solve the problem.

 

[Jonathan_King]

Hello,

Try taking the hard drive out, and installing it in another machine. If it is detected, copy all your data over to the other machine.

If it's not detected, purchase a new drive.

 

[DeanP]

Maybe take your VAIO Laptop to a VAIO Service Center. (may do a research on the Sony Website) on whereabouts to find a service center - may replace HDD for you.

 

[deepakgera1]

Thanks all of you on the forum for you reply.I finally bought new hard disk.
Thanks again for help.

 

[Jonathan_King]

Glad to hear it.

If you need anything else, don't hesitate to post.

 

[badkarma11]

I was going to suggest removing and reseating the HDD. This happened to me with a Dell. It died eventually but at least I was able to get what I needed off of it first.