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When I plug a USB Hard Drive into my PC and boot the PC the hard drive tries to start Windows. "Windows failed to Start" comes on the screen. :( How can I stop this from happening?

The USB hard drive is a WD MyPassport. When I plug it in after booting it connects automatically.

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Could you show a picture?
 

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Computer0304 said:
Could you show a picture?
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I know of no way to show a picture. When I boot the PC with the USB HD plugged in it says, "Bootmgr is missing" Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to Continue. That's a slight change from before. When I unplug the USB HD from the PC, press Ctrl-Alt-Del, the computer boots. If I connect the USB HD after the PC has started I can read/write files to it. :rolleyes:

I ran Seatools Basic Test on US HD. It Failed.


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No i mean either take a picture with a camera or give me a screenshot of seatools if it is Windows not DOS.
 

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Check the boot order in the bios.
Make sure the drive Windows is on is set to boot first.
 

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Computer0304 said:
No i mean either take a picture with a camera or give me a screenshot of seatools if it is Windows not DOS.
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You can't take a screen shot with a computer that will not boot.

If I used the camera on my cell phone to make a screen shot the picture would show what's on the screen "Boot Mgr Missing"

Seatools said "Failed Test"

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patio said:
KCav said:

Since I am trying to boot a dead PC from a USB my Boot Sequence is set to:
USB Hard Drive 1st
CD/DVD 2nd
Internal hard drive 3rd.

I see nothing wrong with that .

KCav
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This contradicts the question in your Topic...
Turn off USB boot.
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I most strongly agree with Patio.

If your PC is set to boot from a USB drive which in its turn does not contain a valid OS to boot, you can either change the boot order or disconnect the USB drive and reconnect it after PC has booted.

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Wait, why dont you just plug it out? And how is your pc "dead?"
 

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patio said:
KCav said:

Since I am trying to boot a dead PC from a USB my Boot Sequence is set to:
USB Hard Drive 1st
CD/DVD 2nd
Internal hard drive 3rd.

I see nothing wrong with that .

KCav
Click to expand...

This contradicts the question in your Topic...
Turn off USB boot.
Click to expand...

I agree. My original question was not stated clearly. :o

I should have said I have a USB hard drive that is not intended to be configured as a bootable device. When I plug it in and start the system for some unknown reason the message Boot table missing appears. When I plug-in a bootable USB flash drive the system boots from the flash drive. When I start the system without a bootable USB device the system boots from the internal hard drive.

The problem is when I plug in the USB hard drive for some reason it looks Boot Mgr. and message appears Boot Mgr Missing. It is not suppose to be configured as a bootable device. If I start the system, then plug it in, I can read/write files to the drive.

Attached is a file that shows the directory on the US hard drive. What are the files .disk and boot.sdi? Do they belong on a non bootable device?

KCav
 

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KCav said:
patio said:
KCav said:
Since I am trying to boot a dead PC from a USB my Boot Sequence is set to:
USB Hard Drive 1st
CD/DVD 2nd
Internal hard drive 3rd.

I see nothing wrong with that .

KCav
Click to expand...

This contradicts the question in your Topic...
Turn off USB boot.
Click to expand...

I agree. My original question was not stated clearly. :o

I should have said I have a USB hard drive that is not intended to be configured as a bootable device. When I plug it in and start the system for some unknown reason the message Boot table missing appears. When I plug-in a bootable USB flash drive the system boots from the flash drive. When I start the system without a bootable USB device the system boots from the internal hard drive.

The problem is when I plug in the USB hard drive for some reason it looks Boot Mgr. and message appears Boot Mgr Missing. It is not suppose to be configured as a bootable device. If I start the system, then plug it in, I can read/write files to the drive.

Attached is a file that shows the directory on the US hard drive. What are the files .disk and boot.sdi? Do they belong on a non bootable device?

KCav
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Everything you describe is the expected behavior with your boot order configured the way it is.

The reason you are getting the message boot manager is missing is because it is not configured to be bootable.

KCav said:
It is not suppose to be configured as a bootable device.
Click to expand...

Again, that is the expected behavior,

You need to change the boot order to the internal hard drive first and it won't try to boot when you have the external plugged in.

If you still want to be able to boot from other devices you can use the one time boot menu by pressing F12 when the Dell logo appears and select from there.

Here's this link again if you need it.

How to Switch My Boot Sequence in My Dell Laptop | eHow
 

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If you plug in a bootable flash drive and start you computer then the bios is picking up your flash drive before it sees your drive C that Windows is installed on. Somewhere in your bios the C drive is not set to first boot. Their might be two places in your bios to set these things.
 

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Computer0304 said:
Wait, why dont you just plug it out? And how is your pc "dead?"
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Dead is a humanism. Since a computer does not have a soul, its use here is inappropriate. I was referring to the fact Windows will not start.

KCav
 

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Your post #12

I agree. My original question was not stated clearly. :o

I should have said I have a USB hard drive that is not intended to be configured as a bootable device. When I plug it in and start the system for some unknown reason the message Boot table missing appears. When I plug-in a bootable USB flash drive the system boots from the flash drive. When I start the system without a bootable USB device the system boots from the internal hard drive.
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You are going in circles KCav.
Non bootable flash drive will not boot. It shouldn't.
Bootable flash drive boots. It should if set that way in bios.
When no flash drive is installed Windows 7 boots of of the C drive. It should.

Flash drives of any kind will not boot before C drive with Windows 7 unless something or some one has the boot order set to boot USB before C drive with Windows 7 installed. Period.
Your bios are not set to boot the drive Windows 7 is installed on first. Period.

Your post #16 is absolutely useless. It tells us nothing.
Fix your bios to boot in proper order.
 

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[/QUOTE] The reason you are getting the message boot manager is missing is because it is not configured to be bootable. [/QUOTE]



I thought if a USB device was configured to be non-bootable that the BIOS would pass-m by. :sarc: Here's what happened when I tried what I thought would work.
  1. Formatted a USB flash drive to make sure it was not configured to be bootable.
  2. Plugged it into my PC with BIOS boot sequence set to boot from USB first
  3. Screen said "Boot Manager missing." :(
[/QUOTE] You need to change the boot order to the internal hard drive first and it won't try to boot when you have the external plugged in. [/QUOTE]



OK, I'll try it. Here's what happened.
  1. Pressed F12 while system was starting
  2. From Startup Options, selected BIOS, then Boot Sequence
  3. Made Internal hard drive first in sequence` and shut down the system
  4. Plugged-in USB FD and stated system
  5. System booted from internal hard drive :)
[/QUOTE] If you still want to be able to boot from other devices you can use the one time boot menu by pressing F12 when the Dell logo appears and select from there. [/QUOTE]



I want to be able to boot from USB Rescue device. Here's what I did.
  1. Ran YUMI - Your Universal Multisystem Installer :geek:
  2. Answered YUMI Installation Wizard questions: 1) Selected USB FD 2) Scrolled down long list of ISO's to Custom Installation 3) Browsed to where I stored ISO files created with Macrium Reflect 4) Pressed Create YUMI. It worked :shock:
  3. With BIOS set to boot from internal hard drive, and YUMI flash drive plugged-in I started the system, and while the system was starting I pressed F12 key ;)
  4. A menu for Start-up options appeared, selected USB and the system proceeded to boot from USB to YUMI's Menu :)
  5. Plugged in the USB hard drive where I stored image files made with Macrium Reflect and inserted new internal hard drive.
  6. Went to the YUMI menu and selected the ISO made with Macrium Reflect
  7. YUMI loaded the Macrium Reflect Backup and Restore program and detected both the USB HD and internal HD:cool:
  8. Browsed to select the file I wanted to restore and selected the internal hard drive as the destination.
  9. Pressed restore and within 15 minutes the process was complete. :D:D:D
Layback Bear, Thank you.

KCav
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P8400 P8400DDR2, 4096 MBytesNVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell, Latitude E6400
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P8400 P8400
Motherboard
Dell, Model 0G868N (Microprocessor)
Memory
DDR2, 4096 MBytes
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
Sound Card
IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
WDC WD1600BJKT-75F4T0 ATA Device
Keyboard
Standard
Mouse
Touchpad
Internet Speed
Dell Wireless 1510 Wireless-N WLAN Mini-Card
Your welcome
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pr...Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home made Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU
Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard
ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
Memory
Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
Screen Resolution
1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Hard Drives
INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
PSU
EVGA Platium 1200W
Case
Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
Cooling
XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
Keyboard
Das 4 Professional
Mouse
Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
Internet Speed
100 mbits
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
Browser
I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
Other Info
LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
Well now you have to boot from internal drive as I mentioned.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 32-bit/Windows 8 64-bi...Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600/Intel Core i7 4790/In...2GB/16GB/4GBIntel G33/G31 Express(Vostro)/NVIDIA GeForce ...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Vostro 400/Dell XPS 8700(Slightly Customized for me by Dell)/Toshiba Satellite T135
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32-bit/Windows 8 64-bit/Win7 Pro64-bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600/Intel Core i7 4790/Intel Pentium
Memory
2GB/16GB/4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel G33/G31 Express(Vostro)/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745(XPS)
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2009m(Vostro)/ViewSonic VX2250wm-LED(XPS)
Screen Resolution
1600x900(Vostro)/1920x1080(XPS)
Hard Drives
Seagate ST3160815AS(Vostro)/Western Digital Blue(Satellite)
External:
Western Digital My Passport 0748
Samsung HM121HC
Keyboard
Dell L100)(Vostro)/Dell KB2133p(XPS)
Mouse
Dell M-UAV-DEL8(XPS)
Internet Speed
100 Mbit/s(Only when IPTV is plugged out)
Antivirus
Avast, Malwarebytes PRO
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Other Info
Note: Names with slashes between two different parts mean that the left is my old desktop and the right is my old laptop and the middle is my new desktop.(Unless specified)
Ping is horrible for servers overseas in US and Europe.
New laptop:LG Gram(Not available in US) Processor:Intel Core i3 4th Gen Ultra Low Power RAM:4GB Hard Drive:SK Hynix OEM MSATA or M.2 Graphics:Intel HD
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