Windows 7 unable to get past "Starting Windows" screen

yejohn

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I'm using a dell inspiron 1440 laptop, recently replaced my internal hard drive with a new solid state drive. It was working fine until today when I tried to boot my laptop up, and it gave me a BSOD before reaching the "Starting Windows" screen. Subsequent attempts at selecting the Startup repair and start windows normally options only gave me "failed to repair", and the windows logo getting stuck respectively. Safe mode cannot be started. However, when I tried to launch startup repair from my win 7 installation disk, I found that my HDD is not detected by my laptop. Subsequently, my laptop has also told me to reseat my hard drive. I reseated it a few times, but it did not solve the problem. Diagnostics ran on my laptop did not identify any problems. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bitIntel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6600 @ 2.20GHZ (2...3GBMobile Intel (R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron 1440
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6600 @ 2.20GHZ (2 CPUs)
Memory
3GB
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel (R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family

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Windows 7 enterprise 64 bit, Windows 7 Pro 64...Core i5-2400, Athlon 64 X2 6400+ ,Core i7-3632QM4GB, 4gb g.skill ddr2, 8gbRadeon HD 4550 sgb, Radeon HD 4870, NVIDIA Ge...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo ThinkCenter, Custom Built PC, Acer Aspire V3-771G-9809
OS
Windows 7 enterprise 64 bit, Windows 7 Pro 64 bit ,Windows 8 64bit
CPU
Core i5-2400, Athlon 64 X2 6400+ ,Core i7-3632QM
Motherboard
ASUS M4A79 Deluxe
Memory
4GB, 4gb g.skill ddr2, 8gb
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 4550 sgb, Radeon HD 4870, NVIDIA Geforce GT 650m
Monitor(s) Displays
dual samsung 22" monitors
Hard Drives
500GB, Western Digital WD Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s, 1TB
Case
Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower
Cooling
ASUS Silent Square Pro
Mouse
Razar Death adder
Internet Speed
20 mbps
Try checking the SATA setting in your BIOS. Make sure it is set to AHCI.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64, BackTrack Linux 5 R2,...Intel Core i7 920 OC to 3.6GHzCorsair 6GB DDR3ATI Radeon 4890
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64, BackTrack Linux 5 R2, Windows XP
CPU
Intel Core i7 920 OC to 3.6GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
Memory
Corsair 6GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 4890
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS 23"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
150GB Velociraptor
640GB
PSU
Corsair 850w
Case
CoolerMaster HAF932
Cooling
CoolerMaster V8
Internet Speed
30Mbps
Do you still have the old mechanical hard drive? What happens if you install that?

If the spinner is recognized then it may be that the SSD has failed.
 

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Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1i7-3820GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GBEVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built - Jan 2013
OS
Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
CPU
i7-3820
Motherboard
Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
Memory
GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
Sound Card
On board Realtek ALC898
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S271HL
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
#1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
Case
Corsair Obsidian 550D
Cooling
Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Keyboard
MS KC-0405
Mouse
Intellimouse 5-button
Internet Speed
56 Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
Antivirus
Avast & Malwarebytes
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X
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