How to Fix Issue “Boot Device Not Found” in Your Computer?


Amongst various errors of system, the error ‘boot device not found’ is a very common issue confronted by users of computer. This error can be happen anytime and does not provide you an option to work. But this error can be fixed easily by following some security measures. These measures can be applied when you view any of the given hard disk issues on your computer monitor:
§  Don’t find any bootable device- push any key and insert boot disk
§  Device of boot is not found in the hard disk
§  Boot device is not available
§  Hard drive not found. Please install an OS (operating system) on your hard drive.



When the issue “Boot Device Not Found” does arise?

This error will happens when the hard drive does not support the procedure of booting of computer. During the procedure of booting, the OS will load in the RAM (Random Access Memory). To perform this job, a procedure of setup begins and BIOS (Basic Input-Output System) gets charged. Specific files were accessed by the BIOS from the hard drive, i.e. the bootable device.
But when hard disk is not properly accessible, the problem ‘hard drive not found’ will display on the screen of the computer.

What are the main reasons of Boot Device Issue?

If you can find the reason of this issue then in that case you can take appropriate action to resolve this issue. The main reasons of hard disk errors are:
§  Corrupted hard disk
§  Corrupt hard disk partitions
§  Virus attack
§  Hard disk connection problem
§  Boot sector or MBR (Master Boot Record) is destroyed
§  Wrong sequence of boot in the BIOS

How to resolve issue Book Device Not Found?

To solve this issue you require performing the steps given below:

1.     Do Hard Reset

To fix this issue first you require doing the hard reset. This will again establish the connection between hardware and the BIOS. Doing the hard reset is a simple process and it might resolve this issue.
To do this step you need to perform the given instructions.
§  Switch off your PC
§  Remove the plug of the computer from any station of docking and also remove the AC adaptor from the computer. 
§  Make sure that no peripheral devices are connected with the PC.
§  To drain the charge of residual, push the button of power for 16 seconds.
§  To begin the system, push the button of power.
§  When the startup menu will display on the screen, deploy arrow keys to choose “Normally start the windows” and then push the enter button.

2.     Restore Default Settings of BIOS

At certain times, the computer is configured to boot from that disk which is not bootable. To resolve the issue boot device not found you need to perform the instructions given below:
§  Push the button of power to start your PC, and after that continuously press key “F10” to go into the setup menu of the BIOS.
§  To restore and load the default setup settings of BIOS, push button “F9” on the setup menu of BIOS.
§  After that push the button “F10” to Exit and Save”.
§  Choose “Yes” and then push button “Enter” when it displays exit changes of saving.
Follow the on-screen instructions to again start your PC.

3. Hard Disk Reset

There may be few lose connections in your computer and resetting the hard disk might resolve the error “Boot device not found”. For this you need to do follow the instructions given below:     
§  Push the button of power for some seconds to switch off your PC.
§  Remove the cable of power.
§  After that reconnect and disconnect the hard disk.
§  Assemble your PC again and restart your computer to view if it works perfectly.

What can I do if the methods given above will not resolve the issue hard drive not found?

You can easily resolve the hard disk issue by following the aforementioned ways. Depending on the main reason of the issue, any of the aforementioned methods will resolve this issue. But it is also possible that no aforementioned instructions will fix this hard disk issue. In that case you require getting in touch with HP technical support service provider who is having good expertise in resolving “hard disk not found issue”.

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