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1-855-461-5433 How to Tackle the Boot Device Not Found Issue?

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Peter Johnn

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In comparison to various system problems, the error “not found boot device” is a severe problem faced by the users of HP PC and laptop. This problem can be occur anytime and does not provide you an option to work. But understand that this problem can be quickly fixed by following some safety measures. These measures can be deployed when you view any of the given hard disk issue on the screen of your PC or the laptop.

Hard drive is not available

Hard drive not found. Please install an operating system (OS) on your hard drive

Boot disk is not found in the hard disk.

Don’t find any bootable disk-press any key and insert hard drive

When the issue “Boot device not found” does arise?

This problem will arises when the hard drive does not help the procedure of booting of the computer or the laptop. During the procedure of booting, the MS Windows operating system will load into the RAM (Random Access Memory). To perform this work, a setup procedure begins and Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) will function. The BIOS will access some specific files from the hard drive i.e. the bootable disk. For more information, contact HP computer support.

But when the hard disk is not accessible correctly, the problem “hard disk not found” will displays on the screen of the PC or the laptop.

What are the main reasons of Boot Device Error?

If you want to discover the main reasons of this issue than in that case you can take accurate action to resolve this glitch. The main reasons of hard disk problems are given below:

Wrong boot sequence in the BIOS

Master Boot Record (MBR) or Boot sector is damaged

Hard disk connection problem

Virus and malware attack

Damaged hard disk partitions

Damaged hard disk

Instructions to Resolve Boot Device Not Found Problem

To fix this issue you require performing the steps given below:-

Method 1: Do Hard Reset

To resolve this error first you require doing the hard reset. This will again begin the connection between the BIOS and the hardware. Doing the hard reset is a simple procedure and it might resolve this error.

To do this method you need to follow the given steps.

Switch off your PC

Detach the plug of the computer from any docking station and also disconnect the AC adapter from the laptop.

Make sure that no peripheral devices are connected with the computer.

To drain the residual charge, push the power button for 17 seconds.

To begin the system, push the power button.

When the startup menu will appear on the screen, use arrow keys to choose “Normally start the windows” and then push the button “Enter”.

Method 2: Restore Default Settings of BIOS

At certain times, the computer is configured to boot from that disk which is unbootable. To resolve the issue hard drive not found, you need to do the steps given below.

Push the power button to switch on your PC and after that press F10 key repeatedly to go to the BIOS setup menu.

To load and revamp the default settings of the BIOS, push F9 button on the BIOS setup menu.

After that push the F10 button to save and exit.

Choose “Yes” and then push Enter button when it displays exit saving changes.

Follow the on-screen instructions to again boot your PC.

Method 3: Hard Drive Reset

 There might be some loose connections in your computer and resetting the hard disk might resolve the problem hard disk not found. To do this you require to follow the given below steps.

Push the power button for 10 seconds to switch off your PC.

Disconnect the power cable.

After that, connect and disconnect the hard drive.

Assemble your PC again and restart your computer to check if it works properly.

What Can I do if Aforementioned Steps Will Not Work?

You can quickly resolve the boot device not found issue by following the aforementioned steps of troubleshooting. Based on the important reason of the issue, any one of the aforementioned methods will resolve this issue. But it might be also possible that the aforementioned method is unable to fix this hard disk error. In that case, you require dialing the HP Computer Tech Support Number +1-855-461-5433 to fix this technical problem.

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