Thread: Do not want to boot with hdd

I'm fixing a computer virus because they had eaten the operating system, is one of those old half that gradually things will have new (video, much ram, processor seems to be overload , etc) the format and suddenly I started gave me a errror was not a file on your hard disk, restarted and then again you say "format."Everything went fine, copied the files from windows (XP pro) but when restarted it got stuck on the image of the bios where it detects the devices, hence I cannot enter setup or anything. Disconnecting the hard drive everything works fine. I tried resetting the motherboard or plug in a different way the hdd but nothing changes. Hard drive was damaged? How I can fix?

What should I do? Please I need your answers.

After all the tests indicated and if it reset the bios setup not exists.

Have you checked the HDD connected this to another channel that holds the motherboard sata? Also try replacing the SATA bus on the other temporarily and switches the power molex to one that holds the source free. And if you've done all these checks without exist, finally test the HDD in another system or as an external storage unit if none of the options provided for the HDD is not detected by the bios setup, the HDD is dead and nothing can be done by...

That happened to me once and it was for the Sata cable was damaged. You can try to change it to see if this is your case.

Assuming you've done all my instructions, tested for proper connection of SATA bus, tried it on another channel, and even change it, and reset the bios, the only option is to check this on another system or storage unit external ...