PC won't boot.

[thprince]

Hello,

So I managed to fix my computer recently by removing a dead RAM. Half way through using it after repair, my computer turned into a black screen and I was forced to reboot. So I did and my PC will just boot into UEFI BIOS. At the Boot Priority section, it only shows the CD Drive and my plugged in external HDD It's not showing the internal HDD that I have Windows installed on. Anyone have any idea what to do or what conclusions I can draw ? Is it a dead hard drive ?

 

Any answers will be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you for you kind attention and time.

 

PC Specs :

Motherboard : ASUS H97-PRO GAMER (BIOS Ver. 2104)

CPU : i5-4690 @ 3.50GHZ

GPU : MSI GTX 970

RAM : 8192MB DDR3 1333MHz (Corsair 2 sticks of ram, 4gb each)

HDD : Western Digital 1 TB

Power Supply : Cooler Master G750M 

WiFi Card : PCE-N15

OS : Windows 8.1 64-Bit

[ADZ_123_!"£]

So you have had a dead ram stick and now a possibly dead HDD I wonder if the mobo could be the problem.

What are your specs?

[MrKickkiller]

Is the SATA cable still connected?

Sata power ok?

[thprince]

So you have had a dead ram stick and now a possibly dead HDD I wonder if the mobo could be the problem.

What are your specs?

PC Specs :

Motherboard : ASUS H97-PRO GAMER (BIOS Ver. 2104)

CPU : i5-4690 @ 3.50GHZ

GPU : MSI GTX 970

RAM : 8192MB DDR3 1333MHz (Corsair 2 sticks of ram, 4gb each)

HDD : Western Digital 1 TB

Power Supply : Cooler Master G750M 

WiFi Card : PCE-N15

OS : Windows 8.1 64-Bit

[thprince]

Is the SATA cable still connected?

Sata power ok?

Yes, I've unplugged it and plugged it back. There's no avail.

[techguru]

either you got a bad sata port

bad psu sata power cable

or just a bad sata cable

or a bad hdd

[thprince]

either you got a bad sata port

bad psu sata power cable

or just a bad sata cable

or a bad hdd

Thanks for the possible conclusions. Do you think it has something to do with the mobo ?

[Captain_WD]

Hello,

So I managed to fix my computer recently by removing a dead RAM. Half way through using it after repair, my computer turned into a black screen and I was forced to reboot. So I did and my PC will just boot into UEFI BIOS. At the Boot Priority section, it only shows the CD Drive and my plugged in external HDD It's not showing the internal HDD that I have Windows installed on. Anyone have any idea what to do or what conclusions I can draw ? Is it a dead hard drive ?

 

Any answers will be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you for you kind attention and time.

 

PC Specs :

Motherboard : ASUS H97-PRO GAMER (BIOS Ver. 2104)

CPU : i5-4690 @ 3.50GHZ

GPU : MSI GTX 970

RAM : 8192MB DDR3 1333MHz (Corsair 2 sticks of ram, 4gb each)

HDD : Western Digital 1 TB

Power Supply : Cooler Master G750M 

WiFi Card : PCE-N15

OS : Windows 8.1 64-Bit

 

Hey thprince,

 

As @techguru suggested, there are a number of possibilities. I would take the drive out and connect it to an already working system and run a diagnostic tool to check the drive's health. I would recommend WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool. Here's a link: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=CSaoao

 

You can also try another SATA cable and another SATA port to rule them out. 

 

Also try other power cables that come from the PSU. 

 

If the drive is functioning correctly on another system, the problem might be coming from the motherboard. Try resetting the CMOS by removing the battery. 

 

Captain_WD.