No boot device - Aeon 2185

[horus772]

Hi guys,

 

I have an issue  with a system labeled 'ready to go' (yes, I was that weak and bought such a thing ..)

 

At power on it gets into the settings after a bit of churning. Looking at the boot devices, it lists none! Cannot find a way to add one, even though the 1TB hard drive is listed under peripherals as SATA3. If I boot with a linux rescue disk the drive is also visible, but could not mount it, and didn't really want to mess with it for now. I am out of options .. help!!

 

The system is called Aeon 2185 from Canada Computers:

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=570_7_1203_1446_1448&item_id=128556

[TheWiseGuy]

To clarify, the drive is not visible in setups but shows as there in the MOBO Bios?

[horus772]

That is correct. The setup does not list anything else either (SSD maybe?)

[TheWiseGuy]

Just now, horus772 said:

That is correct. The setup does not list anything else either (SSD maybe?)

Are you installing Windows or Linux?

[TheWiseGuy]

I think the drive isn't initialized and is just a empty volume, go into a setup like windows and try to create a partition. (On a side note: You over paid by a lot for that PC)

[horus772]

I am not installing anything, the system is listed as coming with Windows 10. I only used a live linux disc to have a look.

[TheWiseGuy]

1 minute ago, horus772 said:

I am not installing anything, the system is listed as coming with Windows 10. I only used a live linux disc to have a look.

I am confused, can you boot into Windows 10 at all from the SSD?

[horus772]

About creating a partition, linux listed most of the drive as partitioned (3Mb free)

[TheWiseGuy]

2 minutes ago, horus772 said:

About creating a partition, linux listed most of the drive as partitioned (3Mb free)

If you can get into windows, open disk management and send a picture of that screen.

[horus772]

No, the system does not boot and eventually defaults to bios settings. Now that you mention it, I have not seen the SSD as device anywhere in BIOS

[TheWiseGuy]

Just now, horus772 said:

No, the system does not boot and eventually defaults to bios settings. Now that you mention it, I have not seen the SSD as device anywhere in BIOS

Open the case up and see if everything is connected.

[horus772]

Every thing seems connected (I checked the plugging of cables) The hard drive is loose in the mount, but that should not be an immediate problem ..

[horus772]

The SSD - Adata 240Gb - seems to have very bad reviews, and since it does not show in BIOS (or from a linux live boot) it could be defective. Not sure why the HDD does not appear as a boot alternative. Either way, I will try to replace the SSD and see what happens. I hope the Windows OS licence is not tied to it :0

 

Was really hoping to get a working system quick, if I am to go through all this hassle would rather have tried a build.