Windows won't boot

[brandon_57]

When I was installing a new SSD I installed Windows on it and it was working at first then all of a sudden I start getting a black screen with an underscore symbol flashing in the top left.

 

How do I fix this? Without deleting anything from the drive because I have data on it.

 

 

[Guest]

boot on a windows 10 install usb and press "Repair PC" at the bottom

7 minutes ago, brandon_57 said:

When I was installing a new SSD I installed Windows on it and it was working at first then all of a sudden I start getting a black screen with an underscore symbol flashing in the top left.

 

How do I fix this? Without deleting anything from the drive because I have data on it.

 

 

 

[MajorTmar]

This generally means the boot disk you have chosen does not have any bootable software on it. Do you have multiple drives in the computer? If you head into the BIOS you can choose a drive to boot from. Make sure you're trying to boot from the drive with windows on it.

 

Hope this helps!

[brandon_57]

2 minutes ago, MajorTmar said:

This generally means the boot disk you have chosen does not have any bootable software on it. Do you have multiple drives in the computer? If you head into the BIOS you can choose a drive to boot from. Make sure you're trying to boot from the drive with windows on it.

 

Hope this helps!

The drive did have Windows on it. 

 

3 minutes ago, Nolanrulesroblox said:

boot on a windows 10 install usb and press "Repair PC" at the bottom

 

I've tried that but it doesn't work

[Guest]

Just now, brandon_57 said:

The drive did have Windows on it. 

 

I've tried that but it doesn't work

you could (if you have another laptop or desktop) go into the drive and copy the User data then reinstall windows

 

OR

 

try Swapping Sata Ports (it has worked for me in the past)

[MajorTmar]

1 minute ago, Nolanrulesroblox said:

you could (if you have another laptop or desktop) go into the drive and copy the User data then reinstall windows

 

OR

 

try Swapping Sata Ports (it has worked for me in the past)

This is great advice, if you could grab the personal data off that drive and secure it, then you could reinstall windows without the risk of losing your data.

 

Definitely might simply be a bad SATA cable or port, so try that.

[brandon_57]

2 minutes ago, MajorTmar said:

This is great advice, if you could grab the personal data off that drive and secure it, then you could reinstall windows without the risk of losing your data.

 

Definitely might simply be a bad SATA cable or port, so try that.

If I were to reinstall Windows would it delete any data or do I have to take it off if I don't want the data to be deleted?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, brandon_57 said:

If I were to reinstall Windows would it delete any data or do I have to take it off if I don't want the data to be deleted?

take the data off from C:/Users

(removing the data and putting onto a Different drive or even Google Drive or DropBox)

 

then Reinstall windows

[brandon_57]

1 minute ago, Nolanrulesroblox said:

take the data off from C:/Users

(removing the data and putting onto a Different drive or even Google Drive or DropBox)

 

then Reinstall windows

Ok then thanks!

[Guest]

Just now, brandon_57 said:

Ok then thanks!

if you need help i can help you step by step (but when i get home from work)

[brandon_57]

5 minutes ago, Nolanrulesroblox said:

if you need help i can help you step by step (but when i get home from work)

Transferring the data and reinstalling isn't that hard it's just going to take very long

[Guest]

Just now, brandon_57 said:

Transferring the data and reinstalling isn't that hard it's just going to take very long

true but it shouldnt take long if the drive is fast

[brandon_57]

Just now, Nolanrulesroblox said:

true but it shouldnt take long if the drive is fast

I'm transferring 297 gb of data from a SSD to a hard drive

[Guest]

Just now, brandon_57 said:

I'm transferring 297 gb of data from a SSD to a hard drive

oh nvm...... that is gonna take a while (i hope its not a 5400 or your in for hell)

[brandon_57]

1 minute ago, Nolanrulesroblox said:

oh nvm...... that is gonna take a while (i hope its not a 5400 or your in for hell)

No it's a 7200

[Guest]

1 minute ago, brandon_57 said:

No it's a 7200

your a very lucky dude.....

 

well if you need help let me know