PC won't boot

[seacow117]

I was playing Mordhau and suddenly my PC bluescreened, this is the first time it's done this. Ever since then my pc won't boot and when it first starts up it sounds like the hard drive is clicking. (Windows is installed on a seperate SSD). The error message it gave was inaccessible boot device. Would really appreciate any advice on what to do.

[Spakes]

Try to find another PC, you'll need to create a bootable USB drive. What to do, is up to you, but you have mainly 2 options:

1) Use MediaCreationTool from Microsoft to create LiveUSB with W10 Installer;

or

2) Create LiveUSB with something like Windows 10 PE or Linux. Rufus to the rescue here. That can be used to test whether is boot partition in good condition or not. Plus you can try to back up some important files, should you find a need to reinstall your OS with no way to not wipe current partitions.

 

P. S. If you decide to try Linux, remember: Debian-based OSes (Debian, Ubuntu, Pop! OS) should be burnt onto USB using ISO mode, Arch-based ones (Arch Linux, Manjaro) - using dd mode.

[homeap5]

Unplug hdd, boot from windows USB and repair boot.

[Kisai]

8 hours ago, seacow117 said:

I was playing Mordhau and suddenly my PC bluescreened, this is the first time it's done this. Ever since then my pc won't boot and when it first starts up it sounds like the hard drive is clicking. (Windows is installed on a seperate SSD). The error message it gave was inaccessible boot device. Would really appreciate any advice on what to do.

Inaccessable boot device can be three things:

 

1) Drive failure

2) Bios settings lost, so instead of being in Intel RST (Raid) mode it's in AHCI, but the OS wants RST.

3) You installed Windows to the SSD, but the bootloader was on mechanical drive. In which case you might be able to just go into the BIOS and tell it to boot the SSD directly.

[Spakes]

1 hour ago, Kisai said:

3) You installed Windows to the SSD, but the bootloader was on mechanical drive. In which case you might be able to just go into the BIOS and tell it to boot the SSD directly.

That option would require reinstall since there might be no bootloader on SSD.

[Kisai]

1 hour ago, Spakes said:

That option would require reinstall since there might be no bootloader on SSD.

If it was installed as a MBR, it can be "fixed" with a Linux boot disk if you know what you're doing, but in general, yes, you'd be better off reinstalling it if that's what happened.

 

This is why you should only install windows with the drive you intend to install it on present to avoid this.