if possible, boot into safemode
I'm pretty sure I just bricked my computer...
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So, I had an issue for a while on my computer. I finally looked it up, and the issue could be fixed by a chkdsk.
It failed, and then I was in a recovery loop. I looked through the cmd prompt (which was the only thing I could use), and found that the boot had an issue. The computer wouldn't let me fix it, so I gave up and got a recovery drive, because that was the only thing I didn't do yet. And the instructions said to start the usb things first, so I set that up...
I plugged in the drive, and I turned it on. The power button lit up...
The drive was getting power, but the keyboard and mouse weren't getting signal.
No picture. And I can't do anything.
It stayed this way for two days.
I'm pretty sure it's because of the boot not working.
... Is that it for my computer? Anything I can do to get at least the recovery loop back?
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DaveM121 879.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor2018-11-21T21:18:30+00:00 Hi Titus
Did you create Bootable Installation Media using the media Creation Tool?
If not, see the not at the bottom . .
If you have done that:
Insert the bootable installation media into your system
Boot into BIOS and click Restore Defaults, so you know you are starting from a known point . . .
Then change the boot order so that installation media is top of the boot order list, so your system is booting from the Installation Media
Save that and exit BIOS, your system will restart and if the installation media is created correctly it should boot from that and being the Windows 10 installation
To create Bootable Installation Media:
Click this link:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...
to download the Media Creation Tool (Click on Download Tool Now), with that you can download the latest Windows 10 ISO (Select Create Installation Media for Another PC), you can create a bootable USB flash drive (min 8GB) using that tool
If you have problems setting that drive as the boot device:
Insert the Bootable Installation Media, then go into your BIOS and make the following changes:
- Disable Secure Boot
- Enable Legacy Boot
- If Available enable CSM
- If Required enable USB Boot
- Move the device with the bootable disc to the top of the boot order
- Save BIOS changes, restart your System and it should boot from the Installation Media
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Anonymous
2018-11-21T21:17:13+00:00 Hi Titus,
We should still get something on the screen, no boot drive detected, something...
Let’s do this, turn off the PC if it isn’t already off. Unplug the power cord from the back, and push and hold down the power button for 15/20 seconds. Go ahead and plug the cord back in, and try to turn it back on, anything?
If not, let’s turn it off, and back on again, this time tapping the esc key rapidly while it turns on.
Give this a shot, and let me know!
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Anonymous
2018-11-21T21:15:20+00:00 Hi TitusClifton ... unplug the USB drive and try and force your machine to recovery.
To do this boot up and wait for the blue windows screen with the spinning circle, when you see that press and hold power button to shut down.
Boot up again and do the same thing by waiting for the blue windows screen with the spinning circle then shut down, power up for the 3rd time and you should get repair screen.
Let it run.
You will then get a screen with the Automatic Repair, select the Advanced Options.
From here do a reset and keep files if you can.