Aspire M5 'Default boot device lack or failed to start.

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• Acer aspire s7-392-9439: lack of default boot device or startup failed.

  Hello
  I bought an Acer aspire s7-392-9439 3 months ago. It has been working fine, until yesterday.
  I turn on the computer and it poped a blue screen with the error: 'lack of default boot device or startup failed'.
  This error reminded me that a message on a bios updated poped over a few days and I have the chance to install it.

  I contacted acer support, I was told that the update of the bios would have avoided this problem. Also, they told me to try things that can help, but unfortunately none of them has:
  1 restore the default bios settings.
  2. change the bios settings: uefi to legacy.
  3 type the Windows key + c when the computer starts.

  When these options do not have they said it is probably a hardware problem and I should send my computer to their repair center.
  My questions are:
  1. If they updated bios would have prevented the problem, how can it be a hardware problem?
  2 - does anyone know how to solve the problem?

  I would appreciate your help,
  Michael

  I had the same problem.  Tried the diskette of starting BACK and did not work.

  Here's how I solved it:

  (apologies to memory are some terms is not on-site)

  1. download the Setup file of the BIOS - link provided above in this thread (isST2212.exe)

  2. on a Windows 8 machine that works - search for 'Create a recovery disk' and run on a USB drive

  3. copy the file #1 to the USB drive once it's done make a recovery disk

  4. in the Acer BIOS (press F2 during startup), change to the method of priming of the legacy

  5 save and exit

  6. turn in the BIOS and move the option USB HDD as first boot device

  7. Save and exit

  8. you will end up in a Windows 8 recovery console

  9. go to Advanced Options - find the option that leads you to the command prompt

  10. from there I went to d: drive and found my file isST2212.exe - run by typing the file name when you are in the folder

  Make sure that you are connected to power - let it run.  It should install, automatic restart and you should be in business.

  I had an Acer offer to fix it for free with a 7-10 day turn around and at the risk of losing all my data.  It's a much better solution!

• Yoga 2 pro - lack of default boot device or startup failed. Insert the recovery media and press a key.

  Hello

  I have a Yoga pro 2.

  I recently formatted my drive and got rid of all partitions. The reinstalled windows 8.

  Everything worked well until I went into the bios and changed the legacy boot uefi support.

  I get this is now pop up when I boot.

  By default, lack of start-up or start-up device failed. Insert the recovery media and press a key. Then select "Boot Manager" to select a new device boot or boot recovery media.

  I have no support from reccovery.

  I tried to restart the mchine pressing F2, but I still get the same screen.

  If I press on enter I then move the pop up to the Boot Manager when the list is empty, so I can't start any other readers because there is not to choose.

  I don't know what else to do...

  Help, please.

  SEB

  Mod edit: System model added to the subject line to improve visibility / clarity

  Shut down the laptop computer

  Press the NOVO button to start

  Select Configuration of the BIOS in the menu that appears

  Return to the legacy

  Exit saving changes

  Restart and check.

• Satellite C850 - 1 4: don't win 8 no boot device, control media [fail]

  Hello.
  My name is Maciej and Im in the Windsor area.

  I bought my Toshiba YC182856R 20/12/2012. I had gave me today.

  I booted up the laptop and I put it to my taste. The system is 64 bit Win 8.

  When I was happy with how it is that I put in Hibernate the system that I had to go and buy some DVDs to make the recovery disc just to be safe for the future. When I came back from the shop, I started the computer, but on the screen at the start of message appears:

  "CHECKING MEDIA [FAIL].

  and after that it is there
  Meassage is:

  "NO BOOT DEVICE - PLEASE REBOOT THE SYSTEM.

  I tried the F12 key to make sure that it is the start of the HARD drive but the laptop still shows the same messages and is not initialized.

  Come on. Laptop was only two hours and there are already this error. What is going on?

  Should I claim guarantee for who or what?

  Pls help me.

  Hello

  Please check if the HARD drive is recognized by the BIOS.
  It might be possible that your HARD drive is dead for no apparent reason.
  Therefore access the BIOS by pressing the F2 key while turning on the unit.
  Inside the BIOS, you should see if the HARD drive whether or not written.
  Also you could ensure that startup is enabled and if the UEFI BIOS is chosen.

  If nothing helps, visit your dealer and ask for replacement.
  If you want to resolve this issue, contact Toshiba service in your country.

• Recovery Aspire V5 - no boot device error disk error

  I tried to recover my Acer Aspire V5 by using the recovery disk I paid only $44.95 for.  When I got to the point where he is said to remove the recovery disc, then press ok to continue, I thought I was in the HomeStretch.  But instead, I got a "no boot device - insert boot disk and press any key error."  Can not know what to do.  I have no other disk for this computer.  Thought that this disc receovery was supposed to be a one-stop solution to restore my computer to its state when I bought it.  Any help much appreciated.

  Go to the bios and change the inheritance or uefi boot mode. If it is not.

• Z510 "Default Boot Device missing or initialization failed" after BIOS update

  Hello

  I get the error in the title, after that I tried flashing the BIOS for the Z510 was last updated.

  I can press ok and then enter in the Boot Manager, but I can't choose anything here.

  also, I can't boot from a disc with for example XP on it.

  I also tried the mode from crysis (fn + r) Insyde BIOS with BIOS file on my USB key

  but it does not work and tries to access the file on the USB key but starts normally rather

  the error again. (could not try with battery removed I have to remove the entire back to remove the battery on)

  the Z510).

  Help would be appreciated

  I found a solution to my problem.

  -> My pc with only back venus installed

  ->, I installed win 8.1 on my ssd (installed by me in the DVD slot)

  -> I forgot to activate the mode UEFI BIOS before installing win 8.1 (executed in legacy mode)

  --> the problem with the firmware update is that it resets the default bios options (here UEFI is defined)

  and then it does not find the partition no UEFI.

  --> solution: I created a recoverydisk of win8.1 on my other pc on a USB and put in and could select

  in the Boot Manager! there I was able to get into the bios again and set BIOS mode back to legacy mode

• I have an Acer switch 11... Showing no boot device

  All of a sudden while working on my switch 11, he said that he had to stop. Now, I get the message "no boot device" when I try to start. I could put in a USB key which was a recovery disk. . It allows me to go into the Bios. When I try to choose "refresh your PC it says the drive where Windows is installed is locked." When I go into bios and select the information tab, the name of the model of SDS said nothing and there is no serial number. Does this mean that my SSD drive is fried? Is there anything I can try to get a reaction?

  It is still under warranty? You can contact Mrs. They will tell you contact Acer.If it is not under warranty,.

  If it's only the SSD, it is fairly simple to repair if you are somewhat mechanically inclined. I can help you with that.

• No boot device not found error on R610 after the OS installed

  Hello

  Then I configured the Raid 1, installed Windows server 2012 R2 from USB. But when the system reboots after the installation it says it us no available boot device. I tried to start it manually by the raid controller but still said the same thing. The boot is BIOS.

  I'd appreciate jf you could help me look on this site and running.

  Thank you

  Feri

  Hi Robert

  Thanks for your message, I solved the problem

  The boot sequence was set correctly and I also tried to boot from the RAID directly, the problem was the firmware. I've updated all the firmware and that fixes the problem.

  Thanks for your help

  Faya

• Hi, install SSD on Acer Aspire VN7 - 591 G-70RT and setting for the primary boot device?

  Hello

  I have an Acer Aspire VN7 - 591 G-70RT that came with a Western Digital blue 5400 RPM HARD drive which is limitation of my performance of laptops. I contacted Acer recently to ask for upgrades that might be made and they confirmed that I could build an SSD 256 GB and up to 16 GB of ram.

  I bought an SSD now and install, but I wanted to ask how I could continue on the definition of the SSD as my main drive.

  At this point, I guess I could install the SSD, then select it as primary boot device in the BIOS by pressing F2, and then install windows 10 via my USB. If this should be good to reboot or the existence of windows on my current HARD drive causes a conflict?

  Thank you

  I have the device works now and here's what I did.

  WEAR AN ANTI STATIC BAND:

  Step 1) remove all the screws on the underside of the laptop

  Step 2) use spudger or credit GENTLY lift a gap between the keyboard and the base, then use the credit card to slide slowly into the space to jump open clips, NOT FORCE.

  Step 3) (OPTIONAL) remove the keyboard connectors by moving clip and gently remove the cable from the Jack. However the HARD drive slipped in for me without necessary to detach.

  Step 4) unplug original WD HDD blue reversing the clip and disconnect the cable

  Step 5) close laptop together and boot with Windows 10 USB install

  Step 6) install windows on new SSD (for me windows automatically activated via the BIOS/UEFI) if it doesn't happen for you, simply re-attatch the original HARD disk.

  Step 7) if the activation is successful, again set HARD drive and original format. I have kept all the original ACER RECOVERY and Partitions (Healthy) in case I need to restore factory default, but formatted primary partition.

• no boot device - aspire V5-572PG

  Hi all

  im am currently woking on a aspire v5-572PG POPs with a guest of blue that says "no boot device, press a button. When I check the bios hdd0, hdd1 all say there is no hard drive but when I start my windows recovery flash player 8, I see the C: drive and all of its contents from the command prompt. I tried a few guides on the repair of the efi and bcd with no joy. I ran chkdsk c:/x/r, which has detected an error and it fixes but still the same fault. to this im point ideas, suggestions are much appreciated.

  Thank you for your time.

  Yes, it should always appear in the BIOS, regardless the State of the format (assuming it has not failed).
  I suggested the Recovery Console (called ASO in Win8) simply because your USB has managed to find.
  What I don't understand is why the BIOS is not having reported the HARD drive. You could try reinstalling the HARD disk, just in case you have an intermittent connection.

• Acer Aspire E1 471 does not start. "no boot device, insert the boot disk and press any key".

  Acer Aspire E1 471. 8 64-bit Windows.

  It does not seem to recognize any boot device.

  Already tried:

  -F2 for configuration of the bios F9 to restore the default settings, F10 to save and exit and restart.

  -boot from usb, dvd... the screen turns black after the screening.

  -forcing safe mode or windows recovery screen (System Restore, auto repair, cmd, etc) the screen goes black, too and after about 20 minutes. the blue screen with the unhappy face appears (pc must be restarted)

  Any suggestions?

  Hi FerminSampo,

  We will try to repair the startup entries, I suggest you follow these steps and try to solve the problem of Windows 8 start.

  a. starting from hirens CD.

  b. try these commands from the command prompt.

  Bootrec /fixmbr

  Bootrec /fixboot

  Bootrec /rebuildbcd

  c. restart the computer and check if the problem persists.

• HP 15-g030so: the selected boot device has failed. Press ENTER to continue

  So, I got a disc error and had to go on my hard drive. After that, I was invited by a certain recovery of hp and tool that fussed around a while and rung me that he could not repair the system and some newspapers were stored. After that I tried to install win 8.1 running from a usb storage device that was the 8.1 software the installer of windows in it. Then the screen went black and I was promtped with "selected boot device failed." Press Enter to continue. "

  Any ideas on how to solve this problem?

  Problemi1 wrote:
  And now we're back to the original problem. I have an official version of windows 8.1 downloaded and formatted to a 8 GB USB by the official program from the official websites of microsoft. And just to clarify, it works with my pc. Now, when I try to start the installation in HP computer, it promots me with "selected boot device failed." Press ENTER to continue"and im the possibility of"boot manager"," Manager "start of the EFI file', who faced the same problem when I try to manually start the device and start"(yep 2 times). "»

  Hello

  Sorry to hear that.

  If you see boot and boot to the EFI file manager but nothing else, the USB is not detected.

  Please, perform the above steps

  s ' ensure that the 8.1 Win USB is intact and working

  -Secure Boot to disable and enable the Legacy mode

  -save changes and continue with the F9 mode.

  

  If it still does not respond, please take screenshots and join them in the next post.

  I hope this helps.

• Acer aspire switch 10 no boot device

  Hello, I am working on an Acer Aspire Switch 10 2 in 1 (there so no usb port and no cd drive) when I turn it on it flashes Acer logo for a second and then jump to "No boot device" with an image of a hard drive and a magnifying glass. This was not the case before. I could get for the recovery and trying, but it did not work. Now it seems that when I go in the settings of UEFI, boot order options have nothing other than IPV4 and peripheral USB for possible boot options.

  On information in the BIOS, you can find any reference to the members of the SSD?

  If this isn't the case, it is probably a hardware failure.

• ACER ASPIRE E5-511-ADD DEVICE USING THE UEFI BOOT.

  Hello. I bought a laptop Acer Aspire with Linux preinstalled E5-511. I want to install windows 8.1.

  I created with Rufus TPG bootable USB flash with win8.1 image. UEFI mode the laptop does not recognize the USB, I have turned off secure boot, put the USB - HDD on the top of the boot priority but in vain.

  In legacy BIOS mode, I can boot and install windows, but the touchpad mouse does not work, only the USB mouse functions.

  How can I add UEFI boot USB flash?

  Thank you in advance.

  You did right, but sometimes the USB interfaces are not recognized by the system, I had some problems with a pair of USB pen which has not worked as a boot device, but another one worked smoothly.

  don't forget to have your HDD or USB pen in FAT32.

• Acer Aspire V3 - 571 G | No boot device

  Hello world

  I have Acer Aspire V3 - 571G, worked perfectly runing 8.1 windows, however when I checked disk management I discovered that there is the C: drive, the recovery partition of primary health care with 15 GB and another two recovery with their size 400 MB partition, so I decided to delete it and merge to drive c. :, I deleted and I kept only the acer recovery partition and c drive only, the begein question when I restart the computer, it only shows me that Message: when the Startup Mode is UEFI says: "no boot device, press a key" and when I pass the Boot Mode Legacy BIOS says "no boot device - insert boot disk and press any key".

  Any body could help me restore my computer back to normal?

  Thank you much in advance.

  Mehdi

  Mehdi,

  Happy that you guessed it works again!

  I think it might be useful if we create content on our site acer.custhelp.com on the disk management section to help customers with these issues so that they understand what does what.