Cursor flashing after restart ESXi

Hello

My installation of vSphere worked fine for past months, but this morning I had to reload my two hosts (identical hardware) and now ESXi does not start on either.  I get the usual BIOS messages and then just a white screen with a blinking cursor.

Suggestions for what I should try?  If I run a repair from the installation disc is it possible that a data store is going to get destroyed?

Thank you.

You may have a problem with the boot order. You can try to change the boot order in the bios.

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