Missing operating system of DM4

I tried to reinstall my OS (win 7 home) dm4 pavilion. I backed up personal items and then (1) rebooted and held down the ESC key, (2) chose F11 for recovery of the system and then choose to install the minimal system. The process of reformatting the drive, which was pretty quick and then took some time to install the software. At one point he finally rebooted and then I got one message at the top left of the screen - "Missing operating system". When I try again (restart, F11, Esc) system recovery I'm met with the same message - lack of OS. No help for it? Thank you!

The first thing you should try is unplugging the hard drive sata connector and then plug it back.

If this does not work, then boot to a Windows 7 install disc (or usb Installer) to access the Startup Repair option. If the problem is a corrupt BCD file which should deal with the issue.

If you need to make a Windows 7 usb installer or installation disc, you can download the ISO image here. Use utility to store Microsoft Windows 7 download\USB to make the program installation from USB or disc installation DVD.

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