"THE FOUND OPERATING SYSTEM"

I bought my Sony laptop a bit over 2 years with pre-installed Windows Vista. He never gave me any problems until now. When I turn it on, a black screen with a white typing: "OPERATING SYSTEM not FOUND '. Any buttons I press on, it will not go past this screen. I am a student, so I took it to a technician on campus and they said they could fix if I brought in the Windows Vista operating drive. However, I don't have a Windows disk as my laptop came pre-installed. Should I send it to a Sony repair center? Should I buy and install a new Windows software disc? What would be the way the most effective and inexpensive to fix this?

Hello

1. you remember to make changes to your computer before the problem?

This problem may occur if one or more of the following conditions are met:

(a) basic input/output system (BIOS) does not detect the hard drive.

(b) the hard disk is damaged.

(c) sector 0 of the physical disk has an incorrect or malformed master boot (MBR) record.

Note  Some third-party programs or alteration of the disk can damage an MBR.

(d) an incompatible partition is marked as Active.

(e) a partition which contains the MBR is no longer active.

Follow these step and check if the problem persists.

Method 1:

I suggest that you enter advanced startup options and try to last good Configuration.

Method 2:

I suggest that you update the system basic input/output (BIOS) to the latest version by contacting the manufacturer of the computer or the motherboard and check if it works.

Important: Change (CMOS) BIOS/complementary metal oxide semiconductor settings can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the configuration of the BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

BIOS: Frequently asked questions

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/BIOS-frequently-asked-questions

Method 3:

If the previous step fails, then I suggest that you perform repair system on the computer and check if it works.

What are the system recovery options in Windows Vista?

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-are-the-system-recovery-options-in-Windows-Vista

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