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• Dual boot with two hard drives

  Have a Seagate 250 GB SATA drive (drive C) running Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 2. I installed a second hard drive Seagate 500 GB (drive D) and cloned drive C, using the software Seagate of cloning. All right.

  I put the boot sequence in the BIOS to get the D drive before drive C. Alàs, the system ignores the D drive and boots in the drive c (the only way I can start in drive D is to physically unplug the drive C).

  How can I implement a system dual boot so that I could choose at will which drive I want to use.

  Any help will be appreciated.

  Hi dozetricker,

  Please see article with some information about your question:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/set-up-a-dual-boot-system-from-Windows-Vista-inside-out

  I hope this helps!

  Debra
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Satellite M30X-165 only boot from a hard drive possible

  Today, I tried to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 but no media like CD/DVD bootable and works of disk removable (USB key).

  Notepad only boots from hard drive.
  With F12 I have a start menu, but no matter what I select that does not work and Windows XP boots from the hard drive. Later, I changed the boot sequence in the bios, but it does not work.

  Finally, I did a bios update 1.60 zu 2.00 but I still have the problem.
  How can I boot from DVD or USB stick?

  Try please enter the BIOS and set it to default settings. After doing this, try again please.
  Optical disc drive recognized and listed correctly in the BIOS settings?
  It works when you use it in Windows?

  Also try another thing. Put the bootable disc in ODD and shut down your laptop. Reboot and press the C key several times. If I m remembering well this should force ODD as first bootabe.

• Is it possible to install Boot Camp and use window only with an external hard drive, so it doesn't take much space on my Mac?

  Is it possible to install Boot Camp and use window only with an external hard drive, so it doesn't take much space on my Mac?

  No. Windows cannot be installed on an external drive, or start from a.

• How boot Windows Vista from a USB hard drive that has a good backup Vista already on him.

  Hi, initially, I thought I had a virus (blue screens that appear often), then I thought I had a corrupted driver or systems file. So, I had a 2 t USB external hard drive and saved ALL my internal hard drive.  After execution of all kinds of tests from my internal hard drive, it does NOT pass the diagnostic test and always stops in the same place on the internal hard drive.  It becomes harder and harder to start on my internal drive of 'C' without getting some kind of blue screen.  I'm sure that now it's my drive "C" which is declining and malfunction and I am convinced now to go forward and every time you start my existing backup Vista SP2 that I backed up on my disk 'K', or if I can, then do a new clean install of Vista 86 x (32 bit) on the disc 'K '.  My boot sequence is as follows: 1. Disc 2 DVD 3. External drive USB 'K' 4. Internal drive C (eventually when I get all fixed, I turn OFF my 'C' drive.)  When I boot my computer without my Vista disk, it bypasses the 'K' reader, because all the "loadup data" is located in a folder and are not exposed, or I don't have the files to "load" just in the right place.  When I look at the file config.sys and autoexec.bat copied, I see nothing in the files that would be "load" my existing Vista, instead he just goes right in front of the reader 'K' and on the 'C' drive and loaded a version own intalled my Vista (if I can avoid a blue screen, sometimes I have to load in "safe mode" and even) It doesn't work sometimes!)  My question is what the loadup files are needed and where on my 'K' drive (in system32?) to be able to restart my old copy of Vista which has all my existing configurations in place?  Thanks in advance for your help.

  Hello Mrbigbry,

  I found this thread which seems to discuss what you ask also:
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-files/can-i-run-Windows-Vista-off-an-external-hard-drive/16c27e12-5ae1-4320-9533-613881633831
  There are some links in the response marked as an answer that may also be useful.

• How to put Windows 7 on the new hard drive without boot cd? How will I know if 32 or 64 bits? This computer yourself running windows 10?

  * Original title: windows 7 download

  I have a laptop dell M4400 with windows 7 pro OA. HARD drive crashed and I replaced with a new one. How to put Windows 7 on the new hard drive without boot cd? How will I know if 32 or 64 bits? This computer yourself running windows 10?

  It has probably comes with Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.

  You can download a copy of Windows 7 Professional using the following instructions (update of Microsoft recovery software supports downloads with the COA key):

  How to: What are my options for Windows 7 reinstall media?

  Make sure you scroll down and read the section:

  What to do if you cannot get your manufacturer recovery media, refuse to use or to buy it or the Microsoft Software Recovery Website does not work?

  You can also use Windows 10 too as you have the right to it as a free upgrade:

  • How to download official Windows 10 ISO files
  • How to: perform a clean installation of Windows 10
  • Turn off (preferably uninstall) your Antivirus utility before you perform the upgrade.
  • Reboot several times, and then try again.
  • Disable the general USB peripherals (for example - smart card reader).
  • If you are using a SCSI drive, make sure you have the drivers available for your storage on a thumdrive device and it is connected. During the installation of Windows 10, click on the advanced custom Option and use the command load driver to load the driver for the SCSI drive. If this does not work and the installer still fails, consider switching to an IDE based hard drive.
  • Perform a clean boot, restart, and then try again.
  • If you upgrade to the. ISO file, disconnect from the Internet during the installation, if you are connected in LAN (Ethernet) or wireless, disable both, then try to install.
  • If you are updated through Windows Update, when download reaches 100% disconnect from the LAN (Ethernet) Internet or Wi - Fi, then proceed with the installation.
  • If this does not work, try using the. ISO file to upgrade if possible.
  • If you are connected to a domain, go to a local account.
  • If you have an external equipment, attached to the machine, unplug them (example, game controllers, USB sticks, external hard drive, printers, peripherals not essential).

• Need to install windows 7 Professional on second hard drive

  Computer of my sister was in place and I began to suspect that the HDD went wrong.  I tried to do a reinstall on his computer and had no success.  I now took his hard drive of his computer and installed in mine as a second hard drive, like that I had a working computer and could be able to explore his.  I have been formatted for virgins out there and tries to use his professional disc of windows 7 to reinstall the operating system on the hard drive.  I have windows 7 home on my hard drive, when I insert the disc that I had heard that he was asking me what hard drive, I tried to install it to, and he has not tried to install it on my original hard drive and he said that I had to use a upgrade disk and not this one.

  How to install on his hard drive, so I can then take up and put back in his computer and see if it works.  And also after that I get installed on the 2nd drive hard is there a way to try to boot from hard drive before that I have to remove to ensure it works well?
  Thanks for any help
  William

  It's not going to work, but the startup information will be stored on your startup disk (one running Windows 7 Home Premium). If you did a dual boot on your system, then reinsert the disc in your computer of the sisters, she does not start. Now that you have properly formatted the drive, put it back into his computer and try the installation again.

  Boot from the Windows 7 DVD

  Click Install now

  Accept the license agreement

  When the option is displayed to select a type of installation, click (Custom advanced)

  Click on drive Options

  Select the disc/s click on Delete

  Click new

  Click on apply

  Click OK

  Click Format, and then click next to proceed with the installation

• Satellite L10-144 - cannot boot from a hard drive

  Hello.

  Sorry for my English because I'm french. I have a problem with a tip on this computer. I installed windows xp on my hard drive, but the computer does not start on that hard drive. If I want to boot to the hard drive I have to press F12 and select the hard disk and after loading windows.
  In the bios the hard drive is first but the hard drive does not start automatically.

  Can you help me please?

  Thank you very much.

  Hi Demilego,

  Really strange what s... Normally, the computer should boot from the HARD disk automatically.

  In your case I check the BIOS and load the default settings.
  It work?

• 8000 elite: try to boot from the hard drive

  After placing a ssd, I get this notification. nothing else happens.

  I checked the bios, but I noticed that I can not change the boot sequence (ssd hard drive first, the other second place) so I changed the sata cables too the ssd is the startup disk.

  someone who can help?

  the ssd already has an operating system installed

  Sorry, from your description, I thought you might have "migrated" Win10 from the HARD disk to the SDS, and when people do this by copying partitions, they almost always forget migrate partition, including the bootloader files.

  So you did a clean install of Win10 for the SSD?

  If this is the case, you might be able to fix it by running the win10 installation media startup repair.

  To do this, you will need to use the link to the installation media to download Win10 and burn a DVD or create a USB key: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/media-creation-tool-install?ocid=ms_wol_win10
  
  Note that when you download and build install media, the default tool corresponding to what is already installed on your PC (as in home for the House, and 64-bit to 64 - bit).  While you CAN change these settings, are NOT.  If you do, the media that results will be different and will force you to enter a NEW product code.

  Then, follow these instructions to run the Startup Repair tool: Doing - Startup Repair

  You may need to do this same series of steps three times.

  Good luck
  
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• Reinstallation of Windows 8 for a new hard drive

  Computer hard drive laptop HP 2000 was dying. Could extract COSTS - 8 indicated as OEM 64-bit Windows.

  Replaced the HARD drive bad with good.

  Installed Windows 8 starting a DVD of 'all versions', but the certificate of authenticity is not accepted.

  Tried Windows 8 x 64 and Windows8 N x 64.

  How to get the "correct" version of Windows 8 who will accept the COA?

  TIA

  When you request support, please provide the model name and product number complete (p/n) of the HP computer in question. HP/Compaq made thousands of computer models. Without this information, it can be difficult, even impossible to help you solve your problem.

  The information requested above are on the bottom of your computer, inside the battery compartment or on the BIOS boot screen. Please see How can I find my model number or product number? for help more to find this information. DO NOT include your serial number. Please enter the product/model information consumer HP Online Support page and post it here for our review.

  

  8 Windows product key is encrypted and integrated into the BIOS and the so-called "COA" you extracted is probably incorrect. Please use the support of HP recovery, you created when you first set up your computer, return the computer to a factory State. If you create your personal HP recovery media, please contact official HP Customer Support, via the Portal Support HP's worldwide, to see if the HP recovery support is available for your computer.

  Alternatively, you can try this download of Windows 8 OEM; http://www.Google.com/URL?SA=t & rct = j & q = en_windows_8_x64_dvd_915440.iso & source = web & cd = 1 & cad = AJLN sqi = 2...

  It is a unofficial "official licensed copy of Windows 8 OEM." Download this file (you may have to try several times or several times successfully download this file) and burn the ISO image to a DVD. Set the BIOS to use UEFI, enable 'Secure Boot' and disable 'Legacy Support... If these options are present. Boot from that disk and install Windows 8. It should register as an official copy and use the key embedded in the BIOS. Please note that any customizations HP or HP value-added is installed using this method.

  If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

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• Not found boot device. Hard drive (3F0)

  Hello

  I have a HP Pavilion 15 laptop n203ed 8 64-bit windows-based and have updated my bios.

  About a month ago, I bought an SSD and improved my HARD drive, it worked fine until yesterday, I started getting the error message "not found boot device. Hard drive (3F0) '. I get this error message whenever I restart the laptop, but when I load the bios, change nothing and then tap on save and exit suddenly it restarts again the error disappeared and everything goes back to normal. Until this happens again in a few hours. I've had 4 times now.

  My question: is this a hardware problem or software, I would return the SSD? or could it be something else?

  Thanks in advance.

  Found answer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3wkwYB75bg

• No boot sector on hard drive internal?

  I got a Dell Latitude D610 with XP Professional pre-installed on a few years ago and it worked fine up until last month. I discovered that the hard drive crashed so I bought a new.

  After I installed the new hard drive, when I turn on the computer to reinstall the operating system, I get the error "no boot sector on hard drive internal no bootable devices - strike F1 to retry Reboot, F2 for Setup utility"

  Now, whenever I look in the BIOS, it is said that she read my hard drive. (40 GB HARD DRIVE) I know that the drive is empty and the OS installation disc has service pack 2 on it, but when I put the disc in I get the same error message. The drive, which I am using is a clean CD Windows XP Pro I had earlier.

  I'm guessing that because the HARD drive is perfectly clean, is it not a MBR hard disk. I don't know how to get the disc to run and the diagnosis says that everything else is fine.

  I am a student with a part-time job full time and cannot afford a new laptop or even an operating system for the moment. Could someone help me find a solution to this problem?

  OK, I solved the problem:

  -J' have torn the XP Pro CD Image and stored on this desktop computer.
  -J' mounted the ISO on my flash drive.
  -J' took my laptop HARD drive
  -On my laptop, I set the BIOS to boot from USB
  -I reconnected it the HARD drive while the computer has booted the OS Setup
  -J' reinstalled the operating system of the
  -Download the drivers on the Dell site and put on another flash drive
  -Install the drivers on my laptop

  Now, it works fine. Like everything new again. Daavee and THIS_IS_INSANE, you two are awesome! Thanks for the help. x]

• Cannot start. Don't get the error "no boot sector on hard drive internal.

  Original title: computer does not load.

  After that I turned on my laptop (windows XP) I get a black screen saying "no boot sector on hard drive internal" "no devices bootable-strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for installation; After pressing F1 displays the same screen and if I press F2 Setup screen appears and then I'm lost. Help please!

  Hi Jose_luna47,

  1. Did you the latest changes on the computer?
  2. When was the last time it was working fine?

  Method 1

  I suggest that you perform chkdsk analysis on the computer to check and fix the errors on the hard drive by using the recovery console.

  Chkdsk

  http://www.Microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/proddocs/en-us/chkdsk.mspx?mfr=true

  How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/307654

  Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console for advanced users

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/314058

  Method 2

  If the previous step fails, then you will need to check the settings in the basic input/output system (BIOS) and you need to contact the computer manufacturer for help with basic input/output system (BIOS).

  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.

• No boot sector on hard drive

  Hard to buy a new car trying to download windows xp and it came with. No boot sector on hard drive.

  If it's a new hard drive, it will have to be formatted before it can be used.
  Insofar as of the start of the LiveCD I guess 1) you have created the CD help to burn ISO to CD option and 2) that you have selected the option to boot in the BIOS (or the other make the first CD start or start at least temporary) to boot from the CD.

  Source: Windows Recovery

• Dell Studio 1737 running the Windows Vista operating system. Hard drive errors

  My laptop Dell Studio 1737 running windows vista reports error code 2000-0146 since the PSA Diagnostics. I made diagnostics from the Dell Web site, and it reported targeted read Test failure WHD20 - 4 2 and Smart short self-test 4FH WHD16. My computer seems to work very well and boots from the hard drive normally with no problems. What patches or software downloads are what can I do to solve my problems?

  My laptop Dell Studio 1737 running windows vista reports 2000-0146 error code since the PSA Diagnostics. I made diagnostics from the Dell Web site, and it reported targeted read Test failure WHD20 - 4 2 and Smart short self-test 4FH WHD16. My computer seems to work very well and boots from the hard drive normally with no problems. What patches or software downloads are what can I do to solve my problems?

  Hello

  This Dell 2000-0146 error code is for a failed hard drive / failed.

  You will need to replace and reinstall the operating system.

  Save your data as soon as POSSIBLE.

  See you soon.