Acer Swift SF114-32 - no bootable device and broken boot menu

LukyCZZC

Hi, I have problem. I have typical no bootable device problem on my Swift, but to try boot from flash I have boot menu in bios with only secure boot option and f12 boot menu is totally broken. In boot manager nothing works. How to fix this?

StevenGen

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/670629/acer-swift-sf114-32-no-bootable-device-and-broken-boot-menu

By looking at your bios you must have some common reasons and issues that cause Boot Device Not Found. Check the following and also your bios version 1.01 is way out of date and needs to be updated to the last SF114-32’s version 1.12

Check the following:

1. Storage device containing OS not detected
2. Cannot find or corrupted boot sector
3. Storage device connection issues
4. Faulty storage device
5. Broken SATA or Power cable
6. Insufficient power to the hard drive.
7. Faulty motherboard

To fix the “no bootable device problem” look at guides on the web as there are many and you have to systematically go through all these factors above.  

But and the main reason why the drive isn’t even detected by the BIOS, here’s what you can do in terms of hardware troubleshooting:

1. First, one of the components (cables, pins, etc.) could be causing a loose or failed connection. Remove the storage device and check for physical damage on all the components.
2.  Reconnect the device and check if it’s detected now. Some users have also found reseating the RAM to be helpful.
3. If it’s not detected, try different slots and cables and check again.
4. Also, try connecting the storage device to a different system. If the device is detected on another system, your motherboard’s slots are likely damaged.

If the boot drive isn’t detected despite trying all these combinations, it’s likely that the device itself is dead. Unfortunately, device failure is a very common reason for the No Bootable Device error. Generally, as long as the device hasn’t completely failed, it’ll keep switching between working and failed states for some time. As such, if you’re still able to access the device at times, it would be best to back up any important data immediately.

billsey

That display is normal if the flash drive you are trying to boot from isn't configured correctly for a UEFI boot. How did you create the flash drive and what OS installer is on it? It looks as if either something has corrupted your EFI partition on your SSD or that drive has failed, causing the no bootable device error.