My computer has a black screen with 'no bootable device found ,Bootable disk for Acer Aspire 3
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OK. We've got to do this over again with no external drives connected. At the diskpart> prompt. Enter exit. This should return you to the x:\> prompt. Then enter 'diskpart' again. At the diskpart> prompt enter(1) 'list disk' (should only list disk 0)(2) 'select disk 0'(3) 'list volume'post screenshot again.Jack E/NJ
Jack E/NJ
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Done, please see screenshot
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OK. Your HDD seems OK. But it's filesystem and partitioning has been messed up by either a virus, booting from a USB install drive in BIOS legacy mode, or even a power outage.We can try to recover your personal data by downloading and trying 3rd party recovery tools on a USB drive such as https://www.easeus.com/resource/raw-file-system-to-ntfs.htm OR https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva . There may be modest costs in using either tool.The other option is to try to wipe the disk clean with diskpart, repartition it to GPT and re-format to NTFS. This should allow re-installing Windows again but you will lose personal data.What do you think that you want to do?Jack E/NJ
Jack E/NJ
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Not bothered about losing personal data, just want to get the machine up and running again. So wiping it clean would be fine0
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OK. *Should* make it easier. At the X:\> command prompt, enter 'diskpart'. Then enter the following commands. If you get an error at any point, stop and report back. If none, exit diskpart, shutdown, reboot and try to install Windows again from the USB stick. Jack E/NJDISKPART> list disk (only disk 0, 931GB should be listed)
DISKPART> select disk 0
DISKPART> attributes disk clear readonly
DISKPART> clean
DISKPART> convert gptDISKPART>list disk (only disk 0, 931GB should be listed but this time the GPT column should have an asterisk*)
Jack E/NJ
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It has said diskpart failed to clear disk attributes as shown
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as shown in this screenshot
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Skip attribute clear and try to clean it anyway. Jack E/NJDISKPART> list disk (only disk 0, 931GB should be listed)DISKPART>list disk (only disk 0, 931GB should be listed but this time the GPT column should have an asterisk*)
DISKPART> select disk 0
Skip DISKPART> attributes disk clear readonly
DISKPART> clean
DISKPART> convert gpt
Jack E/NJ
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It says a further error has been encountered
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Exit DISKPART. At the X:\> command prompt, enter 'C:'. Does the X:\> prompt change to the C:\> prompt? If not, enter E: instead. Does the E:\> prompt appear? Jack E/NJ
Jack E/NJ
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Tried C and E but says cannot find drive specified
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Back into diskpart. Enter the following.DISKPART> select disk 0DISKPART> select volume 0DISKPART> format volume 0DISKPART> list volumeShow screenshot if all commands were successful.Jack E/NJ
Jack E/NJ
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Not getting anything now!
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The HDD needs to be re-seated a few times again. I don't think it's failed --- yet. Diskpart should be able to access it again.Do you have access to another machine with a USB port that we could plug this drive into with a USB-2-SATA HDD cable adapter?Jack E/NJ
Jack E/NJ
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I have no idea what a USB-2-SATA HDD cable adapter is, so I'm guessing no.0
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Went back in and diskpart was back again, but have now tried the volume and see below
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Did you try to re-seat the drive? Looks like the 'clean' might've worked afterall. Try 'convert GPT' again to see if we can get that GPT column asterisked (*) with 'list disk'. Jack E/NJ
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Tried the convert got, see below
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Exit diskpart. At the X:\> prompt, enter 'eventvwr.exe'. Post screenshot if it gives a result. Jack E/NJ
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