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    Aspire V7: Default Boot Device Missing or Boot Failed

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by BNRJJ8, Dec 14, 2014.

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    BNRJJ8 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My Aspire V7-482P can't boot and keeps showing me a screen that says

    "Default Boot Device Missing or Boot Failed.
    Insert Recovery Media and Hit any key
    Then Select 'Boot Manager' to choose a new Boot Device or to Boot Recovery Media'

    When I check the BIOS, the hard drive is missing (HDD0 is displayed as 'None', and HDD1 shows the Kingston SSD used for caching).

    I'm not sure what's wrong, from some suggestions I found online I tried changing the boot mode to from UEFI to Legacy and back but that didn't do anything.

    Did the hard drive go bad? Or is this a software problem that can be fixed?

    Or could it be a connection went loose inside the laptop? I'm hesitant to take it apart to check because I don't know if doing so will void the warranty.
     
    BNRJJ8, Dec 14, 2014
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    It does look like the HD is dead. I don't know how easy is to get it out of this particular laptop but that is what I would do and then I'd try to connect it to a degree fervent laptop or through a USB - SATA bridge to a desktop to verify that it is indeed dead.
     
    downloads, Dec 15, 2014
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