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    "Missing operating system" after BIOS update - Need help

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Orangee16, Oct 1, 2010.

  1. Orangee16

    Orangee16 Notebook Geek

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    After flashing BIOS A09, my lappy turned off. When I on it, it says "Missing operating system" :c
     
    Orangee16, Oct 1, 2010
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  2. Glzmo

    Glzmo Notebook Deity

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    If you're running RAID, make sure to enable it again after the BIOS update.
     
    Glzmo, Oct 1, 2010
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  3. reborn2003

    reborn2003 THE CHIEF!

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    Yep common post BIOS update upgrade symptom.
    Hit F2 to get into the bios and then enable RAID 0 only and save changes restart.

    Cheers. :)
     
    reborn2003, Oct 1, 2010
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  4. Orangee16

    Orangee16 Notebook Geek

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    Fixed it !! Thanks guys ^_^
     
    Orangee16, Oct 1, 2010
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    denli Newbie

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    Thanks a million guys this helped me 2.

    windows-7 64bit
    Alienware m17x R2
     
    denli, Jan 28, 2011
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  6. edburgueno

    edburgueno Notebook Enthusiast

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    yep, appreciate having this post... nice scare ;)
     
    edburgueno, Apr 30, 2011
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