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    BOOTMGR is missing

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by sharplive, Aug 13, 2010.

  1. sharplive

    sharplive Newbie

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    Hello,
    I bought new laptop ASUS K52JR-SX028V, Core I5 2.26, 4GB, 500GB, DVD DL, ATI HD5470, 15.6", W7 HP.

    When i turn it on it writes:
    BOOTMGR is missing.
    Press CTRL+alt+del to restart

    In instruction it is written to press F9 to reset partition (i hope i translated this corectly), but it doesnt work.
    All it works is ESC and then writes:
    Please select boot device:
    P0: ST9500325AS
    P1: MATADVD-RAM UJ890AS
    Enter setup
    But nothing works.

    They didn't gave me Windows CD.

    Any advice what to do? :)
     
    sharplive, Aug 13, 2010
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  2. sama98b

    sama98b Notebook Evangelist

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    They might sold you a notebook without os.
    You need a win7 install dvd ... or go download linux try ubuntu.

    Download ubuntu live cd .. boot it from cd or from usb stick and take a look what is on the hdd.
     
    sama98b, Aug 13, 2010
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  3. sharplive

    sharplive Newbie

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    [​IMG]

    I burn system recovery cd for windows 7 and when i had to choose the OS there wasn't any.
    I guess there is no OS on my laptop? :)
     
    sharplive, Aug 13, 2010
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  4. sama98b

    sama98b Notebook Evangelist

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    As it look there isn't ... but look the administration tools> computer management> disk management as the recovery partition doesn't get a drive letter so it won't show up in my computer.
     
    sama98b, Aug 13, 2010
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  5. kiz1983

    kiz1983 Notebook Geek

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    iianm urs with 500gb rite? the reason it shows 465gb maybe thr is a recovery partition but it didnt show..

    for my u35jc, i press f9 n it will go to recovery partition...
     
    kiz1983, Aug 13, 2010
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  6. deeastman

    deeastman Notebook Deity

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    Looking at the attachment in your second post it shows that your D: partition contains all your disk space (465GB is the windows space computation for a 500GB drive) less about 100mb.

    From the looks of things I would say you tried to partition your drive, things went terribly wrong, and all your data is gone (including your OS). Tell us truthfully, what happened?

    If it is truely a brand new computer out of the box, take it back or send it back and make them send you one that is complete and works. There should be no need to jump through hoops like you are with a new out of the box computer.
     
    deeastman, Aug 14, 2010
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  7. sharplive

    sharplive Newbie

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    They mislead me, laptop does not have W7 included. =) They wrote they are selling K52JR-SX028V (that has W7) but they were selling K52JR-SX028 (without OS). That's why it was cheaper! =)

    Thanks everyone for help anyway.
     
    sharplive, Aug 14, 2010
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  8. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    From the picture it looks like it was partitioned for Windows 7 though. As the 100MB partition is the one that contains Windows 7 system files. Kinda like an OS sandbox for important files.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Aug 14, 2010
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  9. MDR8850

    MDR8850 Notebook Evangelist

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    well.... reformat, install new OS ;-)
     
    MDR8850, Aug 16, 2010
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