Laptop operating system not booting

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The laptop powers on but shows "No bootable device found" or "Operating system not found".

Symptoms
  • Black screen with text
  • Boot device error
  • BIOS loop
Possible Causes
  • Disconnected hard drive
  • Corrupt MBR/GPT
  • Wrong boot order

Step-by-Step Fix

1

Check Boot Priority

Ensure the internal SSD/HDD is the first boot device in BIOS.

2

Reseat Storage Drive

Open the laptop and ensure the SSD/HDD is firmly connected.

3

Rebuild Boot Configuration

Use a recovery USB to run "bootrec /rebuildbcd".

When to See a Technician

If the drive isn't visible in BIOS, the hardware has likely failed completely.

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