System identifies storage drives and ports yet fails to power on from them.

F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop System identifies storage drives and ports yet fails to power on from them.

JOJOngo
Member

05-18-2016, 03:25 PM

I own an older machine (AMD Athlon X3) that previously functioned perfectly but now fails to boot from both the Windows 10 drive and the USB installation tool. In BIOS, both devices appear, yet only a blinking cursor appears when selected. I’ve used another computer with the same hard drive and encountered identical issues—Windows reinstalled successfully there, but I can’t reinstall on this one since it won’t boot from the USB either. I attempted to reset CMOS and reinstall the latest BIOS, but nothing worked.

JOJOngo

05-18-2016, 03:25 PM #1

Katz81
Junior Member

05-24-2016, 08:24 AM

I haven't made any changes to the boot sequence. The USB device should include a working Windows installer with a boot sector.

Katz81

05-24-2016, 08:24 AM #2

I haven't made any changes to the boot sequence. The USB device should include a working Windows installer with a boot sector.

XxAlenxX
Member

118

05-25-2016, 09:03 PM

I checked the boot sequence and even attempted to change it. Yes, the Windows installer is brand new and working properly.

XxAlenxX

05-25-2016, 09:03 PM #3

I checked the boot sequence and even attempted to change it. Yes, the Windows installer is brand new and working properly.

TxCommand
Member

169

05-30-2016, 07:06 PM

I also linked the HDD to my laptop using a SATA-to-USB adapter, and it started up smoothly.

TxCommand

05-30-2016, 07:06 PM #4

I also linked the HDD to my laptop using a SATA-to-USB adapter, and it started up smoothly.