[bob_n_bob]

Hi all,

I have a big problem:
I have a netbook Eee PC 1005PXD.
After only two days of use, i get a black screen at the beginning: "Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key".

Pressing F9 on boot doesn't work and i'm still getting the black screen.

F2 is working, then in Boot Settings, i set Removable Device as 1st Boot Device. (and there is no Boot Booster option to disable).

Then, using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, i create a Windows 7 bootable USB, in order to use the System Recovery.
When i get to the System Recovery Options screen, no Operating System appear in the list. (It say to load drivers in this case, but i have no idea which drivers and how to load them).

Then i press next without choosing OS, but pressing Startup Repair after that didn't help.
Also using the Command Prompt didn't help (bootrec /fixmbr, bootrec /fixboot, bootrec /scanos, bootrec /rebuildbcd) The two last commands (/scanos and /rebuildbcd) give: "Number of windows installed: 0".

Then i decided to reformat and reinstall Windows 7 (my netbook is new):
i boot using the Windows 7 bootable USB i created before, then on first screen i press on "Install now".
When i get to screen "Which type of installation do you want", i choose Custom.
Then i get to screen "Where do you want to install Windows?" but the list is empty, and at the bottom, it is written "No drives were found. Click Load Driver to provide a mass storage driver for installation".

Please helppp

 

[Networks]

Sounds like the hard drive has died early failure

 

[bob_n_bob]

hi Networks,

thanks for your fast response, and yes, that's what i feared.
but is there a way i could be sure my hard drive is gone and it's not something else?

thanks again

bob

 

[Narcissist]

Double check your bios settings.

 

[bob_n_bob]

thanks for your answers.

can you help me how to check my bios, i don't understand anything there.

attached are images of my bios.

thanks a lot

bob

 

[Narcissist]

Go into IDE config post pic

 

[bob_n_bob]

thanks Narcissisit,

here are images from the IDE configuration bios.

 

[Networks]

The only way to know 100% is to remove the drive from the netbook and test it in another desktop computer to see if it can be seen in that computers bios then we can also get the make and model of the drive and see what diagnostics are available for the drive

 

[bob_n_bob]

i am a newbie in computers, i have no idea how to remove the drive from the netbook.

if i need to open the netbook, i prefere not to do that

or is there another way to connect the drive to another desktop without opening the netbook? if so, please explain me.

and if you think of another way to verify if the drive is gone, i"ll be happy to hear too.

but please, explain me all the steps to do that, because i don't know very much about computers.

and thank you all for your help.

bob

 

[Networks]

i am a newbie in computers, i have no idea how to remove the drive from the netbook.

Google your model many youtube videos out there how to remove

if i need to open the netbook, i prefere not to do that

Yes you have to open it to remove it

or is there another way to connect the drive to another desktop without opening the netbook? if so, please explain me.

No

and if you think of another way to verify if the drive is gone, i"ll be happy to hear too.

If you have any diagnostic CD that came with the computer but you would need an external USB CD Drive to run it with

but please, explain me all the steps to do that, because i don't know very much about computers.

and thank you all for your help.

bob

 

[bob_n_bob]

Networks and Narcissist, thank you very much

bob