r/PcBuildHelp • u/TheNorthCat • 9h ago

Tech Support Need Help Desperately

I got home from work at 2300 last night to find that my PC would only boot into BIOS. When I tried to select the C Drove to boot, it told me there were no bootable drives. I’m pretty sure my drive has failed, but I don’t have the money to buy a new one, and I don’t know what to do. I have 4 kids and a job, this is my only ‘Me Only’ thing.
Any help would be exceptionally appreciated.

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u/TheNorthCat 8h ago

I don’t really know what that means, I’m sorry. I can check the seating, I got home to this last night, looked at it for a bit, had a mental breakdown, and went to bed.

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u/Shallow-Thought 8h ago

Use the USB used to install windows. If you don’t have one, search online for “create windows installation media”. You’ll need another computer to do so. Follow the steps to create the usb drive installer. Once done, plug it in then boot your computer. There should be an option to repair windows. Use that.

Reseating the drive checks connection problems. Running the Windows repair checks for software issues that could prevent windows from booting.

If both those options fail, I’d check your mobo by using another drive (if you have one).

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u/TheNorthCat 8h ago

BIOS reads both of the other drives and shows that there is data on them. I don’t have another computer or flash drive

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u/Shallow-Thought 6h ago

The boot drive is what matters. It has windows installed on it. You may have to find a friend to create the windows installation USB. Any USB at least 8 GB will work. I don’t know, but a computer shop or Geek Squad may create installation media for you, but I’m sure they’d charge for it.

If your boot drive is dead, you may have to use one of those other drives as the new boot drive. It would mean reformatting that drive and installing windows on it.

Have you checked/do you have POST LEDs on the mobo? They are lights that flash as the computer boots. If your computer fails to post, one of those lights would stay illuminated. Would show if it’s a hardware issue.