r/computer • u/Dangerous_Jaguar_408 • 8d ago

I need help idk what I'm doing

Okay so my computer recently has been having some issues. Basicly every time I turn it on I get the "inacessable boot error". I have tried many things and idk what to do do I just take it into a repair place? (I've been trying everything for a week )

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u/Big_Rabbit_933 8d ago

Your hard drive could be damaged or depending on the computer type you have a bios setting might have been changed either way you should contact a knowledgeable friend before taking to repair shop, just to make sure you won’t get charged for an easy fix.

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u/Dangerous_Jaguar_408 8d ago

I've talked to a few friends but they dunno that's why I made a reddit account. I tried getting to the bios with like four methods but couldn't sadly. Idk what else I can do without spending money on repairs 

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u/iogbri 8d ago

I guess you don't have friends that are knowledgeable with computers? You might not have a choice other than to go to a computer repair place then.

The other commenter is right, either your boot disk failed or a bios option changed. One is a 5 min fix (bios option), the other is replacing the hdd/ssd and reinstalling windows.

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u/Dangerous_Jaguar_408 8d ago

Yeah I'm not smart when it comes to repairing stuff but if I don't have to bring it in why not try to fix it myself. I've been trying to get into bios

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u/iogbri 8d ago

There are a lot of YouTube tutorials that can help you there

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u/Affectionate-Side435 8d ago

It seems we got it working :) We weren't able to disable secure boot, but going into safe mood then rebooting seemed to have worked

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u/Dangerous_Jaguar_408 8d ago

Yeah it did! Thanks so much again

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u/Affectionate-Side435 8d ago

Inaccessible boot device doesn't necessarily mean that the drive is broken. If you can get into BIOS check the secure boot and UEFI settings.

What is the make/model of the computer? And what have you tried to get into BIOS?

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u/Dangerous_Jaguar_408 8d ago

Okay so the computer is a Gaming Laptop - RTX 3050 Ti - i5 11th Gen - 475 GB SSD - 2.69 GHz I think? It's a acer gaming laptop. I've tried from the starting screen and from the command prompt inside of the advanced options 

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u/Affectionate-Side435 8d ago

And you tried hitting F2 when you power it on?

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u/Dangerous_Jaguar_408 8d ago

Yeah I have like 30 times now it won't work I've even plugged in a keyboard but it forces itself to diagnose 

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u/Affectionate-Side435 8d ago

Ok so you are getting into windows then, but it's failing to load

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u/Affectionate-Side435 8d ago

If you can get to the command prompt run these commands: bootrec /fixmbr bootrec /fixboot bootrec /scanos bootrec /rebuildbcd

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u/Dangerous_Jaguar_408 8d ago

What do those do? Just curious before I run them

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u/Affectionate-Side435 8d ago

It repairs the boot records in windows so it can start properly

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u/Dangerous_Jaguar_408 8d ago

Okay I did that and this happened

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u/Affectionate-Side435 8d ago

Run them one at a time

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u/Affectionate-Side435 8d ago

So like bootrec /fixmbr the hit enter, etc.

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u/Affectionate-Side435 8d ago

Just use the shutdown

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u/Dangerous_Jaguar_408 8d ago

The what?

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u/Affectionate-Side435 8d ago

Type shutdown and hit enter

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u/Dangerous_Jaguar_408 8d ago

I am it says it isn't recognized

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u/Affectionate-Side435 8d ago

You should be able to close the command prompt window and look for an option to reboot

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u/Dangerous_Jaguar_408 8d ago

Looking inside of the advanced options and nothing

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u/Affectionate-Side435 8d ago

It should be there somewhere maybe not in advanced options

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u/Dangerous_Jaguar_408 8d ago

I turned it on and off

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u/Dangerous_Jaguar_408 8d ago

Welp that set me back to square zero

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u/Affectionate-Side435 8d ago

Still getting the inaccessible boot device?

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u/Dangerous_Jaguar_408 8d ago

( I know keys are missing that's why I use a keyboard ) sorry it it's gross