What do I do if my laptop keeps saying checking media fail and it keeps saying no bootable device
I need help because my laptop keeps saying checking media failed and then it says no bootable device please restart system I don't get it
checking media failed and then it says no bootable device
This is possible HDD failure. Could be that the Hard Drive is no longer working.
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Hello,
I am a college student. I have an HP pavillion laptop that I boughtin 2009- I do not currently know the exact product name because the IT center of my school has it. It crashed in 2010 and was found to have come with a faulty hard drive, and the hard drive was replaced. Ever since then, once in a while it will get a blue screen (the same blue screen I got the first time it crashed) and then whenever I try to turn the computer on it says "No Bootable Device." It will give me this error message for days or weeks at a time, and then all of a sudden it will start working again without having lost any information.
I have brought it to the IT center at my school twice. The first time they gave it back and said there was nothing wrong with it. This time, I was very insistent that there was something wrong and explained the problem in detail. I got a call today and they told me that they ran tests on the hard drive, and it's working fine, and they cant do anything else. They also said they could try reformatting it if I bring in the discs that it came with, but my dad told me that means I will lose everything on my hard drive.
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Thanks!Without knowing the product involved it is hard to help. You are correct there is likely no magic bullet if you are getting "no bootable device" other than shutting it down and trying to boot again. A 2009 laptop is now 4 years old and that is about the expected life of a laptop although this one seems to have been snakebit from the start.
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What's the difference between the music in the iTunes Media folder and music folder
I've noticed that the music in my iTunes folder has two copies -- one in the 'iTunes Media' directory and another copy in the 'iTUnes Music' directory. Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the two, or what they're used for? When I click on a music file in the Music folder, iTunes opens up and plays, but the same thing happens when I click on the file in the Media directory. I have noticed that the file in the Media directory has the icon for the album cover next to the file name, while the icon for the file in the Music folder just has a couple of eight notes next to the file name.
It seems to me that it's a waste of space two have copies of the same file. Or am I missing something?Here are typical layouts for the iTunes folders:
If you have upgraded from version 8 (or earlier) to iTunes 9 (or later) at some point, then your media folder (everything inside the red outline) may still be called iTunes Music instead of iTunes Media. The extra Music folder inside the media folder is used if you have allowed iTunes to Upgrade to iTunes Media Organization (iTunes 9) or used File > Library > Organize Library > Reorganize files in the folder "<Media Folder>" (iTunes 10). Depending on your choices for Keep iTunes Media folder organized and Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library plus a little bug in which one build changed the name of the file storing the choice of layout it is quite easy for some of your files to be organized according to one layout and some the other.
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Assuming you're happy letting iTunes organize your files the following steps should tidy things up:
1. First make sure under Edit > Preferences > Advanced that the current media folder is given as .../iTunes/iTunes Media. If not then in the following steps you need to swap the words iTunes Music for iTunes Media and vice-versa
2. Select File > Library > Organize Library... > Tick Reorganize files in the folder "iTunes Media" and click OK. Ignore this step if the option is greyed out.
3. Select File > Library > Organize Library... > Tick Consolidate files and click OK. This will bring any files currently organised outside the designated media folder into it.
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7. Use File > Add Folder to Library. Add iTunes Music. This may take some time.
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I am trying to update my itunes as it is not opening as the last time I updated I forgot to restart.
An error messages appears saying apple mobile device failed to start. Please check your have sufficient privileges to start system services.
Anyone know what is wrong?Go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs (Win XP) or Programs and Features (later)
Remove all of these items in the following order:
iTunes
Apple Software Update
Apple Mobile Device Support (if this won't uninstall move on to the next item)
Bonjour
Apple Application Support
Reboot, download iTunes, then reinstall, either using an account with administrative rights, or right-clicking the downloaded installer and selecting Run as Administrator.
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Ive had my laptop for almost a year and now its saying no bootable device. what do i do?
i love my MacBook Pro it my life. But the other day i was playing Sims three on it and i put it outside so i could cook dinner and it shut off and now its say no bootable device-- insert boot disk and press any key. I went to bestbuy and talked to the geek squad and another kid that has a mac and told me to put in the boot up diskbut he also said that i will loose everything on ther and i cant i have all my school things on there and it cant be deleted. help lexie
Hi Lexie,
Try these steps
When the grey screen appears when you first switch on the mac, hold down the alt key straight away until a hard drive icon pops up. If this doesnt work step 2
Insert the mac install dvd into your mac when the mac is on, dont worry it can be on the grey screen. Then restart the mac with this disk in the drive and as soon as the grey screen pops up hold the "C" key, this will boot from the disk drive. After a period of time a menu should pop up asking to install mac, but dont worry about this. Just goto the menu bar at the top and find startup disk. Once you are in there select the Machintosh HD or which ever your drive is called, then select restart. This just resets the startup disk. If this fails step 3
When you turn the mac on hold Command+Option+P+R before the grey screen appears and hold this until the mac restarts and gives you 3 beeps. Then let go and it should work This command just resets the PRAM and NVRAM which is just a small part of memory that holds simple information such as the startup disk.
All of these steps will not make you reinstall anything or damage any of your data.
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I have recently been trying to set my ipod up on my nwe laptop (windows). Today when I installed iTunes to my computer, it gave me the option to Remove and sync all of my music and what not from my ipod and sync whatever was already on my computer. I backed up my ipod, but will I still lose all of my music and apps and such if I remove and sync?
Yes.
If your iPod was synced initially with another computer it will replace whatever is on it now with what is in iTunes.
If you have access to your ols computer you can move your iTunes library to the new one by copying the whole iTunes folder from My Music and putting it in the My Music folder of the new one.
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CQ62-220US Laptop PC with Short DST Failed and hard drive replacement availability...
I posted this on the lockup/freeze forum and got absolutely no response so I am hoping I might get a little advice on this forum.
Got the following error...
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seem to be an option.Hi,
You are not restricted in any way to a particular HDD manufacturer, so for example, the drive on the link below is an of one that would be fine for your notebook.
500Gb Hard Drive
The procedure to replace the Hard Drive starts on Page 47 of your Maintenance & Service Guide.
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http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00810334&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en
If you have any problem with this link, order them directly from HP.
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in the welcome menu of itunes i had switched off an option of openning itunes automatically whenever ipad is connected
now how do i undo itOK. That's the big issue right now.
First of all, i asked the hosts to remove your screenshot because you have posted information in that screenshot that you do not want other people to see, so if you post back and see that is gone, I made the request.
For the device not being recognized, try this first. Disconnect the iPad, quit iTunes, reboot your PC and the iPad and then try again. Use another USB port on the computer if you have one free.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.
If that doesn't work, start with this support article for more help.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1495 -
As the topic says, i am trying to install windows from a usb drive, when i click install windows and the computer reboots to install a black screen comes up with "no bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key" the USB drive is inserted and pressing any key does nothing. Help?
You need to follow these guides to install from USB drive
http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-install-windows-7vista-from-usb-drive-detailed -100-working-guide/
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My Mac book pro immediately displays black screen when I start up and says no bootable device insert boot disk. My question I don't have boot disk nor recovery disk to restore the system. Urgently needs your support and help. Thanks in advance. Michael l. Lluch
Hello
any chance you have try a bootcamp / win install into your Mac ??
if so
try this to boot into mac os
restart your mac , just after start up sound hold on "ALT" key to sart on drive manager
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What do I do with my laptop when the shutdown keeps popping on the screen?
What do I do with my laptop when the shutdown keeps popping on the screen?
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WHAT THE HECK! eversince I updated my itunes... My laptop keeps on crashing, i try to change the volume on itunes and it doesnt even move, and I quit Itunes but apparently it won't ever quit... I lost all my paper work cuz it crashed 4 times this week.
Try disabling the computer's antivirus and firewall for the network problem.
Also for the original problem try the following if Ana's suggestions does not work
Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
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- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
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My laptop keeps re-starting it self what should I do
I downloaded OS X Mavericks on my Macbook Air today and after a few hours my laptop kept Re-starting it self and it wouldn't stop!
Please please if anyone can help me PLEASE do ):Howdy EtchEn,
It sounds like your computer will not boot to the desktop and just keeps restarting over and over.
I want to recommend these troubleshooting steps from the article named:
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1417
Try a Safe Boot
If you're using Mac OS X 10.2 or later, you can start up your computer in Safe Mode, which includes an automatic disk check and repair. If you're using Mac OS X 10.1.5 or earlier, skip to the next section. A Safe Boot, which starts up your computer into Safe Mode, may allow you to start up your computer successfully using a reduced version of the system software. To do this, follow these steps:
Start up in Safe Mode.
After the system has fully started up, restart your computer again normally.
If the computer successfully restarts, you do not need to do any more troubleshooting. If the issue persists, try Disk Utility.
Try Disk Utility
Start from the Recovery System or Internet Recovery (OS X Lion or Mountain Lion).
If your computer shipped with a Mac OS X Install disc, insert the installation disc, and restart the computer while holding the C key.
If using a Recovery partition or Internet Recovery (OS X Lion and later): When your computer finishes starting up, choose Disk Utility from the Utilities window.
If using an installation disc: Choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu.
Important: If you started from an installation disc, do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must start from the disc again to access Disk Utility.
Click the First Aid tab.
Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
Select your OS X volume.
Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk.
Tip: With Mac OS X v10.6 and earlier, always start up your computer from an Install or Restore disc when using Disk Utility to verify or repair your startup volume. Otherwise, you might see some disk error messages.
You can also try restting your computers SMC and PRAM:
About NVRAM and PRAM
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
And
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling
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