Hello and I wanted to ask if you know why my pc doesn't want to start anymore.
A few days ago I exchanged my primary HDD for an Ssd where the OS is installed. So since I had relatively little desire and time to reinstall the OS and to download the programs there again, I cloned it with a program everything that was on the HDD to the Ssd, including all partitions. So everything went well… So yesterday I came home from work and wanted to turn on the PC. Not only did the fans run. (No picture, no power to the USB devices nothing) Even after repeated restarts nothing worked… I called a buddy who said something is wrong with the BIOS… There might have been something wrong with cloning… So I googled bissel…
Tries:
-Other motherboard battery
-RAM checked individually.
-Cable checked…
-PC completely disconnected from the power
-Battery removed for 10 min
-Old HDD hard drive reconnected…
Nothing helps anything…
Am now at a loss… My buddy said I should have to see that I set the SSD to "0" so I assume I will format it.
Just no idea how. Since I do not get into the BIOS or something… On my laptop because the SSD built in it did not say "No Bootable Device"…
I'm at a loss now…
Please only meaningful answers. And nothing like omg you're stupid. Or so.
Bios reset (at cmmos reset eg touch the two metal pins with a screwdriver
What should be shot at the BIOS now?
You should only have one disk in the PC. Preferably only the HDD first.
Can't start the computer with the HDD only?
What sense does it make to erase the CMOS RAM if the 5V operating voltage is missing?
Does an LED light up on the keyboard, the laser diode of the mouse, any LED on the PC, and within some boards are there any?
In the simplest case, you only plugged the plugs in of the power supply unit back into place correctly.
Then the power supply unit may also have died.
In the worst case, the CPU was not cooled properly (forgot to connect the fan…). It then overheated, died itself and took the power supply into the grave.
It only helps to systematically check, measure, exchange…
Nothing lights up on the keyboard on the mouse… Nada… Just hold the led strips and led fans the lights…
Also with the hdd nothing starts exactly the same as with the ssd
I can give it a try later… I can get in touch again.
Then check it out again and check all cables again. In the simplest case, only n cables are really loose…
I had a similar case with me, even after cloning. I had to reset the BIOS to "standard". Then it ran again.
Of course you have to be able to get into the BIOS. Most of the time it works well, before the first beep you have to press the Delete key several times.
I'll try oke… Because with me. When I turn it on, it usually shows me this bios screen and then it starts the operating system… But it doesn't do anything…
If, despite all attempts, you can't get into the BIOS, then it should also be sufficient to remove the BIOS battery for 5 minutes. This should make all changes in the BIOS meaningless.
I would have tried it for 10 minutes outside but it didn't help. Had also tried nh others but nope.
Then there's the vague possibility to test your disk on another PC or to test another hard disk with a working operating system in your PC.
Vague because it could lead to the same problems. So risk.
If you have already tested this with the battery (see above), it is possible to have two problems here, but the effects of which will lead to the same result.
Since the battery has already been removed, all that remains is that it can no longer be booted.
I guess you used a software cloner. I also suspect that you have not created a system repair disc. Before that, booting and repairs would have been possible. Nagut, it's too late for that now.
There are external cloners. They work independently of the system. To do this, it is necessary to remove the drive and reinstall the clone after cloning.
A little more work, but safer.
I've tried it vaguely. The 1tb HDD with Windows 10 from my old laptop. Didn't work then again in the laptop because it worked again.
And no, unfortunately, no system repair data carrier.
My consideration would be: Format the ssd… And install new Windows 10 … Just have to look if I still have an old PC somewhere that I no longer need, that I might install it as a second hard drive and then format it and N new operating system on it hau what do you think
Because cloning may have caused a mistake…
"Because cloning may have caused n errors…".
Correct.
The danger here is that Windows continues to run in the background. Or, conversely, that the cloner continues to run in the background and has to be constantly interrupted by more important processes. Cloning can't be compared to simple copying. If something goes wrong everything is shot.
If you already want to clone, please always use an external cloner.
On the one hand, you want a secure backup. On the other hand, you run a considerable risk with a software clone. It doesn't go well together.
External cloners are also not expensive:
example
https://www.alternate.de/ICY-BOX/IB-2502CL-U3-Dockingstation/html/product/1379919?event=search