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Bios recognizes SSD but doesn't boot from it after bios update

I have updated the bios because my pc going through some stuff right now (like not recognizing my nvme ssd, can't update windows and boot really slow). Just before I updated the bios I chose to save ...
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Does spinning harddrive not showing up in BIOS suggest logic board failure?

My 2 TB 3.5" SATA harddrive failed while being used in an USB enclosure. I'm trying to determine the cause based on the symptoms. The drive fails to work in two working SATA-USB enclosures on ...
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Booted into black screen with a flashing under score

I am having a problem with my computer, a black screen with a flashing under score. I was updating my system yesterday, then I let it update for awhile to complete and then switch it off. After ...
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Defective hard disk: Software evidence of last functional activity?

I am calling for Stack's arcanes to know whether it is possible to provide software-based evidence of a Windows 10 laptop's last operational activity before the hard drive went nuts. The scenario is ...
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Fujitsu Lifebook A514 Setup Warning Boot Failure

Day before yesterday, everything was working without a problem. My notebook (Fujitsu A514 Lifebook) was running Debian testing amd64 on kernel 4.2. I put it to upgrade, and it ran completely. Then ...
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What damage can vibration cause on hard-drive?

My laptop's hard-drive completely died last week. It started with a boot-up failure, so I started up a live USB to inspect the drive. This didn't really work as it seemed to freeze the system up, but ...
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No hard drive detected on compaq presario m2000 (IDE hard disk)

My laptop crashed. At first I thought it was a hard disk problem. I bought a new one but the computer keeps telling me that no hard drive is detected. I have tried to install Windows XP SP2/3, ...
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