An operating has not been found

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Donovanguy Posts 10 Registration date Thursday 15 June 2017 Status Member Last seen 15 June 2017 - 15 Jun 2017 à 16:30
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My computer laptop has said no operating system found

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Ambucias Posts 47311 Registration date Monday 1 February 2010 Status Moderator Last seen 15 February 2023 11,166
15 Jun 2017 à 17:33
Hi

You must then install an operating system.

Good luck
Donovanguy Posts 10 Registration date Thursday 15 June 2017 Status Member Last seen 15 June 2017
15 Jun 2017 à 17:35
I don't have any
Ambucias Posts 47311 Registration date Monday 1 February 2010 Status Moderator Last seen 15 February 2023 11,166
15 Jun 2017 à 17:44
Donavan

This is a sticky wicket.

Most all computers sold come with an operating system such as Windows 8.1 or 10, older computers have Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. Some people who build their own computers may have Linux.

What kind of a computer do you have, what is the make and model? Where and when did you buy it?
Donovanguy Posts 10 Registration date Thursday 15 June 2017 Status Member Last seen 15 June 2017
15 Jun 2017 à 19:21
Dell latitude d360 windows 7 home premium
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15 Jun 2017 à 19:23
"Where and when did you buy it?"
Donovanguy Posts 10 Registration date Thursday 15 June 2017 Status Member Last seen 15 June 2017 > Blocked Profile
15 Jun 2017 à 19:25
It was given to me
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15 Jun 2017 à 19:31
Did it ever work?
Donovanguy Posts 10 Registration date Thursday 15 June 2017 Status Member Last seen 15 June 2017
15 Jun 2017 à 19:33
Yes
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15 Jun 2017 à 19:35
Typically, this means, the hard drive is not spinning up, or a boot sector file is corrupted. Without a repair disk, or USP device, and a little PC knowledge to be able to boot into a USB device, there is nothing the typical user can do to recover from these type of issues. Have you made any hardware changes lately?

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Donovanguy Posts 10 Registration date Thursday 15 June 2017 Status Member Last seen 15 June 2017
15 Jun 2017 à 19:37
No hard drive changes
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15 Jun 2017 à 19:40
Pull, the cover off of the machine, and hold onto the HDD. Boot the machine. Does it feel like it is spinning? If it is, and you are getting that error, than the drive is corrupted, and you need to rebuild it with a repair disk.
Donovanguy Posts 10 Registration date Thursday 15 June 2017 Status Member Last seen 15 June 2017
15 Jun 2017 à 19:43
I already did that it had no errors
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15 Jun 2017 à 19:46
SO, what is the problem?
Donovanguy Posts 10 Registration date Thursday 15 June 2017 Status Member Last seen 15 June 2017
15 Jun 2017 à 19:48
OS not found
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15 Jun 2017 à 19:46
Are you booting in the right order? Are you booting to the HDD?
Donovanguy Posts 10 Registration date Thursday 15 June 2017 Status Member Last seen 15 June 2017
15 Jun 2017 à 19:48
Yes
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15 Jun 2017 à 19:49
And it doesn't find an Operating system?
Donovanguy Posts 10 Registration date Thursday 15 June 2017 Status Member Last seen 15 June 2017 > Blocked Profile
15 Jun 2017 à 19:51
Nope
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15 Jun 2017 à 19:52
I am just a volunteer, I understand, but:

Typically, this means, the hard drive is not spinning up, or a boot sector file is corrupted. Without a repair disk, or USP device, and a little PC knowledge to be able to boot into a USB device, there is nothing the typical user can do to recover from these type of issues.
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15 Jun 2017 à 19:54
Or a cable has come undone, or your BIOS battery is bad, and we cannot really verify the HDD is being booted to.