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A friend of mine has a Dell desktop system that suddenly started giving him a message saying his SATA drive isn't recognized. I got him one of those USB adapters and he can connect it to another computer and access the directories and files. So the drive is apparently fine. That leads me to believe that the controller is trashed on the mobo.
His PC will allow him to boot from an USB device, however, when he tries, he gets a blue screen with an error talking about the partions.
Is there any way to get the PC to boot from this drive without formatting and re-installing the OS?
I'm trying to help him out as he is disabled and has been out of work for about 2.5 years, so he can't replace any hardware.
His PC will allow him to boot from an USB device, however, when he tries, he gets a blue screen with an error talking about the partions.
Is there any way to get the PC to boot from this drive without formatting and re-installing the OS?
I'm trying to help him out as he is disabled and has been out of work for about 2.5 years, so he can't replace any hardware.