NightSurge
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First off, this is my first post here in quite some time! Good to be back on here.
Now for the problem. I have a custom built machine (one I built when I was on here last probably), and I got a new hard drive because my old one died. I installed Windows 7 on this new hard drive and every so often the computer fails to load Windows. I'd say every 1 out of 4 boots, it fails at startup. It gets to the screen saying "Starting Windows" with the glowing orbs that form the Windows logo, sits there for a while, then reboots and asks me to launch startup repair or to try and load Windows normally.
So I ran startup repair and go the following results:
I am guessing, though I haven't tried it yet, that a new firmware for the hard drive could fix this issue? Or perhaps the driver is related to other motherboard features/chipset? Could it be a different failed driver other than the HDD, such as the video card or LAN or USB that is causing the conflict?
Any heads up would be great!
Now for the problem. I have a custom built machine (one I built when I was on here last probably), and I got a new hard drive because my old one died. I installed Windows 7 on this new hard drive and every so often the computer fails to load Windows. I'd say every 1 out of 4 boots, it fails at startup. It gets to the screen saying "Starting Windows" with the glowing orbs that form the Windows logo, sits there for a while, then reboots and asks me to launch startup repair or to try and load Windows normally.
So I ran startup repair and go the following results:
I am guessing, though I haven't tried it yet, that a new firmware for the hard drive could fix this issue? Or perhaps the driver is related to other motherboard features/chipset? Could it be a different failed driver other than the HDD, such as the video card or LAN or USB that is causing the conflict?
Any heads up would be great!