BIOS wont load windows 7 OS from SSD even though it's the only drive connected to the computer

[Jack_126]

Hi guys, first time writing on these forums. So I have a problem which is that my PC was working fine until recently when I used a live linux CD, to boot into this I changed my BIOS boot order from HDD to DVD/CD. When I decided to switch back to using windows again recently I obviously re-changed the boot priority to HDD, however now it won't load into windows 7. It recognises the drive which has the OS on it - which is set to priority boot drive - but instead of loading I get the error "Loading operating system... DISK BOOT FAILIURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" I have disconected all other drives so that the SSD is the only drive that is detected by BIOS. I have also checked to see if the files on the drive are still readable, using a live linux distro again. As far as I can see the drive is fully intact. I've also tried messing about with other BIOS settings a bit, which probably caused more harm than good... I'm currently creating a windows recovery drive to test futher. Anyway, I'm confused so any help would be much appreciated, thanks, Jack Hudson.

 

[JaredDM]

Try just running Windows startup repair. Could be the boot sector got tweaked, MBR, or a variety of other issues. Just out of curiosity what were you using the Linux live DVD to do? Perhaps that'll point you in the right direction.

 

[Jack_126]

Try just running Windows startup repair. Could be the boot sector got tweaked, MBR, or a variety of other issues. Just out of curiosity what were you using the Linux live DVD to do? Perhaps that'll point you in the right direction.

I was just testing out different linux distributions to see if I like them, the dvd actually comes from a linux magazine. Still trying to create a windows USB recovery, using the create recovery drive option from windows 10 laptop. Not sure if this is best or just creating a bootable windows 7 USB.