Checking Media Fail Restart System Windows Toshiba Satellite Laptop C855D-S5320

[MJM115]

I was using my computer, playing games, using Chrome, etc. But then suddenly it freezes. I turn my computer off and then I turn it back on. It stays on the TOSHIBA screen for a bit, then it goes to black. It then shows "Checking Media...". It then says " Check Media Fail No Bootable Disk Please Restart System". I tried everything I have found, but none of them seem to work. I had the computer for about 3 or 4 years. Is there anyway I could fix this? My computer model is Satellite C855D-S5320.

 

[ffg7]

go into the bios to see if the hard drive is seen there as sounds like it died or windows corrupted.

 

[MJM115]

go into the bios to see if the hard drive is seen there as sounds like it died or windows corrupted.

Like check if it says if the hard drive is there next to HDD/SDD?

 

[ffg7]

yes

 

[MJM115]

yes

It says none. What does that mean? I think it crashed because it was processing too much at once, even though I only had three programs opened, Notepad, Chrome, and File Explorer.

 

[ffg7]

the hard drive appears to be dead then which means you might have lost all your data. do you hear the drive make any noises?

 

[MJM115]

the hard drive appears to be dead then which means you might have lost all your data. do you hear the drive make any noises?

No, it doesn't.

 

[ffg7]

you need a new hard drive & your recovery disks if you made them or a windows disk to install windows on the new hard drive. do you have a desktop computer or an external hard drive?

 

[MJM115]

you need a new hard drive & your recovery disks if you made them or a windows disk to install windows on the new hard drive. do you have a desktop computer or an external hard drive?

What do you mean by that? Do you mean another hard drive? Because if you do mean that, I sadly don't have one. Will it help if I remove the hard drive and then reinsert it?

 

[ffg7]

try to re-insert it.

 

[MJM115]

try to re-insert it.

I tried, but it's not working. Perhaps there is dust in the ports? If there is dust in the ports, perhaps it came from the cooling fan?

 

[ffg7]

won't be dust in the ports as the fan is blowing air out of the laptop & the contacts in the ports are pressing against the contacts of the hard drive therefore no dust in the ports.

 

[MJM115]

won't be dust in the ports as the fan is blowing air out of the laptop & the contacts in the ports are pressing against the contacts of the hard drive therefore no dust in the ports.

OK. There was no viruses in the computer, and there was only three programs on. Actually, it was four, since I was using Movie Maker for a video I was working on. Perhaps that was the reason for it crashing. Is it okay if I just leave it alone for, say, about a few days? If not, do you have any other suggestions?

 

[ffg7]

try it for a few days to see what happens.

 

[MJM115]

try it for a few days to see what happens.

OK. I'm just gonna leave it for about a week, and then check it. Wish me luck. Thanks.

 

[MJM115]

try it for a few days to see what happens.

I promise to update you by then. (I accidentally downvoted one of your replies. Sorry.)