Due to a faulty regedit/registry, SSD won't go past startup screen.

[liewec]

Deleted some registry files on windows, SSD. No longer Goes past start-up screen(The one that says press DEL to bios, press TAB for CCL TAB). Cannot enter bios. If I press del, it will say "entering bios" but nothing happens.

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks

 

[USAFRet]

1. Regedit has nothing to do with the BIOS, or getting into the BIOS.

2. What were you trying to do in the Registry?

 

[liewec]

It was a few years ago so I don't remember clearly but I think I was removing traces of postgreSQL but deleted something else. When I went to restart after I messed up regedit, the pc didn't recognize that SSD as a storage device anymore. Installed windows on another drive I had and went put the "broken" one in a shelf. Got around to fixing it now...

My first thought also was that regedit shouldn't affect it like this but what I wrote is the story of as far as I remember it.

I don't need any files from it or anything.. just to have it working would be nice.

 

[USAFRet]

It was a few years ago so I don't remember clearly but I think I was removing traces of postgreSQL but deleted something else. When I went to restart after I messed up regedit, the pc didn't recognize that SSD as a storage device anymore. Installed windows on another drive I had and went put the "broken" one in a shelf. Got around to fixing it now...

My first thought also was that regedit shouldn't affect it like this but what I wrote is the story of as far as I remember it.

I don't need any files from it or anything.. just to have it working would be nice.

So this is just a secondary drive?
Should have zero to do with anything BIOS related.

 

[liewec]

It was the primary device when I broke it.

 

[USAFRet]

It was the primary device when I broke it.

Are you still trying to use it as the primary drive?
What is was does not matter.

 

[liewec]

I have a new SSD now. What matters is that I have a broken SSD that is just sitting around broken. I would like to fix it.

 

[Scottray]

If you're trying to use it as a secondary drive, did you try reformat it? Does the SSD manufacturer have a firmware update for it?

 

[USAFRet]

I have a new SSD now. What matters is that I have a broken SSD that is just sitting around broken. I would like to fix it.

If your BIOS boot order is correct, this secondary drive should have zero impact on the startup process.

Or, you can buy a USB SATA dock, ad connect it after the system is already booted up.
Then simply delete all the existing partitions on it.