supermememaker26 Prominent Jan 16, 2020 54 0 540 Oct 24, 2020 #1 Hi, my laptop doesnt like to start beyond the message to press esc to go to bios setup when my hdd or ssd is connected, but everything is working fine last time i used it.
Hi, my laptop doesnt like to start beyond the message to press esc to go to bios setup when my hdd or ssd is connected, but everything is working fine last time i used it.
Solution supermememaker26 Oct 28, 2020 Update: it now works, apparentlyy, its a CPU problem, everthing works, case solved
supermememaker26 Prominent Jan 16, 2020 54 0 540 Oct 25, 2020 #26 the cable is lost, so cant put any hard drive or sata ssd on it, the ssd is a sata one, not nvme Upvote 0 Downvote
SteveRX4 Notable BANNED Sep 29, 2020 1,468 136 890 Oct 25, 2020 #27 How do you know that this was for an external drive? Is the HDD still in the laptop? Does it have Windows 10 on it or some other Windows? Does the HDD work OK? Upvote 0 Downvote
How do you know that this was for an external drive? Is the HDD still in the laptop? Does it have Windows 10 on it or some other Windows? Does the HDD work OK?
supermememaker26 Prominent Jan 16, 2020 54 0 540 Oct 25, 2020 #28 1: no, i removed it because it doesnt post anymore 2: i formatted it 3: yes it works Upvote 0 Downvote
supermememaker26 Prominent Jan 16, 2020 54 0 540 Oct 25, 2020 #29 If you are saying about the cd caddy port Upvote 0 Downvote
supermememaker26 Prominent Jan 16, 2020 54 0 540 Oct 25, 2020 #30 https://ibb.co/FwgcrWZ Its the same port Upvote 0 Downvote
supermememaker26 Prominent Jan 16, 2020 54 0 540 Oct 25, 2020 #31 https://ibb.co/gvWMN8f And here is the cable Upvote 0 Downvote
SteveRX4 Notable BANNED Sep 29, 2020 1,468 136 890 Oct 25, 2020 #32 If the HDD works then put back the original OS then your laptop might work properly again. Upvote 0 Downvote
supermememaker26 Prominent Jan 16, 2020 54 0 540 Oct 25, 2020 #33 It doesnt even Boot up or post anymore, this laptop is braindead Upvote 0 Downvote
SteveRX4 Notable BANNED Sep 29, 2020 1,468 136 890 Oct 25, 2020 #34 Then replace it. Upvote 0 Downvote
supermememaker26 Prominent Jan 16, 2020 54 0 540 Oct 25, 2020 #35 CPU replacement it is Upvote 0 Downvote
SteveRX4 Notable BANNED Sep 29, 2020 1,468 136 890 Oct 25, 2020 #36 Why? You have no drives that work. That doesn't mean that your CPU doesn't work. Upvote 0 Downvote
supermememaker26 Prominent Jan 16, 2020 54 0 540 Oct 25, 2020 #37 Maybe, just maybe, it will work Upvote 0 Downvote
supermememaker26 Prominent Jan 16, 2020 54 0 540 Oct 25, 2020 #38 Because it doesnt POST Upvote 0 Downvote
SteveRX4 Notable BANNED Sep 29, 2020 1,468 136 890 Oct 25, 2020 #39 OK. Then replace the laptop. Hopefully with something newer if you can. Reactions: supermememaker26 Upvote 0 Downvote
supermememaker26 Prominent Jan 16, 2020 54 0 540 Oct 25, 2020 #40 Sure, thanks for your help! Upvote 0 Downvote
SteveRX4 Notable BANNED Sep 29, 2020 1,468 136 890 Oct 25, 2020 #41 OK. Sorry it was all bad news. Reactions: supermememaker26 Upvote 0 Downvote
supermememaker26 Prominent Jan 16, 2020 54 0 540 Oct 25, 2020 #42 It was all downhill for this laptop. Thanks for helping! Upvote 0 Downvote
SteveRX4 Notable BANNED Sep 29, 2020 1,468 136 890 Oct 25, 2020 #43 That's OK. If you can add [SOLVED] to the left hand side of the thread heading then a Mod will close the thread. Reactions: supermememaker26 Upvote 0 Downvote
That's OK. If you can add [SOLVED] to the left hand side of the thread heading then a Mod will close the thread.
supermememaker26 Prominent Jan 16, 2020 54 0 540 Oct 28, 2020 Solution #45 Update: it now works, apparentlyy, its a CPU problem, everthing works, case solved Upvote 0 Downvote Solution