I apologize if this has been posted many times, but I have been stressing myself out trying to fix this problem for the whole day.
After a GPU failure, I had to get a new GPU and replace it. My computer was not the oldest, but it has ran rather reliably for several years. Now, during my testing for the aforementioned GPU failure, I admittedly forced shutdown my computer multiple times to test the parts, because the computer wouldn't even start when the broken GPU was attached.
After I got my new GPU, my computer now is able to turn on and GPU fans spinning, but I found my HDD dead. My SSD working though, albeit unable to boot. It gave me the message that the Boot Configuration File is missing or corrupted. Error code 0x0000000f. Instructions are to load in the recovery disk and do the auto repair.
I first checked all the connections. I swapped the SATA connectors around, changed the power cable, nothing worked. Then I took out my external CD drive (my com doesn't have a internal drive) and loaded my windows installation cd. But it didn't detect the CD drive.
I have my working laptop, so I tried to load the CD using the same external drive on my laptop and boot into it, and it worked. I can boot into the windows CD and do repairs etc.
I took out the SSD and hooked it up to my laptop using an external drive reader. It worked. I can boot into the windows on the SSD, albeit everything was tad slower. I can read the files on the SSD, and log into the same account.
But when I put it all back into my pc, it still gave me the same error. I recently swapped out the power supply for a new one too. I fear that the motherboard may be the problem. I have resettled the bios. Boot priority set properly (CD drive is still not recognized) and it does recognize the SSD on the external drive reader (meaning USB port is working), BUT it still gives the same error. Boot Config File Missing or Corrupted.
I am at a loss. Does anyone have experience with this? Or any advice to be given?
Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Fatal1ty
Ram: 4x8GB
Cpu: Intel i7 4700
PSU: Cooler Master 550W
GPU: Zotac 1660Ti (but not installed during the entire testing process)
SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB
After a GPU failure, I had to get a new GPU and replace it. My computer was not the oldest, but it has ran rather reliably for several years. Now, during my testing for the aforementioned GPU failure, I admittedly forced shutdown my computer multiple times to test the parts, because the computer wouldn't even start when the broken GPU was attached.
After I got my new GPU, my computer now is able to turn on and GPU fans spinning, but I found my HDD dead. My SSD working though, albeit unable to boot. It gave me the message that the Boot Configuration File is missing or corrupted. Error code 0x0000000f. Instructions are to load in the recovery disk and do the auto repair.
I first checked all the connections. I swapped the SATA connectors around, changed the power cable, nothing worked. Then I took out my external CD drive (my com doesn't have a internal drive) and loaded my windows installation cd. But it didn't detect the CD drive.
I have my working laptop, so I tried to load the CD using the same external drive on my laptop and boot into it, and it worked. I can boot into the windows CD and do repairs etc.
I took out the SSD and hooked it up to my laptop using an external drive reader. It worked. I can boot into the windows on the SSD, albeit everything was tad slower. I can read the files on the SSD, and log into the same account.
But when I put it all back into my pc, it still gave me the same error. I recently swapped out the power supply for a new one too. I fear that the motherboard may be the problem. I have resettled the bios. Boot priority set properly (CD drive is still not recognized) and it does recognize the SSD on the external drive reader (meaning USB port is working), BUT it still gives the same error. Boot Config File Missing or Corrupted.
I am at a loss. Does anyone have experience with this? Or any advice to be given?
Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Fatal1ty
Ram: 4x8GB
Cpu: Intel i7 4700
PSU: Cooler Master 550W
GPU: Zotac 1660Ti (but not installed during the entire testing process)
SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB