Toshiba satellite no bootable device

[Djmikewhite]

My cat knocked my laptop off the the bed today, and left a really nasty shatter on the screen. But even worse I think it messed the hard drive up. I keep getting the error no bootable device. Please restart.

I have started it into bios and everything is right except the HDD/SSD says none. What can I do to fix this?

 

[webworkings]

Sounds like the drive either got damaged, and that you can't fix, or it got dislodged and needs to be reconnected (physically).

If the device isn't under warranty, then you can open it up and try fully disconnecting and then reconnecting the drive. Or, if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself, you can take it to a local tech.

If it is under warranty, although dropping isn't usually covered, you can still try contacting the manufacturer about the issue.

 

[Djmikewhite]

It's out of warranty, I pulled it apart, got the ssd out, and tried reconnecting. Still nothing. With the case that is on it, I am unable to see any physical damage to it. Looks like I'll need a new one.

 

[webworkings]

Alas, it isn't hard to damage a drive. Personally I think they should build them tougher, especially for the ones in laptops.

 

[smorizio]

before you toss the ssd try plugging into a desktop. the drive might not be damaged but the mb may be or the drive adpators.