Asus G53SW Unable to Boot

[Dagsct21]

Guys this PC is practically unbootable now, 8 out of 10 times it gives a "Disk Read Error..." or "Reboot and Select Proper Boot Device..." errors. This 2nd error was the original issue I thought I'd fixed by replacing HDD & installing clean Win7 Home premium.

For background info please see this thread

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

Did you replace the hd with a BRAND NEW one ?

All the best Brett

 

[Dagsct21]

Hi

Did you replace the hd with a BRAND NEW one ?

All the best Brett

Yes, new HDD and clean Windows 7 Home Premium install.

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

Did you replace the hd with a BRAND NEW one ?

All the best Brett

Yes, new HDD and clean Windows 7 Home Premium install.

Hi

I mean brand new bought one...not second hand or from ebay etc ???

Because it sounds like a crashed hard drive to me...run HIRENS CD on it...

All the best Brett

 

[Dagsct21]

Hi

Did you replace the hd with a BRAND NEW one ?

All the best Brett

Yes, new HDD and clean Windows 7 Home Premium install.

Hi

I mean brand new bought one...not second hand or from ebay etc ???

Because it sounds like a crashed hard drive to me...run HIRENS CD on it...

All the best Brett

Sorry, should've been clearer. Yes, new off of Tigerdirect store (not online) sealed Western Digital Black edition w/ 5 year warranty.

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

Did you replace the hd with a BRAND NEW one ?

All the best Brett

Yes, new HDD and clean Windows 7 Home Premium install.

Hi

I mean brand new bought one...not second hand or from ebay etc ???

Because it sounds like a crashed hard drive to me...run HIRENS CD on it...

All the best Brett

Sorry, should've been clearer. Yes, new off of Tigerdirect store (not online) sealed Western Digital Black edition w/ 5 year warranty.

Hi

WE HAVE SEEN 1 day old drives that failed...run Hirens...

All the best Brett

 

[Prostar Computer]

See if it shows up in your BIOS. You can try reseating the drive, though it sounds as though the drive's controller is fickle. You may need to request an exchange.

 

[Dagsct21]

Ok guys, the solution for this is so silly that it's embarrassing. I reopened the laptop's bottom cover to now look at the connection between HDD & MB and noticed that it's a separate PCB connected to MB via flat cable. So, either the HDD Board, the cable between it MB, or MB connector. So, only thing I can try without buying extra components is check connection. For this I had to basically disassemble entire laptop to get to the connection on MB & when I got there THE CABLE WAS NOT SEATED CORRECTLY
Pushed it in hard, lowered the lever, pulled it a little to make sure it was firmly seated, put PC back together, & it's been working fine now for 2 days in a row. He!
Thanks all for your help anyways. From now on, even in laptops, I'll be checking connections to MB before buying anything.

 

[Prostar Computer]

Well there you go! 😀