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Ive tried holding down f8 and powering up on recovery and it still says " no bootable device" insert boot disk and press any k

ricky_34

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F8 and power up isnt working for recovery on my satilight c655. No bootable device insert boot disk wich i dont have. Any answers please and thank u
 
Solution
I think its telling you it can't find the bootable system that was on your hard disk because that is failing.

Now would be a good time to remove the hard drive and buy the cables to connect it to a laptop or just put it into another PC. Rescue your personal files first then use the system to check the disk for errors.

I or someone else will describe how to do that when you come back and say whether there's any life in the disk once you migrate it.
I think its telling you it can't find the bootable system that was on your hard disk because that is failing.

Now would be a good time to remove the hard drive and buy the cables to connect it to a laptop or just put it into another PC. Rescue your personal files first then use the system to check the disk for errors.

I or someone else will describe how to do that when you come back and say whether there's any life in the disk once you migrate it.
 
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