Bootmgr is corrupt, Computer doesn't recognize the Windows 10 Installation USB-Stick and won't start BIOS/show the Key for it

Hell Razor5543

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Ah. Unless you use some form of boot manager (to allow you to choose which O/S to start) you can only have one O/S installed and running on a PC. However, if your DATA (not apps or programs) is on a different drive, and the drive with the O/S fails, your data will not be lost if you have to reformat or replace the O/S drive. The best way to protect your data against loss is to back it up onto an external storage device.

The reason I have gone the way I have is to make managing data on my PC a lot easier (as well as re-installation). If my C: were to fail, I would have to replace it and re-install Windows. However, as a lot of my 'stuff' is on other drives (such as everything I have downloaded), once I have got Windows running again I can re-install Elite: Dangerous (from the Patches drive, which is drive F: ), tell it to store the files in D:\Games\Frontier\EDLaunch, and then (as the other files that have to be downloaded are already there) it is ready to play within a few minutes.

Another way to make re-installation easier is to use something like Norton Ghost (or equivalent). You get the PC fully up and running, and then you 'ghost' the PC. What this will do is to create a complete copy (on some form of removeable storage) of the PC at that time in such a way that, should the need arise, you can use the 'ghost' to get you back to the same point as when the 'ghost' had been created. I professionally use something along these lines (I work for an IT support company); if a client PC has a drive failure I replace the drive, insert the relevant USB stick, boot up the PC, select the relevant image, and let it get on with it. All the settings, license requirements, driver settings (and so on) come across so that, after a while, Windows is up and running. This usually takes less than a couple of hours.
 
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Firestar97

Firestar97
Time for a little Update for this Thread. My new Hard Drive finally got delivered a few Days ago. I've installed it into my Computer a few Minutes ago and it didn't work. Either it is Trash or it was because of the specific Hardware Requirement this Hard Drive has (but I assume it wouldn'tve even fit into my Computer then?).
At least I've also finally figured out what's most likely the only Reason why the CD Drive didn't work. I forgot to plug a Cable into the PSU when I've replaced the old one. Later I'll try if it works again.
Even though I couldn't find that Avast Software that prevents Windows 10 from killing itself, I found other Software that is supposed to do the same, so I'll just try if it works if I put everything on the same SSD. I don't want to wait even a single Day more. I'm worried that my Friends from another Game might've deleted me from their Friend List already because I'm offline all the Time and I wanted to help one of them to get her hacked Steam Account back 😕
 

Firestar97

Firestar97
Help!
I've just tried to reinstall Windows 10 and got Error Code: 0x80070057
When I've followed the Advice of a Website and used Diskpart, it showed that it doesn't work because of a serious Hardware Problem.
Do you have any Tips what to do?
Or will I most likely need to replace the SSD (even though I have almost no Money)?
Edit: I'm not even close to being able to replace it. I would be able if my stupid Health Insurance wouldn't be so greedy
 
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Agony_Aunt

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Urufu1997 said:
Time for a little Update for this Thread. My new Hard Drive finally got delivered a few Days ago. I've installed it into my Computer a few Minutes ago and it didn't work. Either it is Trash or it was because of the specific Hardware Requirement this Hard Drive has (but I assume it wouldn'tve even fit into my Computer then?).
At least I've also finally figured out what's most likely the only Reason why the CD Drive didn't work. I forgot to plug a Cable into the PSU when I've replaced the old one. Later I'll try if it works again.
Even though I couldn't find that Avast Software that prevents Windows 10 from killing itself, I found other Software that is supposed to do the same, so I'll just try if it works if I put everything on the same SSD. I don't want to wait even a single Day more. I'm worried that my Friends from another Game might've deleted me from their Friend List already because I'm offline all the Time and I wanted to help one of them to get her hacked Steam Account back 😕
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1) Friends don't delete friends from lists just because they are offline for a while.

2) You can't help someone get their hacked Steam account back. Only Steam can do that. They need to contact Steam, not you.

3) If the new drive is not working, i'd start to suspect a problem with your motherboard, and maybe there was nothing wrong with your old drive either. Either call on a friend who is good with computers to take a look, or if you don't know anyone like that, take it to a company for a service. Yes, it will cost you money, but you've already spent a lot of time and some money, and you say money is almost finished. Probably better at this point to bite the bullet and take it for a look by a professional.
 

Firestar97

Firestar97
MickyG1982 said:
www.lifewire.com

Error Code 0x80070057: Why It Happens and How to Fix It

Learn how to fix error code 0x80070057 in Windows. This guide covers common causes and step-by-step solutions, from checking storage issues to resetting your PC.
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This Website gave me a Thought. Maybe a Problem with the Driver of the SSD? If I remember correctly you can select the Drive under Windows 10, delete the Driver for it and download it again. Might this be the Problem and does anyone know if this is also possible with Linux? (if not, I would need to wait until I can put my SSD in another Persons Computer and try it there)
 

MickyG1982

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Honestly, the easiest way to test the new drive is to first, make sure it is the only connected drive in your system. Then install Windows on it and download any required drivers one by one.

Once that drive is up and running, you can then reconnect the old drive, go into the bios to make sure the system is using the correct drive to boot from (the key to access the BIOS varies by motherboard manufacturer). Save the settings once you are sure you have selected the correct drive and restart the system.

Allow your system to boot into Windows and copy only the files that you need to keep (anything personal or files that you can't replace) not the old drive in its entirety. Also, if you have gotten to this point, the old drive may well be ok and just require a format.

I would then format the old drive and set it up as where I'd install everything to, leaving the SSD as purely a Windows boot drive.
 

Firestar97

Firestar97
MickyG1982 said:
Honestly, the easiest way to test the new drive is to first, make sure it is the only connected drive in your system. Then install Windows on it and download any required drivers one by one.

Once that drive is up and running, you can then reconnect the old drive, go into the bios to make sure the system is using the correct drive to boot from (the key to access the BIOS varies by motherboard manufacturer). Save the settings once you are sure you have selected the correct drive and restart the system.

Allow your system to boot into Windows and copy only the files that you need to keep (anything personal or files that you can't replace) not the old drive in its entirety. Also, if you have gotten to this point, the old drive may well be ok and just require a format.

I would then format the old drive and set it up as where I'd install everything to, leaving the SSD as purely a Windows boot drive.
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As I wrote the new Drive doesn't work for some Reason (I can start the Windows 10 Installation but when I need to select it, it doesn't show up).
The old Files are already saved and the SSD is empty (except the Driver for it I guess? Because it is supposed to be 1TB but it's slightly smaller)
 

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Urufu1997 said:
Or will I most likely need to replace the SSD (even though I have almost no Money)?
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Yep, your SSD seems done for. You could try using it on another system to check whether it's the mainboard. It's unlikely that Win10 is missing a driver there.
 
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Wildcard

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My Question is why are you posting this in Elite Dangerous Forums?

1) It has nothing to do with Elite Dangerous at all

2) Most of the people here are not going to either be interested in helping you or cappable of diagnosing a problem on someone elses system.

3) You should know more about your system than we do

4) Goto TomsHardware.com or some other PC based help forum

5) Easy fix is to reinstall the OS after a Format or Restore from a back up

6) always have another 60-120Gb Hard Drive that is a direct 1:1 Clone of your boot drive for this exact reason. Dont be like Fdev and not do your due diligence in creating backups

7) A boot drive should never be used as a Main Game Drive
 

Firestar97

Firestar97
I would like to try if I can reinstall the SSD Driver under Linux to see if that fixes the Problem (booting Linux from a USB Stick) but I'm afraid that the necessary Driver might not be available online. Is there some Database where I can check if a Driver for a SSD can be downloaded or not?
The SSD is a Samsung MZ-76E1T0B/EU 860 EVO 1 TB
 

Firestar97

Firestar97
Do I need a working Hard Drive to boot Linux from a USB Stick or can it just sometimes need a Eternity to start?
Got a Answer from the Manufacturer of the SSD and it turns out that there is a Software that can be downloaded from their Website, which might be able to repair it
Edit: found another SSD that's cheap enough for my available Budget. I hope this one will work and that it'll work to fix the other one with it, because the one I found would of course due to the cheap Price have almost no Space left after installing Windows 10 on it. Definitely going to use this one for the System if it works. It even mentions that it's suitable for Windows 10 so maybe it doesn't get killed that easy by it?
 
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Wildcard

Wildcard
boot in safe mode
safe mode loads default generic drivers

IF your MBR is corrupted the hard drive is lost. Even if you are able to eventually recover it most of the contents will be unreadable.

You are better off to Nuke and Pave (IE; Format NTFS 4192 sectors and Reinstall OS)

If you have the money, the time, or the inclination due to the contents of the drive you can send it off to any number of 3rd party vendors that can recover the contents of the drive but not the drive its self. As they physically Open the Drive take the platters out stick it on a physical reader and magnetically hard recover the data they than either Email you a link for a download or a flash drive with the recovered files.

Ive done this my self prior to going to a RAID 0+1 setup on a financial server when I was working as a Network Admin
(sorry for the tangent)
 
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Firestar97

Firestar97
Wildcard said:
boot in safe mode
safe mode loads default generic drivers

IF your MBR is corrupted the hard drive is lost. Even if you are able to eventually recover it most of the contents will be unreadable.

You are better off to Nuke and Pave (IE; Format NTFS 4192 sectors and Reinstall OS)

If you have the money, the time, or the inclination due to the contents of the drive you can send it off to any number of 3rd party vendors that can recover the contents of the drive but not the drive its self. As they physically Open the Drive take the platters out stick it on a physical reader and magnetically hard recover the data they than either Email you a link for a download or a flash drive with the recovered files.

Ive done this my self prior to going to a RAID 0+1 setup on a financial server when I was working as a Network Admin
(sorry for the tangent)
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I've already saved the Files onto a external SSD (but forgot some Screenshots I wanted to keep 😕)
But booting in Safe Mode sounds like it could be useful. How do I do this?
I'm currently waiting for a new SSD (which is very small, so there's only a little bit more Space than what's needed for the OS. Don't have enough Money to just replace the current one) which should arrive in 9 Days or later. I'm hoping that this will help me to fix the big one and keep the new one as a second Drive which has just Windows 10 on it and nothing else
 

Firestar97

Firestar97
I'm still having Problems. My SSD finally arrived after a Eternity but now I still can't install Windows 10 because it let's me select the Drive on which it should be installed but after confirming, the Cursor just turns into the Hourglass Symbol and nothing happens. I've already used HP USB Storage Disk Format Tool which made the USB-Stick boot faster but except that, nothing seems to have changed. I do have another one which should be big enough but the Media Creation Tool claims that there isn't enough Space (it's supposed to have 16GB) and when I try to format this one with the HP USB Storage Disk Format Tool, it doesn't work because it is write protected for some Reason

Edit: the Problem with the other Stick seems to be easily solvable. But the whole Process of formatting with the Tool and getting Windows 10 on it, will take a few Hours. It's so frustrating. I wish, I would have enough Money to just buy a completely new Computer
 

Firestar97

Firestar97
Now that I finally got the other USB Stick to work properly, my Computer claims that a important Media Driver (DVD, USB or Hard Drive) is missing. How do I find out which one I need?
Edit: looked the SSD up on Amazon and the Manufacturer claims that no additional Driver is needed, so it probably isn't because of a missing Hard Drive Driver.
Just remembered that I've unplugged the CD Drive so I can use its Cables for the second SSD, so it probably is the USB Driver. How do I find out which one I need exactly?
 
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