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Causes and solutions of a black screen that reports that hard drive cannot be found when computer is turned on
What should I do if I get a black screen saying that hard drive is not found when I turn on my computer? Sometimes a black screen appears on computer and it asks you to restart and select correct boot device, or insert bootable media into selected boot device and press key, which means that hard drive cannot be found How to solve this problem? Next, specific causes and solutions for you will be presented.
1. Hard drive data cable is looseIf hard drive data cable is loose, you can try unplugging computer hard drive data cable and then plugging it back in. If this is not possible, consider replacing power connector and data cable interface.
2. There is no active partition on hard drive
In system reinstallation system, manually set hard disk partition as active partition.
3. PCB golden finger oxidation
If gold finger on electrical path is oxidized, you need to find a professional computer service person to clean it up.
4. Physical bad sectors of hard drive
When it comes to physical hard drive bad sectors, many users may think that physical hard drive bad sectors will cause a lot of trouble for computer, and they may consider sending it to factory for repair.
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