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Question posted by beccapat20 on March 17th, 2015

Media Check Fail No Bootable Device.bios Has No Hdd Recovery How Do I Fix This

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Answer #1: Posted by TechSupport101 on March 17th, 2015 6:53 AM

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This can sadly be indicative of a failed HDD and not corrupted OS files. Though on rare occasions, this may also be cause by a dislodged HDD at times I must mentions.

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User Guide - Page 180

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