"reboot and select proper boot device" ?

[Reven]

OK. I will try a few more times.

I am already using the 0.6 04, I guess you must have linked to it earlier. I'm downloading the 0.5, maybe I'll try that. I'm also going to try writing to a CD this time, maybe that might help.

EDIT: Rapidly spamming the enter key all the time got me somewhere. It asked me about keymaps, in which I selected a US keyboard. From there it tried to start 'X'. The screen flashed a couple times in different colors. Now its red and white. The hard drive light is running though. I'm guessing a reboot?

http://yfrog.com/50imagewgoj

 

[bankster55]

0604 is a beta
should have tried 0521
Um, I hope you didnt useTurkish language/KB
HDD is thrashing because GParted cant figure out structure
Ah, lets forget Gparted

Boot into Win 7 with DVD and give me a screenshot of disk mamgement

And no, we are not doing the MBR fix, we go straight to diskpart in booted to Win7 from DVD. MBR fix is only if needed

 

[Reven]

I am loading the Windows 7 disc now. I dunno if it has ever mattered, but I'm using a Windows 7 upgrade disc...

How do I get to disk management? Right now I clicked yes to install. If I remember right I should be able to get to a screen where it shows the discs, just like in disk management. Right?

EDIT: Screenshot
http://img25.imageshack.us/i/img0365eo.jpg/

 

[bankster55]

I thought you could boot into your Windows install ITSELF from the disk??
And no an upgrade disc is not good for fixin things
Dont know if it even has bootsect.exe in boot folder on disk

Dont go anywhere, this will only take a few minutes
Lets go back to you putting in your "bad" SSD in your working backup PC
Then boot to GOOD SSD and tell me when you are there

 

[Reven]

I have 2 SSDs, but only one is an OS drive. The other is just a game drive.

My backup PC is using a normal SATA 80gb HDD.

No I cant boot to Windows from the disc.

After connecting my 'bad' drive, do I go to windows and disk management?

 

[bankster55]

yes

Edit: NO
Just boot up with both drives attatched and tell me you are ready

 

[Reven]

OK I am ready. I have my 'bad' SSD connected to my backup PC with its' 80gb SATA HDD. No other drives connected.

 

[bankster55]

Start your screenshot software
Then go to all programs/accessories
You will see the black cmd icon, right click it and pick "run as administrator"
Letr me know when we are ready

 

[Reven]

OK I'm ready.

CMD is running as administrator. I'm going to use snipping tool for screenshots.

 

[bankster55]

Now type
diskpart [enter}
list disk [enter}

 

[Reven]

OK I did it. I am assuming the [enter} means to press that button.

Screenshot: http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/451/cmd1v.jpg

 

[bankster55]

O.K. good
now type 2 cmds one after another
select disk 1
list partition

Edit: i spelled disk wrong - corrected

 

[Reven]

OK, I THINK. Again, I'll post a screenshot.

Just to be clear, you are aware the (atleast according to computer management) that disc 1 is the 'good' drive? ( The 'bad' drive is the one with 5 gigs of space )

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/4773/cmd2.jpg

 

[bankster55]

no I didnt remember that
didnt matter I was going to see if was the non active one
so type (enter after each)
select disk 0
list partition
select partition 1
detail partition

 

[Reven]

I was able to do every step except for detail partition -- it wanted me to select the partition again, which I had.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1511/cmd3.jpg

EDIT: FYI I have a flight early tomorrow morning. I plan on sleeping on the plane, so I'm willing to stay up as late as necessary to get this fixed, as long as you're up to it.

 

[bankster55]

yeah you misspelled partition
Im not up to it
this is a 3 minute task
lets get it done

 

[Reven]

lol ouch I'll be more careful about that.

OK everything is working now.

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6031/cmd4.jpg

 

[bankster55]

list disk
select disk 0
list partition
select partition 1
active

 

[Reven]

OK did that.

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/9159/cmd5.jpg

 

[bankster55]

Finally!!!!!

O.K. one more screenshot before you try the drive "F" i dont want to look in any folders only "F" root
The right side window with the folders AND naked FILES showing
I'm making sure you have booting stuff like bootmgr

 

[Reven]

Erm you want what? I can take a picture of me in the Local Disk F (like in My Documents), but thats not what you want, right?

 

[bankster55]

Click on F in my computer
screen what shows up on right side

 

[Reven]

I dont see anything on the right, but here is F:

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8356/ld42.jpg

 

[bankster55]

Damn
I forgot you have to go to contrlPanel folder options
and click show hidden files and unclick hide hidden system files
Forget that

Just try the drive now in your main PC

 

[Reven]

It says BOOTMGR is missing.