Windows 10: Dell XPS 13 Hard Drive Boot Inaccesible Boot Device

ok before i take this laptop to a repair shop i needed to ask for help. This is my huge problem, i installed rollbax rx trail to test it, when it rebooted i saw the BSOD. I created a iso backup using macrium so i thought i was safe but i guess not. When it boots you see the rollback rx start for 3 seconds then i see Recovery your PC couldn't start properly. Error code:0xc000000f, options it gives me is Press enter to try again, Press F8 for startup settings, Pres Esc for UEFI Firmware settings, i hit F8, tried all, enable debugging, enable boot logging, enable Safe mode, nothing. When i try safe mode, i get your pc ran into a problem, stop code Inaccesible Boot Device. So now i tried a flash drive using macrium, i get this same message. I tried booting with flash drive windows 10 repair disc, same, i tried another flash drive with windows 10 pro 64 OS, same. I cant get it to a state where i can try to repair boot or reinstall windows 10. I even tried before boot diagnostics, and everything passed including hard drive. Hoping i can pick on this forum brains a little before i spend money for a new hard drive at a shop. Thanks all.

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inaccesible boot device

+Thank you for your reply, but I have lost my disc and can't get in I'm fed up with bloody windows 10 as it was their loading apps on to my system when they were not ready , and I am now locked out of my own computer,.

I do not if it helpful but it does say that they would restart it for me, or is that the usual reply when blue screen is on, trouble is both my upgrade to win/8 and win/10 was done by an online upgrade, so I never had a disc in the first place.

I would be grateful for any other help please thank you

 

Inacceible boot device after reset

After I used the reset feature in windows 10 an error appeared: Inaccesible boot device.

I can't access windows.

How can I solve this?

I'm using a Dell Inspiron.

 

Hi mn072065

Yikes !!

So as this is a Dell I think to get to BIOS it is F2. Once in BIOS or UEFI I would disable secure boot (if you have such a feature) and then I would set boot order to boot from CD/DVD first.

Install Macrium boot disk and boot. From their you should be able to re-install your macrium image. (I'm assuming that is what you mean when you said "iso backup using macrium")

If nothing was wrong with drive before installation at worst you just have to do a clean install. Before that though you need to get data back. Not sure how you have your storage configured, like data in separate partition. Maybe you could expand on that.


Ken

 

Thanks for trying, this laptop doesnt have cd/dvd i have ti use a flash. Did the boot from flash, i get same error inaccesible drive. I wish i can do a clean install, cant either because it doesnt allow me to use the windows 10 recovery same message.

 

Sounds like your drive is locked so it is stating inaccessible.

Can you enter BIOS with F2?

You should be able to do this regardless of storage state.

This article talks to unlocking. I think this is issue.

Unlock Hard Drive | Fix Drive Where Windows Installed Is Locked - EaseUS


Ken

 

Thanks but its not locked. Cant reset thru windows 10 recovery, cant safe mode.

 

Then you will have to boot from Media tool and save data.

Can you enter BIOS?

 

yes i can enter bios and i can use flash, but when i tries to connect to windows, bingo BSOD inaaccesible.

 

I would create Media key in clean install tutorial so you can at least boot to Windows.

Clean Boot - Perform in Windows 10 to Troubleshoot Software Conflicts

You need Windows 10 machine to create USB key right from Microsoft.


Ken

 

Sorry your not understanding I have that on my flash drive when it tries to boot up to the windows it goes to BSOD


QUOTE=Caledon Ken;959915]I would create Media key in clean install tutorial so you can at least boot to Windows.

Clean Boot - Perform in Windows 10 to Troubleshoot Software Conflicts

You need Windows 10 machine to create USB key right from Microsoft.


Ken[/QUOTE]

 

Sorry.

Can I ask how you created media key? Not challenging you. Just find it really strange that a machine can't boot with a fresh copy of windows from a key.


Ken

 

Sure buddy and sorry not challenging me it's frustrating that I can't get this to work
I went to Microsoft used their tool downloaded win 10 pro and installed into USB again they Microsoft

I also downloaded neosmart easy recovery pro for win 10 to fix boot
Same thing BSOD




QUOTE=Caledon Ken;959936]Sorry.

Can I ask how you created media key? Not challenging you. Just find it really strange that a machine can't boot with a fresh copy of windows from a key.


Ken[/QUOTE]

 

Okay.

Not sure how new your machine is. If you have a BIOS with secure boot and fast boot they both need to be disabled.

Very strange that using their process to create USB key with no other software or copies involved doesn't work.


Ken

 

Can't disable fast boot because I can't go into control panel
I disabled in bios Uefi and switched to legacy to see USB
Then I used USB as boot
Still the same

Thanks so much for trying keep it coming maybe I forgot something