Windows 10: update failed computer won't boot no hard drive seen windows 10

My dell laptop decided to update windows 10. It was stuck at 90% for 36 hours. I decided to turn it off and back on despite the warning not to. Now it's dead. My Macrium backup tells me there is no local hard drive. I can't figure out how to do a complete factory restore with the Dell recovery partition if it even exists at this point. Any ideas on what to do next?

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[Confusion] Hard drive won't boot. Caused by video card?

Did you install Windows with all your other hard drives plugged in? If you did, removing them when you boot Windows will fail, because Windows dumps boot flags on every drive when its first installed. That's why people always recommend disconnecting every single hard drive besides your C:\ drive when doing a fresh install.

As for your initial problem, the GPU being reinstalled and suddenly Windows won't boot - tried safe mode? (Spam F9 when your computer is loading)

 

System restore failed and now my computer won' t boot at all

Hi Bjørn,

To address this concern, we suggest that you follow the steps below:

Method 1:

Disconnect all the external devices (printers, scanner, USB (universal serial bus) drives, etc...) except mouse and the keyboard and then boot up. If this corrects the issue then add the devices back one at a time until you discover the
piece of hardware causing the issue. Then get any updated drivers\software for the device.

Method 2:

Perform a Startup repair from Advance boot option

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  Boot your computer using a Windows 10 CD/ DVD or System Repair Disc.
  
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  Select the correct time and keyboard type.
  
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  Click on Repair your computer in the lower left corner.
  
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  Select Troubleshoot from the Choose an option screen.
  
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  Click on Advanced options in the Troubleshoot screen.
  
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  Click on Startup Repair from the Advanced Options screen.
  
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  Next, choose the operating system.
  
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  Windows 10 will look for problems on hard drive(s) and verify that all required files are intact.
  

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

 

Maxtor Hard Drive Beep

Maxtor drive beeps

Have a similiar situation using a DiamondMax Plus 8, 20GB Mfg Date 4/15/03. Drive used as a second system drive. Drive is recognized in boot menu but not in drive list. Drive is always connected. Computer started locking up for several seconds at a time. Chkdsk on drives and couldn't find that drive. Removed drive from bay to make sure connections were ok and heard the beeping. Shutdown and restart and never got to windows screen. Restarted several times then saw drive in boot menu and Windows loaded but Maxtor not in drive menu. When recognized in boot menu, computer will start but beeps and is not found.

Tried kicking it real hard but no improvement. Any suggestions?