BSOD: INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE

[DC7]

· OS - Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista ?

Windows 10


· x86 (32-bit) or x64 ?

Cant load windows to find out


· What was original installed OS on system?

Windows 8.1


· Is the OS an OEM version (came pre-installed on system) or full retail version (YOU purchased it from retailer)?

OS came pre-installed on laptop


· Age of system (hardware)

~3 years


· Age of OS installation - have you re-installed the OS?

Upgraded to Windows 10 about several months ago


· CPU

Cant load windows to find out


· Video Card

Cant load windows to find out


· System Manufacturer

ASUS


· Exact model number (if laptop, check label on bottom)

ASUS X501A


· Laptop or Desktop?

Laptop


I cant load Windows so I dont have the ability to run the recommended apps. If there is a way to do it in spite of not being able to load windows, please let me know and I will gladly do it.


- BSOD: INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE

My Laptop is stuck in this endless cycle of: Diagnosing PC, Automatic Repair and then sends me to a blue screen telling me; Your PC did not start correctly. Restarting your PC can sometimes fix the problem.

Restarting did not fix the problem. So I went to Advanced Options and selected Troubleshoot.

I tried system restore but that started the problems because it never got completed. Then it wouldnt let me undo the system restore due to some error. Now it says there are no restore points at all.

[Startup Repair] just leads to the inevitable, BSOD: INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE

[Command Prompt] opens but SFC doesnt work. It starts off like its working by showing: Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.

Then shortly after it reads as follows:
Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation.

[Startup Settings] it used to open windows in safe mode, but that doesn't even work now. Just eventually takes me back to the BSOD: INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE.

I haven't tried to "Reset This PC" yet due to bookmarks I need to retrieve from AVAST SAFEZONE Browser. So I am leaving that option as a last resort, if it works. From what I have read many people have this exact same problem after they attempted to reset their PC.

I am trying to be as succinct as possible. Just trying to give some history here. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[MichaelB]

Hi,

as this is no typical BSOD / Win crashes
it's not the correct location to ask for help.

However the message "INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE" indicates win can't load the correct driver for NTFS/ AHCI or (because) the partitiontable is damaged.
Win8.1 always comes on an UEFI-System, along with Secureboot enabled in Bios, otherwise it won't boot and you get a message from your Bios.
Given that, the partitiontable is damaged.
TestDisk - Partition Recovery and File Undelete might be the chance to inspect and probably correct the failure.

 

[DC7]

Hi,

as this is no typical BSOD / Win crashes
it's not the correct location to ask for help.

However the message "INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE" indicates win can't load the correct driver for NTFS/ AHCI or (because) the partitiontable is damaged.
Win8.1 always comes on an UEFI-System, along with Secureboot enabled in Bios, otherwise it won't boot and you get a message from your Bios.
Given that, the partitiontable is damaged.
TestDisk - Partition Recovery and File Undelete might be the chance to inspect and probably correct the failure.

thank you for your reply.

what forum should i have posted this question in?

I will give testdisk a try and see what happens.

 

[xilolee]

Hi dc7. :)

Did you try a simple chkdsk /r ?