Search
  • For Individuals
      « Back
    • Windows Data Recovery

      Recovers lost or deleted Office documents, emails, presentations & multimedia files.

      Free Standard Professional Premium

    • Mac Data Recovery

      Recovers deleted files, photos, videos etc. on Mac.

      Free Standard Professional Premium

    • Photo Recovery

      Recover photos, videos, & audio files from all cameras and storage on Windows or Mac.

      Free Standard Professional Premium

    • Video Repair
    • Photo Repair
    • iPhone Data Recovery
  • For Business
      « Back
    • Email Repair & Converter

      Repair for Exchange Converter for EDB Converter for OST Converter for NSF Converter for OST MBOX Repair for Outlook

    • Database & File Repair

      Repair for MS SQL Repair for Access Repair for QuickBooks Software Repair for Excel Extractor for Windows Backup Repair for MySQL

    • Data Recovery & Erasure

      Data Recovery Professional Data Recovery Technician Mac Recovery for Technician Virtual Machine Recovery File Erasure Software Mobile Erasure Drive Erasure File Eraser Software File Eraser Software for Mac

    • Toolkit

      Exchange Toolkit Outlook Toolkit File Repair Toolkit MS SQL Toolkit Data Recovery Toolkit

    • Forensic

      Email Forensic Exchange Auditor Log Analyzer for MySQL Log Analyzer for MS SQL

  • Store
  • Partners
  • Services
  • Offers
  • Support

 

  • For Individuals
    DIY software for anyone who works with data.

    Windows Data Recovery Recovers lost or deleted Office documents, emails, presentations & multimedia files

    Free Standard Professional Premium

    Mac Data Recovery Especially for Mac users to recover deleted documents and multimedia files from macOS

    Free Standard Professional Premium

    Video Repair Windows Mac Repair multiple corrupt videos in one go. Supports MP4, MOV & other formats.

    StandardPremium

    Photo Recovery Windows Mac Recover photos, videos, & audio files from all cameras and storage on Windows or Mac.

    Standard Professional Premium

    iPhone Data Recovery Windows Mac Recover deleted photos, videos, contacts, messages etc. directly from iPhone & iPad

    Recover Erase Toolkit

    Photo Repair Windows Mac Repair multiple corrupt photos in one go. Supports JPEG & other formats.

    Standard Professional Premium


  • For Business
    • Email Repair
    • Email Converter
    • File Repair
    • Data Recovery & Erasure
    • Toolkit
    • Forensic

    Exchange Repair Repair corrupt EDB file & export mailboxes to Live Exchange or Office 365

    Outlook PST Repair Repair corrupt PST & recover all mailbox items including deleted emails & contacts

    OLM Repair Repair Outlook for Mac (OLM) 2011 & 2016 backup files & recover all mailbox items

    Exchange Toolkit Repair EDB & Exchange backup file to restore mailboxes, convert OST to PST, & convert EDB to PST

    Active Directory Repair Repair corrupt Active Directory database (Ntds.dit file) & extract all objects in original form

    EDB to PST Convert online & offline EDB file & extract all mailbox items including Public Folders in PST

    OST to PST Convert inaccessible OST file & extract all mailbox items including deleted emails in PST

    NSF to PST Convert IBM Notes NSF file & export all mailbox items including emails & attachments to PST

    MBOX to PST Convert MBOX file of Thunderbird, Entourage & other clients, & export mailbox data to PST

    OLM to PST Convert Outlook for Mac Data File (OLM) & export all mailbox data to PST in original form

    GroupWise to PST Convert GroupWise mail & export all mailbox items - emails, attachments, etc. - to PST

    EML to PST Convert Windows Live Mail (EML) file & export mailbox data - emails, attachments, etc. - to PST

    Office 365 to PST Connect to Office 365 account & export mailbox data to PST and various other formats

    DBX to PST Convert Outlook Express (DBX) file & export all mailbox data - emails, attachments, etc. - to PST

    SQL Repair Repair corrupt .mdf & .ndf files and recover all database components in original form

    Access Repair Repair corrupt .ACCDB and .MDB files & recover all records & objects in a new database

    QuickBooks Repair Repair corrupt QuickBooks® data file & recover all file components in original form

    MySQL Repair Repair MyISAM & InnoDB tables and recover all objects - keys, views, tables, triggers, etc.

    Excel Repair Repair corrupt Excel (.XLS & .XLSX) files and recover tables, charts, chart sheet, etc.

    BKF Repair Repair corrupt backup (BKF, ZIP, VHDX and .FD) files and restore complete data

    Database Converter Interconvert MS SQL, MySQL, SQLite, and SQL Anywhere database files

    PowerPoint Repair Repair corrupt PPT files and restore tables, header, footer, & charts, etc. like new

    File Repair Toolkit Repair corrupt Excel, PowerPoint, Word & PDF files & restore data to original form

    Data Recovery Windows Mac Recover lost or deleted data from HDD, SSD, external USB drive, RAID & more.

    Technician Toolkit

    Tape Data Recovery Retrives data from all types and capacities of tape drives including LTO 1, LTO 2, LTO 3, & others.

    Virtual Machine Recovery Recover documents, multimedia files, and database files from any virtual machine

    File Erasure Permanently wipe files and folders, and erase traces of apps and Internet activity.

    Standard Corporate

    Mobile Erasure Certified and permanent data erasure software for iPhones, iPads, & Android devices

    Drive Erasure Certified and permanent data erasure software for HDD, SSD, & other storage media Windows Mac

    Exchange Toolkit 5-in-1 software toolkit to recover Exchange database, convert EDB to PST, convert OST to PST, restore Exchange backup, and reset Windows Server password.

    Outlook Toolkit Comprehensive software suite to repair PST files, merge PST files, eliminate duplicate emails, compact PST files, and recover lost or forgotten Outlook passwords.

    File Repair Toolkit Powerful file repair utility to fix corrupt Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents created in Microsoft Office. It also repairs corrupt PDF files and recovers all objects.

    MS SQL Toolkit 5-in-1 software toolkit to repair corrupt SQL database, restore database from corrupt backup, reset database password, analyze SQL logs, & interconvert databases.

    Data Recovery Toolkit Software helps to recovers deleted data from Windows, Mac and Linux storage devices. Also supports recovery from RAIDs & Virtual Drives.

    Email Forensic Advanced email forensic solution for cyber experts to audit, analyze, or investigate emails & gather evidences.

    Exchange Auditor Exchange Server monitoring solution to automate audits, scans and generate reports ìn real-time.

    Log Analyzer for MySQL Analyze forensic details of MySQL server database log files such as Redo, General Query, and Binary Log.

    Log Analyzer for MS SQL Track & analyze MS SQL Server database transactions log files.

    STELLAR EMAIL FORENSIC

    Advanced email forensic tool to analyze and collect the mailbox data of email clients

    Learn More arrow


    All Products

    All Products

    All Products

    All Products

  • Our Partners
  • Lab Services
  • Trending Searches

    Data Recovery

    Photo Recovery

    Video Repair

    iPhone Data Recovery

    File Erasure Software

    Exchange Repair

    OST to PST

    PST Repair

    Raid Recovery

    MS SQL Repair

  • English Deutsch Français Nederlands Italiano Español 日本語 简体中文
  • Support
Windows Data Recovery- Professional 4 minute read

Fix Disk Boot Failure – Insert System Disk and Press Enter in Windows 10

Updated on February 10th, 2021
Subhjeet Vimal
Written By
Subhjeet Vimal
Rohit Arora
Approved By
Rohit Arora

Summary: This blog discusses the causes of a disk boot failure and then provides possible resolutions. If you happen to lose any of your files due to disk boot failure or while fixing the disk, you can opt for a data recovery software like Stellar Data Recovery Professional.

Contents

  • What is Disk Boot Failure?
  • Method 1: Change the BIOS’s boot order
  • Method 2: Repair Operating System
  • Method 3: Fix Unrecognized System Disk
  • Recovering Data from a Disk Boot Failure
  • Conclusion

What is Disk Boot Failure?

Disk boot failure occurs when your Windows doesn’t load properly, at the time of PC startup. It is a frustrating issue as it prevents you from accessing your computer.

The error message looks like below:

Disk boot failure error message
Image 1: Disk boot failure error message

It happens when your PC’s BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) cannot locate the boot device. The boot device contains the files by which a system boots into the Operating system. A failure in the process can happen due to the following reasons:

a. BIOS has an incorrect boot order: This occurs when the boot sequence is incorrect, i.e., the files meant for a PC startup are in an incorrect order.

b. Malfunction in the Operating system: This occurs when BIOS fails to recognize the operating system.

c. System disk corruption: This happens when your system hard drive gets damaged or unreadable.

Let us look at the different methods by which we can fix the Disk Boot failure issue.

Method 1: Change the BIOS’s boot order

1. Restart your PC

2. Upon restart, you will see a BIOS key (set by the manufacturer), displayed on the monitor. The most common ones are F10, F2, Esc, F12, F1, Del. Click the appropriate key.

3. The boot tab will then open.

4. Place your hard drive/hard disk as the first in order 

5. Save the changes.

6. Restart your PC.

changing the order in the BIOS window
Image 2: Changing the order in the BIOS window

Method 2: Repair Operating System

If Method 1 doesn’t work, then the next course of action should be to repair the corrupt OS. To use this method, you need to first burn Windows 10 in a CD/DVD or a USB drive.

1. Put the USB drive or CD/DVD in your computer and boot the computer.

2. In the Windows Setup page, click Next.

3. On the next screen, select Repair your computer. Then click Troubleshoot.

4. A page with Advanced options will open up.

5. From the options, select Startup Repair.


Startup Repair option in “Repair your computer” feature
Image 3: Startup Repair option in “Repair your computer” feature

Method 3: Fix Unrecognized System Disk

Your disk might be damaged or have bad sectors, and this can cause a boot failure. The remedy of this is a little tricky. You’ll have to take out the hard disk from the system first and connect it to a working computer. You can then use the steps as described in the blog post How To Repair Bad Sectors In The Hard Drive.

Recovering Data from a Disk Boot Failure

During the disk repair process, some of your files might get accidentally deleted or formatted. Plus, your files can also get lost when the disk is unable to boot.  To recover this lost data, you need to use a data recovery software. A data recovery software is a specialized tool, designed to recover lost/deleted data. One of the most powerful and efficient data recovery software in the market is Stellar Data Recovery Professional, which uses advanced recovery techniques to trace and then recover all the data you had lost from your device.

Below is the step-by-step process to recover data from your Windows 10 system:

1. Download and install Stellar Data Recovery Professional for PC.

2. Next, select the type of data you wish to recover.

Image 4: Select the lost/deleted files you want to recover

3. Choose the drive in your PC from where you want to recover the data.

Image 5: Select Where To Recover Data From

4. Once you have selected the drive, click Scan. You can also preview the files before recovering at the time of scanning.

Image 6: Preview of lost/deleted files

5. After scan completion, click Recover and choose a location to save the recovered files. (See Image 7)

Image 7: Browse the desired location to save the recovered files

6. Finally, click ‘Start-Saving’ to save the data. (See Image 8)

Image 8: Start-saving the recovered data

Conclusion

A disk boot failure can be a frustrating issue for anyone. It is caused by an error in the boot order, which can be easily fixed. However, sometimes you need to resolve ‘startup issues’ by booting an Operating system from an external USB or CD/DVD or by fixing the bad sectors in the hard disk. All these repair processes can cause you to lose some of your data. If that happens, then you can go for a trusted data recovery software like Stellar Data Recovery Professional, which can recover all your data. Download the software for free from the link below.

About The Author

Subhjeet Vimal

Subhjeet Vimal is a Senior Content Writer at Stellar® and a Hubspot Certified Content Marketer. He likes to keep himself curious and updated with the developments in the Tech world. He writes about Data Erasure, Data Recovery and other DIY Technologies.

Best Selling Products

Stellar Data Recovery Premium

Stellar Data Recovery Premium for Window

Read More

Stellar Data Recovery Technician

Stellar Data Recovery Technician intelli

Read More

Stellar Data Recovery Toolkit

Stellar Data Recovery Toolkit is an adva

Read More

BitRaser File Eraser

BitRaser File Eraser is a 100% secure so

Read More

Leave a comment Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

84  −  77  =  

Table of Contents    

  1. What is Disk Boot Failure?
  2. Method 1: Change the BIOS’s boot order
  3. Method 2: Repair Operating System
  4. Method 3: Fix Unrecognized System Disk
  5. Recovering Data from a Disk Boot Failure
  6. Conclusion

Categories

Related Posts

How-to-Fix-SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION-Error-in-Windows-10
Windows Data Recovery- Professional

How to Fix SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION Error in Windows 10

Stellar Author Ratnesh Kumar May 25, 2022 Read More
resolve-windows-update-failed-issue-for-windows-11-error-0xc1900101
Windows Data Recovery- Professional

How to Resolve Windows 11 Update Failed with Error 0xc1900101?

Stellar Author Ashutosh Kumar April 22, 2022 Read More
Windows Data Recovery- Professional

Best Solutions to Fix Windows 10 Not Shutting Down Issue

Stellar Author Ashutosh Kumar February 25, 2022 Read More

Stellar Official Website

Stellar Data Recovery Inc.
48 Bridge Street Metuchen,
New Jersey 08840,
United States

ALSO AVAILABLE AT

About

  • About us
  • Career
  • ISMS Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • License Policy
  • Refund Policy
  • End User License Agreement

RESOURCES

  • Blog
  • Articles
  • Product Videos
  • Knowledge Base
  • Case Studies
  • Whitepapers
  • Software Catalog

NEWS & EVENTS

  • News
  • Events

PARTNERS

  • Affiliates
  • Resellers
  • Distributors

Useful Links

  • Contact Us
  • Support
  • Special Offers
  • Student Discounts
  • Awards & Reviews
  • Downloads
  • Store
  • Sitemap
Follow Us

Stellar & Stellar Data Recovery are Registered Trademarks of Stellar Information Technology Pvt. Ltd. © Copyright 2022 Stellar Information Technology Pvt. Ltd. All Trademarks Acknowledged.

DMCA.com Protection Status
We use cookies on this website. By using this site, you agree that we may store and access cookies on your device Read More Got it!