windows 7 and hard drive problem

[cornishhosting]

Hi i have windows 7 on my home PC and want to remove the slave hard drive but everytime i do the computer wont boot up because it knows its missing.
is there any way i can do this because i need to replace the drive. any help would be great

 

[johnb35]

Are you running a dual boot setup? Is this a dell computer?

 

[cornishhosting]

Are you running a dual boot setup? Is this a dell computer?

Hi yes it is but only on the master not slave and i don't use the old system only winodws 7
PS sorry no its not Dell its home built

 

[Darthaus]

What is the error you are getting? When you installed windows was the slave drive hooked up as well?
It's possible the boot loader was installed on the slave drive not the master, its happened to me before

 

[cornishhosting]

What is the error you are getting? When you installed windows was the slave drive hooked up as well?
It's possible the boot loader was installed on the slave drive not the master, its happened to me before

No don't want to install windows just remove the slave. and yes the slave was installed when i put windows on

 

[Darthaus]

I wasn't saying to install windows.

With the slave drive out boot to the windows 7 disk and choose repair computer. Then click startup repair and let it do its thing, it should fix the problem. If not let us know.

 

[cornishhosting]

I wasn't saying to install windows.

With the slave drive out boot to the windows 7 disk and choose repair computer. Then click startup repair and let it do its thing, it should fix the problem. If not let us know.

Don't really want to take the risk in case it screws up my windows 7 install and i loose everything

 

[Darthaus]

Start up repair won't screw it up. The worst it will do is say it cannot fix the problem

 

[cornishhosting]

Start up repair won't screw it up. The worst it will do is say it cannot fix the problem

Ok will give it a go so i just put the windows 7 disk in and let it boot where it would install and ask it to repair is that correct

 

[Darthaus]

Yup the first screen will say install, and the bottom left corner it says Repair Computer

 

[cornishhosting]

Yup the first screen will say install, and the bottom left corner it says Repair Computer

Ok will give it a go and come back to let you know if its worked,

 

[johnb35]

Yeah, just use the repair option. Since it won't boot up with the slave drive removed, most likely what happened is that your boot files are on your other drive. And once that drive got removed it wouldn't boot. The repair option will put the boot files on your main drive now.

 

[cornishhosting]

Hi just done this but windows said it could not repair the problem

 

[cornishhosting]

Hi just an update when i go to computer management and try to format the slave it says cant format system partition

 

[johnb35]

Did you take out the slave drive before running the repair option on the dvd?

 

[cornishhosting]

Yes took the cables off

 

[johnb35]

Boot to the dvd and choose to an upgrade install. That should also fix it.

 

[cornishhosting]

Boot to the dvd and choose to an upgrade install. That should also fix it.

Wont upgrade loose all my files ?

 

[johnb35]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

Same procedure I said but with screenshots and it will save existing files. You may want to back up your data though, just in case.

 

[cornishhosting]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

Same procedure I said but with screenshots and it will save existing files. You may want to back up your data though, just in case.

Hi this says do it from in windows i cant boot into windows without the slave drive being in the computer