Bootmgr is missing

[JVM]

Re: Bootmgr is missing

Oh, you mentioned ReadyBoost. When checking in properties of all 3 SSD, only the new one had ReadyBoost Tab and said ReadyBoost could not be used because the drive is to fast, the other SSD drives do not have that ReadyBoost tab.

[Psycho101]

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The picture is about half way down my post. I decided to use Image Shack rather than attach it to the end of the post.

I just used ReadyBoost as an example of why I'd have a USB drive plugged in all the time. ReadyBoost itself would have nothing to do with this bootmgr error.

Give the diskpart clean function a go. If that does nothing, I recommend to totally eliminate even the remote possibility of a BIOS setting doing something, you clear the CMOS and then load Optimized Defaults. I know you say the BIOS is set up fine, but there could either be something you accidentally over looked, or even some sort of corruption of a BIOS setting which clearing and re-loading Optimized Defaults could fix up.

I would also test yet another bootable DVD/CD. I know you said you also tried a Vista CD, but try another one just to be thorough.

If that doesn't help then I'm fresh out of ideas. At least you'll be able to use the F12 menu, so you won't be stuck without a means to install Windows to the SSD.

Definitely give diskpart and resetting the BIOS a go, ofc restoring your AHCI settings and other things afterwards ofc.

[JVM]

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The picture is about half way down my post. I decided to use Image Shack rather than attach it to the end of the post.

I just used ReadyBoost as an example of why I'd have a USB drive plugged in all the time. ReadyBoost itself would have nothing to do with this bootmgr error.

Give the diskpart clean function a go. If that does nothing, I recommend to totally eliminate even the remote possibility of a BIOS setting doing something, you clear the CMOS and then load Optimized Defaults. I know you say the BIOS is set up fine, but there could either be something you accidentally over looked, or even some sort of corruption of a BIOS setting which clearing and re-loading Optimized Defaults could fix up.

I would also test yet another bootable DVD/CD. I know you said you also tried a Vista CD, but try another one just to be thorough.

If that doesn't help then I'm fresh out of ideas. At least you'll be able to use the F12 menu, so you won't be stuck without a means to install Windows to the SSD.

Definitely give diskpart and resetting the BIOS a go, ofc restoring your AHCI settings and other things afterwards ofc.

What is ofc? When doing diskpart, I would have both the loaded drive and new blank SSD?

I did update BIOS with loading optimized defaults, but no clearing of CMOS.

Here is the thing, I select CD-ROM as first in boot order, save and exit BIOS, and then it goes straight to desktop. If after saving CD-ROM as first order in BIOS and hitting F12, the Boot Menu has Hard Drive listed with an asterisk. So, it's like my changing the order in BIOS has no effect.

[JVM]

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As for clearing CMOS, the manual says put a jumper on the two pins for 10 seconds or whatever and that's it. I once put a screwdriver to the two pins and it didn't do anything I could see. Isn't clearing the CMOS supposed to make you reset time and date?

[Psycho101]

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ofc is just short hand for "of course "

You may well have found a BIOS bug if you have just updated to the latest when this started happening.

I would give the Diskpart thing a go first, then try a clear CMOS and re-load of optimized settings. If that fails try flashing back to your previous BIOS version, load optimized again and see if that solves it.

[Psycho101]

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The time and date isn't alwaysreset. Every time I've cleared the CMOS, time and date has remained correct. I'm sure if you had the pins connected for long enough, the date and time would reset.

[JVM]

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I installed Windows 7 on the other SSD and will check that CD/DVD thing later--I am still setting things up. I had to use the F12 way for installing Windows 7 and there was that bootmgr is missing before installation, but I don't get it now.

[JVM]

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After installing Windows 7 on the other SSD, I still have that problem booting from CD/DVD--I have to hit F12, at least this is with Windows 7 and Vista DVD's.

[artdrivers]

Re: Bootmgr is missing

I got the bootmgr is missing error when I first installed Windows 7 on a RAID0 with my XP files backed up on a 3rd HDD installed on SATA2_5 and the bios set as IDE. I had to perform a repair by booting to the Windows 7 DVD. Windows 7 would not repair until I set the 3rd HDD to AHCI. I had to set the SATA2_4/5 to AHCI in bios. Then the repair function worked for some reason. I followed these instructions it works for Windows Vista and Windows 7.----> Startup Repair - Vista Forums

[Psycho101]

Re: Bootmgr is missing

As long as you tried clearing the CMOS and loading optimised defaults, plus a flash back to the previous BIOS version, I don't know what else it could be.

Maybe worth asking Gigabyte tech support. It may be one of the rare cases where they have a useful answer for someone.

Sorry I can't help you get rid of the message completely. At least you can boot from DVD with F12 if you need to though, so not a complete loss.

[JVM]

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No, I don't get the message anymore, only got it trying to install Windows 7 on one of my SSD. Now that I went to F12 and booted from Windows 7 disk and installed it, there are no problems at this point, except that booting from CD/DVD has to be F12. I was trying to find AppData files that are supposed to be hidden, found them on last Windows 7 install, but can't find them in this install.