Hi everyone,
Unfortunately, my HP laptop will no longer boot.
It was running Debian 12 without any recent changes that I'm aware of. Yesterday, the system froze while I was switching between applications. Since it was completely unresponsive, I held the power button to force it to shut down.
After that, every time I power it on, I get the following message:
Boot Device Not Found
Please install an operating system on your hard disk.
I also ran the HP hardware diagnostics, and the Storage Test reports "No hard disk found."
The laptop is about 9 years old and uses an SSD. I have important files on it, so I would like to recover the data if possible and would prefer not to reinstall the operating system until I understand what has happened.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Do you think this is more likely to be a failed SSD, a loose connection, or something else? What would you recommend as the next steps to maximize the chances of recovering the data?
Thank you very much for any advice.
Unfortunately, my HP laptop will no longer boot.
It was running Debian 12 without any recent changes that I'm aware of. Yesterday, the system froze while I was switching between applications. Since it was completely unresponsive, I held the power button to force it to shut down.
After that, every time I power it on, I get the following message:
Boot Device Not Found
Please install an operating system on your hard disk.
I also ran the HP hardware diagnostics, and the Storage Test reports "No hard disk found."
The laptop is about 9 years old and uses an SSD. I have important files on it, so I would like to recover the data if possible and would prefer not to reinstall the operating system until I understand what has happened.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Do you think this is more likely to be a failed SSD, a loose connection, or something else? What would you recommend as the next steps to maximize the chances of recovering the data?
Thank you very much for any advice.
