msuemnig Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I installed my F120 about 1.5 years ago and it's been great. Few problems, great performance. Then, about a week ago, windows update installed something and I rebooted without noticing what it was. All of a sudden, I've got "DISK BOOT FAILURE", windows repair doesn't work, chdsk/sfc/etc....nothing is working. I assumed, based on some quick Googling that it was a common issue and just bought a new one. Now, I get to the point where everything is up and running again with my brand new Force Sata3 F120 and Windows installs SP1 (for win 7 64bit), I reboot and BAM! The same error message. I'm pretty darn sure that this is the issue. The SSD/my Mobo or some combination thereof doesn't like having SP1 installed. Anyone know what my next best step is? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastgm Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Did you try replacing the sata cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msuemnig Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 I switched the port and the cable. The drive works fine if I reinstall windows on it, read/write, etc. So, here is an update that is hilarious. I installed windows 7 on a HDD I had on the same box, thinking that I would update the firmware to the latest version. Once I had Windows installed on the other HDD, I booted and got the option choosing between 2 different installs of Windows 7. I chose the SSD version and it booted. I haven't erased the HDD's install of Windows yet, so I don't know if that is going to break my work-around or not...anyone ever heard of this type of behavior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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