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HP 15-r024na Notebook PC (ENERGY STAR)
Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

Hello, i was just cassually gaming and my laptop blue screened out of nowhere. It says "Boot Device Not Found"

I tried looking for help, but couldnt find anything that helps. The F2 interface is useless too, can anyone help me?

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Try these tips and see if it works out for you.

 

1. Shut down your laptop

2. Power it back on

3. Press f10 to go into BIOS settings

4. Go to system configuration

5. Scroll down and click Boot Options

6. Disable Secure Boot

7. Enable Legacy Support

8. Exit saving changes

9. Press 9173 + Enter - to complete the change

 

See if this works

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Hi, see if these tips will work for you 

 

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06201699

 

Let me know how it goes so we will see if you need to take your laptop for repairs as it could possibly be a hardware issue.

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Sorry, but it doesnt help, when i try to quick test the hardrive it says that says that the quick test thing isnt installes, now the screen is showing "Selected boot image did not Authenticate. Press <ENTER> to continue"

Oh and i dont have the cash to repair it, thats why im asking for help here.

HP Recommended

Try these tips and see if it works out for you.

 

1. Shut down your laptop

2. Power it back on

3. Press f10 to go into BIOS settings

4. Go to system configuration

5. Scroll down and click Boot Options

6. Disable Secure Boot

7. Enable Legacy Support

8. Exit saving changes

9. Press 9173 + Enter - to complete the change

 

See if this works

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Oh it looks like its working, thank you alot. But now when i turned on my laptop, now theres a weird thing running in the background. Its really small, cant close it and it was at the top left corner of my screen.

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Glad to know it worked. 

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Any idea what this could be? I can move it around, but cant close it

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It may go off on its own after a while but you can try restarting your PC after to see if it will leave the screen.

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Wellp thanks alot for the help again ❤️

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You are welcome.

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