New BSOD I've Never Seen Before


  1. Posts : 783
    Win10 Pro - x64 latest build dual boot w/Win 11 Pro
       #1

    New BSOD I've Never Seen Before


    I multi-boot, main Win 7 and then 2 Win 10's on other drives. It had been at least 10 days since I last booted into them, no problems then, but I was surprised today when I tried.
    Got a smaller than usual BSOD (low res Safe Mode size) and all it said was as follows, even with the smiley:

    :-( Your PC ran into a problem & needs to restart. You can restart
    If you'd like to know more you can search online later for this error: INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE

    What the heck is/was that all about?

    I managed to boot into Safe Mode OK and ran a system file check.....now it boots fine. I guess I will never know!
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  2. Posts : 14,901
    Windows 10 Pro
       #2

    An INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE could be caused by corrupted system files, boot sequence errors, drivers, infection, the file system and the hard drive.

    You probably had corrupted system files.
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  3. Posts : 783
    Win10 Pro - x64 latest build dual boot w/Win 11 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #3

    axe0 said:
    An INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE could be caused by corrupted system files, boot sequence errors, drivers, infection, the file system and the hard drive.

    You probably had corrupted system files.
    Thanks, I was trying to figure out what it was looking for in the boot process and just remembered that I had re-lettered by CD-Rom drive (1st boot device in BIOS), which probably got it upset. No problems before or since thankfully.
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  4. Posts : 14,901
    Windows 10 Pro
       #4

    In that case it was a boot sequence error
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  5. Posts : 783
    Win10 Pro - x64 latest build dual boot w/Win 11 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Systems can be very pernickety at times......for want of a better expression....LOL
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