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Harddrive
Hello Leon
I'm only guessing here so no offence meant.
If you have data on the drive you don't want to loose, and I'm guessing is is a SATA drive, you can buy fairly cheaply connectors that allow for a drive to be hot connected through a USB port.
Another way I have done it is to buy a portable harddrive and once opened I have swapped out the original HD and put one I wanted the data from, connected it to a USB ( 3 ) port and was able to get the data off the drive.
If you really really need to boot from the drive I think it is past it, if you are having this much trouble I don't think it is easily salvageable, it may be if you send it to a firm that can do that but I'm also guessing it isn't worth it.
Lastly, you could keep asking but all the advise ( good ) given hasn't helped get it booting again.
If you have a license for the OS and look on Youtube, there are descriptions of how you can still upgrade to Windows 10 at no cost.
I wouldn't trust the drive at this stage and would try and get any data I can then throw it away.
Ed
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