How to fix “No Bootable Media” Error Message

FAT (File Allocation Table) is one of the most widely used file systems used now-a-days with various versions of Windows operating systems and memory cards. Every logical partition contains a FAT that consists of file allocation information and the information of free allocation units that need to be assigned to files. Although the FAT file system is reliable, corruption still occurs due to various reasons. In such situations of FAT corruption, your system becomes unbootable, resulting into inaccessibility of data saved in FAT based hard drive. To access the data after FAT file system damage, an easy way is to restore the data from an updated backup. But, with inaccessibility of data backup or backup falling short to restore the required data, an ideal option left is to use an advanced FAT Data Recovery application that can recover the lost data.

To illustrate the above scenario, consider a practical case the below error message pops up when you attempt to boot your system:

“No Bootable Media”

As the above error message appears at the time of booting the system, you wont be able to access the data saved in the hard drive.

Cause:

The above error message because the FAT file system has been corrupted. Few main causes for file system damage are improper system shutdown, human errors, and virus attack.

Resolution:

To isolate the above error message and to access the data after the above error message appears, you will need to follow the below steps:

• Run CHKDSK utility to repair the FAT file system.
• If the problem persists, format the hard drive.

While the latter resolution resolves the above error message completely, it also deletes the data saved on your hard drive. In such cases, if the backup is not available, then you can only recover your formatted data by using an advanced third-party FAT Data Recovery software.

A FAT Partition Recovery utility thoroughly scans a FAT based hard drive and recovers almost all data, even after formatting. The data recovery utility can be downloaded from the Internet.

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Avoid Data Loss Situations but How ?

Computers have penetrated deep into our lives and it is impossible to imagine life without them. However, along with the ease and convenience offered by them, comes the possibility and probability of system crash or failure, which leads to loss of data and information stored in the system. An ideal way to tackle such situations is to restore data from a healthy backup file. But, this can only be done if the backup file is available, otherwise you have to consult a hard drive data recovery technician to perform data recovery.

Though data can get lost at any time or at any moment, there are a few measures or tips that can be applied to avoid data loss. Some of these include:

• Store your data at different locations. Mostly data loss occurs when either the operating system or the hard disk fails. Therefore, try to create 2 or more partitions on the hard disk and store data separately on them. To reduce the chance of data loss, store Windows in one partition and all the important data in other partitions. This will ensure that, even if Windows or the primary partition fails or becomes corrupt, your data will remain intact. Various mediums can be used to store data, like external or removable storage mediums like CD, Floppy, Pen drive, USB, etc.

• Disk Cleanup utility present in Windows should be used to remove unwanted files and fragments from the computer system. Disk Defragmenter should be used frequently to arrange and re-arrange your files and improve the performance of the computer.

• Beware of malicious and harmful software like malware. The biggest threat to your computer is virus, as it replicates itself and creates entries in the registry, which lead to harmful results. To combat such harmful programs, use a good anti-virus software. In addition, use a registry cleaner to remove the file remnants and clean up the registry.

• Last but not the least, always remember to create and maintain regular backups for your data. This is considered to be the most effective way of avoiding data loss. To create a backup, you can use inbuilt NTBackup tool present in Windows.

These measures will help avert disastrous situation of data loss.

However, if data loss occurs after all these measures, then the only way left to get your data recovered is with the expertise knowledge of Hard Drive Recovery. The recovery software specialists are well-qualified and trained personnels, who employ various high-end techniques for complete Hard Disk Recovery.

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