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No bootable devices found
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@bevinsamuel you are not telling us if your computer uses a HDD or a SSD. Whichever one it is, it looks like it has failed. You will get that message when your computer can't find the boot drive. You can check the computer's BIOS and let us know if the BIOS still finds a drive.
While in the BIOS, set your boot order to USB first. Now get a bootable USB drive and see if your computer boots with that. If so, you know you will need to replace your HDD/SSD and reinstall your OS (I assume you are using Windows)
To work on your computer, this Dell Vostro 3500 Service Manual should work for your model as well. Of course, this guide Dell Vostro 3560 Hard Drive Replacement is even better!
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Hi @bevinsamuel,
Just to add, if the the BIOS does detect the HDD/SSD then it may just be a corrupted boot partition on the drive.
To repair this, create a Recovery drive from any known working Win10 (or (Win 11) PC and use that to try and fix the problem.
All you need is an 8GB USB flashdrive and 1-2 hours of time.
In the host PC go to Control Panel > Recovery > create a recovery drive and follow the prompts.
When you have the USB drive, insert it int the laptop and then start the laptop and change the boot order to USB first boot option so that the laptop boots from the drive.
It will boot into the Windows Recovery Environment menus.
When you're in WRE go to Troubleshooting > Advanced > Start up repair and follow the prompts.
Do not select Reset this PC because if you select the wrong option after this you may erase all your data from the drive as Windows will be reinstalled.
