how did you manage to solve it ? I have a same problem in Acer Aspire 5. Answer from _1noob_ on reddit.com
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r/techsupport on Reddit: Acer Laptop ‘ no bootable device ‘
September 15, 2023 -

While casually browsing on my laptop ( Acer Aspire A515-54G ) the laptop bluescreened, this was completely out of nowhere and the laptop wasn’t even running anything hard or being strained at all. Then when booting up the laptop again it showed ‘No bootable device’ I followed all advice on the internet about going into bios but basically all advice said to change the boot settings to legacy, but in my bios there is no option to change those settings and the only option in the boot section is to change out of safety boot. Can anyone help?

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"No Bootable Device" Error Message - Acer Community
October 9, 2025 - Why do I get the error "No Bootable ... the error "No Bootable Device" if your computer does not detect a hard drive, solid state drive, or other bootable drive to load the operating system....
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How can I fix my Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57 with it saying "No Bootable Device"
So I got this laptop about 2 months ago and I have been getting a lot of problems with it. I was just gaming and I wanted to eat, so I went downstairs and ate; after that I come up and open the laptop and it froze so I decided to restart it. After I restarted it, it then said "No Bootable Device". More on community.acer.com
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December 8, 2021
How do I get out of no bootable device on my Acer aspire 5 laptop? Any help is appreciated.
I have been, for the last 2 hours, scouring the internet to try and find out how to get out of no bootable device on my Acer aspire 5 laptop and nothing at all has worked and I'm just really stressed right now as I need everything for university. I have tried: checking the system date and time. More on community.acer.com
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March 26, 2025
How to fix "no bootable device" Tried windows installation media through USB but it just shows the Acer logo.
I've been having a problem with my Acer laptop. Whenever I turn it on it says "No bootable device" I've tried windows installation media through USB but it just shows the Acer logo and after a while the laptop just restarts and the process keeps repeating. I've also tried changing the boot ... More on community.acer.com
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August 29, 2024
No Bootable Device error on my "Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-54B7" laptop.
After updating my windows 11 to 24h2, my laptop started having extreme lag issues and crashes like while opening browsers, opening new windows, running Workstations etc. One day while I opened Firefox for browsing, it got frozen and I waited really long but it stayed the same. More on community.acer.com
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This tutorial works on all brand laptop /desktop working at windows platform. Follow these steps to fix your issue. · If you are getting the error "No Bootable device found"after updating Acer bios from 1.00 to 1.05 then follow these steps : · Forced shutdown your system by pressing the power key for little longer. · Now restart your laptop/desktop. · Press F2 key repeatedly and go to BIOS setup. · Now go into main and F12 Boot Menu: Enable. · Now to go Boot option/menu and change the boot mode from UEFI to Legacy. · Press F10 key and save and exit. · And now reboot your system · Check out the full article and video from the below link · https://techblogchain.com/fix-no-bootabl... · Other ways: · 1. Disconnect all peripherals of USB · In most cases, the issue of no bootable could get caused by the USB devices that you are using. So, the best way to deal with the issue is by disconnecting all the in-use USB peripherals. Also, you need to make sure that you plug out your USB keyboard and mouse as well to get rid of the problem. · 2. Check the cables · Moreover, the problem of no bootable device can also get caused by loose cables. So, you need to get the computer sure that you have the wires of your computer tightened when you are dealing with the problem. The first thing you can do is turning off your computer and then checking all the SATA cables and their connection with the hard drive and the motherboard. · 3. Set a good hard drive as the first boot device · Because the problem of ‘no bootable device Acer laptop fix’ in Acer might also be the reasons for the faulty hard drive, you need to set the right hard drive. · The steps to set the hard drive are · Power off your Acer device by holding the power button for 5 seconds · Long press the arrow button and then click the Boot tab. · Then, go to the Exit tab in the BIOS utility. · Choose the ‘Exit Saving Changes’ · Then, follow the steps and restart your computer. · And, you will get the desired results. · 4. Fix the damaged MBR · MBR is the sector in had which has the information about the load of the OS and the hard disk. The loss in the MBR will lead to bootable problems. Here is the command prompts for the ‘no bootable problem Acer laptop fix.’ · Bootrec /rebuildbcd · Bootrec /scanos · Bootrec/ fixboot · Bootrec /fixmbr · After you get done with the commands and your problem does not get fixed yet, you should try the following. · bcdedit /export C:BCD_Backup · c: · cd boot · attrib bcd -s -h -r · ren c:bootbcd bcd.old · bootrec /RebuildBcd · Hence you can fix the problem of no bootable device Acer windows 8. · 5. Build MBR again without Windows CD · While ‘no bootable device Acer laptop fix’ requires the installation of Windows CD, you can sometimes do it without using CD too. For that, you need to create an environment. To create an environment for MBR, you need to follow these simple steps. · At first, download the freeware and then install it on your computer. · Run AQMEI and then click on the make bootable media wizard. · Then, insert the bootable USB · You’ll see the option to rebuild MBR. Click on it. · Check out the full article : https://techblogchain.com/no-bootable-de...
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I just flashed my Bios with an old (2016) insydeH20 bios and that was dumb-got the error “no bootable device”. I replaced the original her with an sdd a year or so back so changed the boot order, didn’t work. Here’s what WILL get you back to bootable. · When restarting hit whatever f (function) button to get to setup start up screen, arrow right to the last screen and change windows boot to LEGACY. Windows 8 and above warning blah blah then save and restart. Got me back to my original sdd/operating programs so I could flash with a more updated Bios firmware.
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Troubleshooting 'No Bootable Device' Error on Acer Laptops - Expert Q&A
Second Opinion] system displaying: No bootable disk, Acer swift go 14 MNo:N23C4, 1 hour, windows 11, no, no · No bootable device Acer Aspire 3. Laptop will not shut down..erroe message No Bootable device. Inspiron 15 3000.
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How can I fix my Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57 with it saying "No Bootable Device" - Acer Community
December 8, 2021 - So I got this laptop about 2 months ago and I have been getting a lot of problems with it. I was just gaming and I wanted to eat, so I went downstairs and ate; after that I come up and open the laptop and it froze so I decided to restart it. After I restarted it, it then said "No Bootable Device".
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How do I get out of no bootable device on my Acer aspire 5 laptop? Any help is appreciated. - Acer Community
March 26, 2025 - I have been, for the last 2 hours, scouring the internet to try and find out how to get out of no bootable device on my Acer aspire 5 laptop and nothing at all has worked and I'm just really stressed right now as I need everything for university. I have tried: checking the system date and time.
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How to fix "no bootable device" Tried windows installation media through USB but it just shows the Acer logo. - Acer Community
August 29, 2024 - I've been having a problem with my Acer laptop. Whenever I turn it on it says "No bootable device" I've tried windows installation media through USB but it just shows the Acer logo and after a while the laptop just restarts and the process keeps repeating. I've also tried changing the boot mode to UEFI or legacy but there…
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No Bootable Device error on my "Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-54B7" laptop. - Acer Community
February 9, 2026 - After updating my windows 11 to 24h2, my laptop started having extreme lag issues and crashes like while opening browsers, opening new windows, running Workstations etc. One day while I opened Firefox for browsing, it got frozen and I waited really long but it stayed the same.
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Solved! - Acer No bootable device | Tom's Guide Forum
November 14, 2018 - Causes of this Error... 1. Incorrect boot order. 2. Partition not set as active. 3. Hard disk failure. NOTE: Some of the solutions below require the use of the Microsoft Windows setup CD/DVD or USB. 1. Check Boot Order The simplest fix for this error is to make sure your computer’s boot order ...
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Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 No Bootable Device error, not booting off Windows 11 bootable USB - Acer Community
September 22, 2023 - As mentioned in the question, I've got an Acer Nitro 5 laptop, which I bought new slightly less than two years ago. A few days back, I noticed the laptop fans running while the lid was closed and it should have been hibernating, I start it up, and run into a screen simply saying "No Bootable Device...
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Fix No Bootable Device Error on Acer Aspire 3
April 26, 2025 - No bootable device, Aspire 3 15, There were no changes before. I can back and it said it was no bootable, Online chat · Robin George | Sernior Technical Support Associate at Unisys Global Services India Ltd ... My Acer Aspire 5720 is saying "no bootable device - insert boot disk and press any key" and "media failure check cable"
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r/techsupport on Reddit: Acer laptop returns "No bootable device", possibly due to screensaver
September 23, 2024 -

Context: My acer swift laptop was on as I went away from it and after ~15 mins I come back to find a black screen with "No bootable device" written. I tried a few things to solve it:

  • Boot up the laptop, f2 to get into the bios (InsydeH20 Setup Utility Rev. 5.0), setup defaults and save and exit

  • Disable fast boot -Enable f12 boot menu and press f12 when the acer logo appeared only to find nothing

I tried to change boot mode from UEFI to legacy but it's not giving me the option to even interact with boot mode. I tried disabling secure boot and then doing and it didn't work. Tried with f12 enabled, still didn't work. Tried it with both "erase all Secure boot settings" and "Restore Secure Boot to Factory Default", still won't let me change the boot mode.

What's kinda having me concerned is that "Boot priority order:" doesn't display anything? Is it not registering my hard drive?

I haven't dropped or damaged my laptop so I don't suppose the hard drive is damaged but there are 2 things that happened that I suspect could have caused this issue.

About two hours before this happened, my laptop crashed from overheating (supposedly). It did work fine after that but perhaps some of the hardwear got damaged.

The second theory which I think is more likely is that I downloaded and configured an animated screen saver from Wallpaper Engine. This could have messed with the boot up order, thus resulting in the issue.

I am not an expert or anywhere close so these theories are just slighly educated guesses.

If you have any advice or tips on how to resolve my issue I would be very thankful :)

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How do you fix an Acer Aspire 1 A114-32 “No Bootable Device” error? - Acer Community
September 10, 2022 - I’ve been trying to figured out why does it keep giving me this error when trying many methods into fixing this problem on YouTube, but it never worked out for me for some reason… So if anyone has/does know the solution to this problem, please lmk so that way I can be able to get my Acer ...
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How do I fix my Acer? It says no bootable device.
Answer: You HD that had your operating system on it got corrupted. You will either have to format and reinstall your OS or you can boot from what's called a live version. Which is typically an OS thats installed on a removable drive. Ive only done live boots with Linux distributions so unsure abo...
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Need help with my acer aspire 3 it says no bootable device--insert boot disc and press any key - Microsoft Q&A
December 3, 2024 - We judge that this is most likely a problem with the boot partition of your computer system or a faulty hard disk, so please, under the guidance of your motherboard manual or device manufacturer, enter the BIOS setup after booting up your computer and check if your computer recognizes and lists your hard disk in the BIOS setup. If there is no hard disk, then it means that your hard disk has failed.
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What to do if you get the "No bootable device" error? - Microsoft Q&A
As I can check in the pictures that the Secure boot is not enabled. I would suggest you to please enable the secure boot and create the installation media and then try to install the windows. As to make the device accessible you will need an OS.
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What is the solution for 'no bootable device' showing on my Acer notebook? - Quora
Answer (1 of 9): If the error you are getting is something similar to this: source: Fix - No Bootable Device Error in Acer laptop Here’s the simple fix to that. 1. Restart your laptop. 2. As soon as you see the "acer" logo coming on the screen, press F2 key. 3. It will take you to the bios scr...