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Default Boot Device Missing or boot failed

Jul 22, 2013 11:50PM PDT

I just bought a lenovo laptop, which came with preinstalled Windows 8.
When I turn it on the first thing I see is:
EFI network 0 for IPv4 (20-89-84-23-c3-45) boot failed
Checking media (Fail)
EFI network 0 for IPv6 (20-89-84-23-c3-45) boot failed

And then a blue screen:
Default Boot Device Missing or boot failed
Insert recovery media and hit any key
Then select boot manager to choose a new boot device or to boot recovery media


What should I do?
Thank you

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One eprson in this forum did this
Jul 31, 2013 10:35PM PDT

the step:

1. Restart

2. Press F2

3. Go to "Boot"

4. In Boot mode, select "Legacy Support"

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thanks
Aug 1, 2013 2:35AM PDT

I tried this before asking here... didn't work.

The computer is now at the Lenovo Service Center waiting to be repaired.

They told me it is a defective hard drive. I will let you guys know the actual veredict after they fix it.

Thanks tons!

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thank for advise
Dec 4, 2013 9:46PM PST

thank you
bro

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Sounds like a clear warranty issue.
Jul 23, 2013 12:24AM PDT

And if they walk you through a repair procedure, BONUS VALUE as you get a free lesson about recovery on this in the future. As the laptop recovery systems change or this could be a failed HDD (I don't suspect any used actions such as BIOS changes or a dropped laptop) I'm going with call it in now OR if days old, arrange for return and exchange as a dead on arrival.
Bob

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Here is a Lenova support forum
Jul 31, 2013 10:34PM PDT
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thanks
Aug 1, 2013 2:32AM PDT

As you can see,

Lenovo G480 (2184,20149)
Lenovo G580 (2189,20150)
Lenovo G780
IdeaPad N580
IdeaPad N581
IdeaPad P580

this doesn't apply to my computer. Thanks anyway. Happy

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Sorry
Aug 1, 2013 5:20AM PDT

Oh, sorry... I thought I had posted which model my computer was!!!! My mistake!

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The same problem
Dec 31, 2013 3:42AM PST

Hi

I have exactly the same problem. Can you let me know what happened to your laptop when you sent it over to Lenovo center. What was the problem?

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TRY THIS
Oct 6, 2013 1:03PM PDT

PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE SEGMENT BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE AS YOU MAY NOT NEED TO DO ALL THE STEPS THAT I DID,THANKS.
WELL I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I USED A PROGRAM TO DELETE THE MULITIPILE PARTITIONS LIKE RECOVERY AND ALL THAT,WHAT I DID WAS TAKE THE HARD DRIVE OUT OF THE LAPTOP,AND HOOK IT UP IN A DESKTOP WHERE I COULD ACESS FILES THAT I NEEDED TO SAVE,THEN ONCE THOSE FILES WERE SAVED ,FORMATED THE HARD DRIVE,PLACED HARD DRIVE BACK INTO LAPTOP,THEN TURNED ON LAPTOP HELD DOWN F2 TO GO INTO SETUP AND THEN AT THE TOP OF SETUP SCREEN,YOU SEE INFORMATION,MAIN ETC.GO TO BOOT,AT TOP OF BOOT SCREEN YOU SHOULD SEE BOOT MODE,CHANGE THAT TO LEGACY,THEN CHANGE YOUR BOOT ORDER PLACING WHATEVER MEANS THAT YOU WILL REINSTALL,REPAIR OR WHATEVER FROM FIRST.I CHOSE USB FDD OR USB HDD BECAUSE I WAS LOADING WINDOWS 7 FROM A USB FLASH DRIVE BECAUSE I HAD NO OPTICAL DRIVE,NOW IF YOU DONT WANT TO TAKE YOUR HARD DRIVE OUT AND FORMAT IT ETC OR WOULD JUST LIKE TO REPAIR IT EITHER WAY,THEN TRY SKIPPING TO THE 2ND STEP WHICH IS PRESSING F2 GOING INTO BIOS ETC,I DONT KNOW IF THIS WILL HELP REPAIR IT OR NOT BECAUSE I WAS ATTEMPTING A FRESH INSTALL OF WINDOWS 7 FROM 8,BUT CHANGING THE BOOT MODE TO LEGACY FROM UFEI OR W/E IT SAYS SHOULD HELP OUT A LOT.