A technician recently installed a new secondary hard drive in a Windows 10 desktop. After the installation, the computer displayed the following error message: No Operating System Found . However, after unplugging the new hard drive, the error message no longer appeared. The technician then reconnected the new drive to continue troubleshooting. Which of the following steps should the technician take NEXT?
A) Reboot into safe mode
B) Check the boot order
C) Format the drive
D) Perform Windows Recovery
E) Run the chkdsk command Run the chkdsk command

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The error message suggests that the system is trying to boot from the new hard drive, which likely doesn't have an operating system. Checking and correcting the boot order in the BIOS/UEFI settings to ensure the primary drive is set as the first boot device should resolve the issue.

A Technician Recently Installed a New Secondary Hard Drive in a Windows