Laptop Error sending End of Post Message to ME, System HALT

[Ajaay27]

Hi, everyone, I have a few issues with a laptop I can't seem to get to the bottom of. Sometimes when it boots I get an error saying "Error sending End of Post Message to ME, System HALT!' and if that message doesn't come up I get one saying there is no bootable device. But it has botted one or two times out of 50 attempts. It is running a Samsung 850 EVO SSD which windows is installed on and it has an HHD for extra storage hooked up via a laptop HDD caddy in the CD drive bay but it takes a VERY VERY long time to boot if it does boot... around half an hour then windows is really slow. So slow that when you type something in the start menu nothing comes up. But 9.5 times out of 10 either one of those two error messages will come up every time I try to boot. I tried resetting windows one of the last times it booted to no effect.

It's a Toshiba Satellite L50-C-16X

If anyone can help that would be great

[Ajaay27]

Can I also add that I tried putting in a spare blank SSD and installed windows onto it which worked but as soon as it got to the desktop and I restarted the computer for some of the updates it came back up with "No bootable device -- Please restart system" again. I checked the Bios and it is definitely set for SSD/HDD to boot first. I have included pictures to show bios.

   
   
   
   
   
   

[Compton]

I would remove the hard drive by  caddy

then check to see how the system is booting

I would check the  health of hard drive by caddy


How to Test Your Hard Drive Using SeaTools for Windows


https://briteccomputers.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=678


how to check your hard drive health status with crystal disk info


https://briteccomputers.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=695

[Ajaay27]

I tried using crystal disk but it didn't seem to detect the drive using my SATA to USB adapter? Does it need to be connected via motherboard?

The hard drives do load because I connected them via USB to my host pc and all the data etc popped up. So im guessing they have good enough health before i can access the drives?

[Partha]

Ajaay27, there has to be another option in the BIOS to set a specific drive as the one to boot the laptop from.

[Ajaay27]

(09-24-2017, 12:36 PM)Partha Wrote:  Ajaay27, there has to be another option in the BIOS to set a specific drive as the one to boot the laptop from.

The only options it gives me when I click on "Change boot order" is the options that come up shown on the last picture and as you can see HDD/ SSD is at the top

   

[Britec]

Have you tried clearing CMOS or resetting BIOS back to default settings?

[Compton]

(09-24-2017, 12:22 PM)Ajaay27 Wrote:  I tried using crystal disk but it didn't seem to detect the drive using my SATA to USB adapter? Does it need to be connected via motherboard?

The hard drives do load because I connected them via USB to my host pc and all the data etc popped up. So im guessing they have good enough health before i can access the drives?

it should detect the hard drive by SATA to USB adapter

what is seagate tools saying?

[Ajaay27]

(09-24-2017, 12:56 PM)Britec Wrote:  Have you tried clearing CMOS or resetting BIOS back to default settings?

no, but I will try it, you just remove the circle battery to clear CMOS don't you?

[Britec]

If that doesn't work you may need to flash the BIOS.
Can you please post up your 

• Make
• Model Number
• BIOS ver if possible