Problem on Initial Boot

I am building my first computer. Everything seems to be put together perfectly. However when I try to power her up and get into the BIOS the BIOS screen flashes for maybe 1 second and then displays, "Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2...... isolinux: Found something at drive = 89 isolinux : Failed to locate CD-ROM device boot failed...

Computer won't boot from disc

Ok basically I have jut finished building my first computer. The only part that hasn't arrived is my blu ray drive so i decided to try using my old computers dvd drive. When i go to BIOS and go on boot from dvd drive it just gives me a message saying to select proper boot device or insert boot media into the selected device. The windows 7...

Boot Problem Drive Order ?????

I have one 120gb SSD Boot Drive on Port 0, one 240gb SSD with Programs on it on Port 1, and one 1TB HDD on a Port that shows as Sata M ?. Everytime I reboot the computer it wants to default to the HDD to boot and therefore Will Not Boot because it can't find a Boot Manager. Everytime I have to go into the Bios and disable the other drives...

Best Computer System for MSc Computer Science Conversion

Hey, long time since last posting on this website. I'm looking into building a computer system for studying computer science at masters level. Can anyone give me any advice on what components would be best, what spec the computer should be at the minimum. I currently have £350 to spend on the initial set up but can spend more money later...

Upgraded P8Z77-V firmware and now can't boot until I enter BIOS

A really weird problem here. The computer runs fine and I have no issues at all, it's just that ever since upgrading to the latest version of BIOS for my P8Z77-V motherboard, the computer will hang at post and do nothing until I hit DEL to enter BIOS. After which I immediately save and exit BIOS and the computer will boot every time follo...

ASrock FM285X cannot get rid of instant boot

I added the software bundle that came with the mobo and tested out the instant boot. The instant boot is ok, but my problem is that I cannot turn it off. I have tried to disable and remove the instant boot, and no matter what I do the boot sequence still shows the instant boot bios flash and the hibernate loading Windows startup. As I sta...

ASUS computer unable to login

I have a problem with the laptop ASUS UL30a Series When the computer is switched on this message appears:- ''Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected Boot device and press a key.'' So I looked on the Internet for a solution to this problem and .... pressed F2 to open the BIOS setup utility" I just don't know h...

Windows 98 doesn't boot properly

So i'm a 12 year old boy, (don't troll) and my dad brought down an old computer and told me i could fix it up. So far I'm doing very well. I plugged in all the power cords and plugged in my SATA HDD and formated it but now I have a problem. When I boot windows 98 up, it brings me right to a command prompt screen like this: Windows 98 C:...

Boot-Up Problem

When i turn on my computer it loads up a sceen that asks whether i want to enter set up, go to the boot menu or start recovery, so when i click enter the computer restarts, then the same screen comes up, but this time the computer loads up fine. The computer works perfectly fine it just annoying that everytime i turn on my computer i have...

toshiba satellite c655 won't boot properly

The problem started a few days ago. My toshiba satellite c655 wouldn't boot. It hangs on the boot screen showing the windows logo and would beep 4 times then start again. I ran the utility to diagnose the problem and it said it couldn't find anything. I can enter safe mode and eventually my computer will stop beeping and will work normall...

Sound Looping and frame freeze: League of Legends

Hi, I would really love some help on this problem. I have tried everything from a clean boot to new hardware. My computer is that good yet I should be able to run league of legends. Most of my info on my computer should be in the dxdiag file i am going to upload. I literally have done everything I can to no avail. Onto the problem The pro...

Windows 7 won't boot black screen

Hi guys, I need your urgent help, there is a problem with windows. I cannot be able to start up on windows as there are black screen. I can’t be able to press ctr + del as the task manager will not show it up. I tried to boot in safe mode but I still get the same problem. I tried to do automatically repair but it didn't do anything to he...

What is Boot menu?

When a computer is starting up, a user can access the boot menu by pressing one of several keyboard keys, including Esc, F10 or F12, depending on the manufacturer of the computer or motherboard. The specific key to press is usually specified on the computer's startup screen. The boot menu allows a user to select what device to load an ope...

Strange Laptop Boot Problem

My Dad's recently replaced the HD in his laptop with a 240GB Samsung SSD. We've loaded up all the software and it's running well. He's also bought a caddy for his old HD to put in the optical bay, but that wasn't installed when we put the SSD in. The strange thing is now, with the HD in the optical bay, when my dad starts his computer up...

Windows Booting Problem

I am receiving the following error when my computer tries to boot up: Problem Event Name: StartupRepairOffline Problem Signature 01: 6.1.7600.16385 Problem Signature 02: 6.1.7600.16385 Problem Signature 03: unknown Problem Signature 04: 41 Problem Signature 05: AutoFailover Problem Signature 06: 2 Problem Signature 07: NoRootCause OS Vers...

windows will not boot up!!

my computer doesnt start up properly. i have windows 7 professional and everytime i start my computer, the windows logo appears and then the screen goes black! so i have to remove the battery from the laptop manually and then wait for it to boot up; at which point i restore it to an earlier date when i had no problems at all. then the com...

Computer randomly doesn't boot.

I am new to this forum, and hope that someone can help me. My computer randomly won't boot. After shutting down correctly, on next boot attempt the computer will stall after POST and say that the operating system cannot be loaded. If I click to load windows normally, it hangs then turns off then on again (the computer itself stays powered...

Enable USB boot on an old computer with bootable CD?

Hi everyone. I've got a few old computers in my basement that I want to install Linux on. The only problem is the BIOS doesn't support USB boot, as they are quite old. What I'm looking for is something I can burn to a CD that will allow USB boot from a YUMI-created flash drive. Basically it should be like this. First I boot from the CD, t...

Verifying DMI data pool

I searched past posts but none are like mine. It is a computer I built a few years ago with Win 7 64 bit. Booting the computer may or may not get to Verifying DMI pool data. if it gets to it will go to the desktop just fine. One boot can be fine, the next one I may have to reset two to four or more times before getting to the desktop. If...

Hard-Drive Problem ?

Recently I've been subjected to the old 'blue screen error' nightmare every now and then. However, a new turn has developed. I see on the screen/monitor the words 'Windows could not start because of a computer disk configuration problem. Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware. Please check the Window...

problem booting to windows xp

I am inquiring about another computer that is a desktop with windows xp home edition. It is a amd athlon 64 x2 dual core processor 4400+. It has 1gb ram and 120 gb hardrive by wdc. 2.3 ghertz. My problem is that will boot up after 20 or more times of hard booting and then it will only boot to the flashing cursor screen. Then after booting...

Problem reinstalling win7

I try to reinstall my desktop computer these days, but something weird just happen. After I boot from my my install dvd , it did show that "windows is loading files" ,but after that,just before showing "starting windows" , My computer suddenly shut down and restart immediately than boot from DVD again. Who can tell me why did this happen...

Eclipse keeps Building workspace... and Building workspace... and Building workspace

Why would Eclipse, when building an Android project, get stuck in an infinite loop for Building workspace... and (re) Building workspace... and (re) Building workspace... Is this a known bug? What is the proper way to get out of this loop? Notes: If I uncheck Project > Build Automatically , it builds fine and even exports a perfectly r...

'Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media' error

I just put windows 7 on my computer not to long ago and all of the sudden I get this error message when i turn on my pavilion p6142p desktop computer "Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press any key" I have tried tightening my cords and checking them, cleaning them and everything but not...

Computer won't boot after inserting graphics card?

Today i connected an old graphics card to my motherboard. (Radeon x600: as i dont have any graphics card, i was just trying). When i started pc, all three fans computer(processor, motherboard, graphics card) works properly. There is constant beeps sound. Computer won't boot and there is no display. When i removed graphics card, the situat...

Installation Crashed!!

Hi everyone, well my problem is this: I had Fedora 15 installed on my computer and want to upgrade to Fedora 17, but in the middle of the installation process it crashed because of some error, and then click to exit the installator. But when I decide to restart the computer and try to see if Fedora 15 was still there, it wasn't, and I ass...

How do I make a grub CD for booting Fedora 17?

I had Fedora 15 on a computer, dual booted with Windows 7. I did a fresh install of Fedora 17, but in the process I seem to have wiped out its capability to boot Windows 7, which I'm pretty sure is still on the disk. My plan is to install grub on the /boot partition of the new Fedora 17 and then fix the MBR to boot Windows and use Easy BC...

How to use Plop Boot Manager to boot from USB in Linux?

I failed to upgrade from Ubuntu12.04 to 12.10, so I decide to make a fresh installation of 12.10. My old computer doesn't support booting from usb , and its cd-rom is broken I know Plop Boot Manager can make my computer boot from usb. I know how to use it in Windows , and I did use it when I tranfered from Win-XP to Ubuntu 12.04. But now...

After reinstalling windows start up feels slower

My computer was able to boot up fast enough that it skips the windows animation at boot-up halfway. After reinstalling windows it no-longer does this and feels slightly slower but not much of a problem, I installed all of my updates.. I don't know how to make my computer do what it used to do.. that's how it was factory setting but i need...

Blinking Cursor - HP cannot boot XP from CD

Hello, I have a HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook and I want to install Windows XP on it. I have the bootable DVD which works fine when I try to boot any other computer with it, but when I try to do it on my Pavilion, the phrase "Press any key to boot from CD..." DOESN'T appear. Instead, it stays on a blinking cursor on a black screen forever and...

Can't boot computer after restore and updates.

Okay, so i restored my computer to factures restore...Everything was good, but then i had to restart my computer thanks to updates...When i restarted my computer the regular HP screen came up but then Black screen with a white writing thing blinking...I could'nt write anything or do anything while in there..Only at HP startup screen i cou...

BSOD: Unmountable boot volume

Not sure how this happened. I was using the computer and left to grab some dinner and when I returned I had the blue screen of death - unmountable boot volume. Cant access the computer in regular or safe mode to run any commands/tests like hijack this. I have some stuff on there for work that is due by Friday and I really dont want to hav...

Computer freezing at Boot Screen

First, Im sorry if i am in the wrong subforum because I couldn't find a subforum other than this to address my problem :o My computer freezes at the BOOT screen (where ASUS logo and the phrase "Press DEL to enter BIOS setup" is seen). To temporarily fix this, I press DEL multiple times to enter the BIOS before it starts to freeze and then...

Sleep often crashes laptop

So, I have the first gen HP envy 14 laptop, and - when I was running stock windows (win 7 home premium x64), every once in a while, when I put the computer to sleep, it would show a black screen and just sit there. - a year or more later, when I installed the windows 8 preview (on a logical partition, not primary) and ran dual boot, I nev...

User Name and Password

Main computer running WinXP Pro SP3 Laptop running Win7 Pro on wireless network Trendnet series 700 router Main computer running WinXP Pro SP3 Laptop running Win7 Pro on wireless network Trendnet series 700 router When I try to connect from my XP computer to my Win7 laptop I get the attached window. (Laptop screen.jpg which I uploaded) It...

Fail boot in Windows7 (repaire or any boot)

hello Every one Over last week i had problem in my Windows7 to boot I get Over than 20minute to boot (Repair/Formate Or normal boot or in CD) despite my config : Os : Windows Xp CPU : Core2Duo e4600 Gpu : Nvidia Ge Force 9500GT Ram : 2go...

Mid android tablet boot disk help!

I have a Chinese Tablet Called MID running 4.0.3. (can't find a model number) that won't boot up. As I attempt a factory, soft, or hardreset, my android guy falls on his back and dies. My computer wouldn't recognizethe tablet either. I was told that the drivers were missing. After a weeklooking for the right drivers, I give up.I can't fin...

Asrock z75 pro3 cannot boot with usb drives attached

If I have any USB drives plugged in my Asrock Z75 Pro3 will not boot up. It gets past the initial "welcome" screen but then I just get a flashing cursor. I have to then disconnect any USB drives before the PC will boot up. I have the boot order set in the bios for the CD then the hard drive. Any help would be appreciated. It's a pain to h...

Disk boot failure.

Allright so my computer suddenly decided to kill itself... When i boot it up i get greeted with a message saying: "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER." (Before this it says "Media test failure, check cable") Ive tried securing all the cables, but i cant enter BIOS as the computer goes right to booting operating system w...

Changed 'Performance' in msconfig, computer can't start properly

My computer always hang whenever I sign in Skype.. So I tried un-ticking the 'memory' in boot menu (in msconfig) and the result now my computer can't even start properly.. It shutdowns automatically after the boot screen, please help me.. :( Windows 7 x64, 8GB DDR3...