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"Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot media in sel, New build
dnrflorence
post Aug 4 2006, 07:49 PM
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I just bought all of the components for a new computer. I hooked everything up and fired it up with the windows boot disk #1 in the 3.5 drive and my windows XP Pro disc in the CD drive. When it started to boot it gave no beeps during post but just gave this message on the screen "Reboot and select proper Boot device or insert Boot media in selected boot device". Now I hooked the rom drive up as a secondary master because the cable wouldn't reach so that I could use it as a primary slave. Is this the problem? I have checked and double checked the connections and everything seems to be in place. Any ideas where to start trouble shooting. By the way, I am using an IDE HD not SATA. That is why the ROM drive is the secondary master. Any ideas anyone?
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- dnrflorence   "Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot media in sel   Aug 4 2006, 07:49 PM
- - Kemasa   Have you checked the boot order in the setup menu?...   Aug 4 2006, 07:57 PM
- - dnrflorence   Yes, I even set it for the ROM first but it is alw...   Aug 4 2006, 08:51 PM
- - Kemasa   Have you made sure that the disks work? Also, have...   Aug 5 2006, 11:23 AM
- - dnrflorence   I checked the drives in the setup. They are recogn...   Aug 5 2006, 08:07 PM
- - Rockster2U   QUOTEReboot and select proper Boot device or inser...   Aug 6 2006, 12:14 AM
- - dnrflorence   Yes, I also set the ROM drive to first boot device...   Aug 6 2006, 07:30 AM
- - Kemasa   Since you have the floppies, are you sure that the...   Aug 6 2006, 12:45 PM
- - dnrflorence   By Joe I think I got it! Of the boot disks tha...   Aug 6 2006, 09:25 PM

 

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