I need computer HELP!!!

Prospector · 06-10-2009, 03:50 PM

Sounds like its hung up in the BIOS looking for the default boot device (typically your primary hard drive) but not finding it. Do you know how to get into setup and change the boot device? Do you have a bootable CD that you could try? I don't think its even getting to the OS so that is not the problem. Either a BIOS setting got corrupted or your hard drive is not working properly.

06-10-2009, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Prospector

Sounds like its hung up in the BIOS looking for the default boot device (typically your primary hard drive) but not finding it. Do you know how to get into setup and change the boot device? Do you have a bootable CD that you could try? I don't think its even getting to the OS so that is not the problem. Either a BIOS setting got corrupted or your hard drive is not working properly.

Yep. Press delete for setup, or F2, or F2 or whatever and look for boot device settings. Maybe your hard drive died. It should list detected things like that when it is first booting up

06-10-2009, 03:50 PM	#1
Prospector I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Mike Location: Arizona's beautiful Verde Valley Posts: 2,500 Trading: (11)	Re: I need computer HELP!!! Sounds like its hung up in the BIOS looking for the default boot device (typically your primary hard drive) but not finding it. Do you know how to get into setup and change the boot device? Do you have a bootable CD that you could try? I don't think its even getting to the OS so that is not the problem. Either a BIOS setting got corrupted or your hard drive is not working properly.