Q: I am a nooooooob, no wizard, but can follow instructions. I drive a new gaming system, and the voice mail says, “Start computer operating system now”. There is not yet an operating system installed. It is a brand new system with a newly formatted hard disk. The POST screen shows after the vote, “Reboot or Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected boot device and a key.” When I press a key just repeats the message. I have the XP installation disk into your CD-ROM, but it is not read. In the BIOS, my hard disk and CD-ROM there, and I have the CD-type device as “CD-ROM. My boat is a floppy drive 2. CD-ROM 3. Hard Drive Here are my system specs;
Asus K8N-E Deluxe version 1.04
AMD 1964 3700 977 503 Floppy drive
Western Digital Raptor 10,000 rpm SATA
Creative CD GeForce 6800GT 52X
nVidia AGP
I have the HD connected to SATA1, and the CD-ROM connected to the primary IDE bus. The HD appears in the BIOS as Third IDE master, the CD-ROM as Primary IDE master. Both jumpers on the devices that are set up as Masters. I can not find anything on the web about setting up this mobo with a SATA HD.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Best Answer: take out the new ram and reinstall the old ram and see if your computer works
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Re:Man, my device in this computer is a DVD-ROM, and it doesn't show up on the new PC BIOS at all. "no device detected" So I put this PC back together, and thank god the DVD-ROM still works! The Creative CD-ROM shows up in the new PC BIOS, and I changed the device type from "Auto" to "CD-ROM, saved the changes, and let the system boot from floppy. I ran the 6 utility disks, and when prompted to install the XP install CD, I push the button, the light comes on, the tray opens, pop the CD in, push the button, the tray goes in, and no lights blink, noises, or anything. The Windows Set up screen says that once the CD is in the -ROM to push "enter". I push ENTER, and nothing happens, apart from a screen flicker when I push the ENTER Key. I wrote to Asus Support Tech help. I'm going to keep researching, I know there has got to be someone else that ran into this problem before. If I check to make sure the freakin' cables are seated one more time I'm gonna start wearing the insulation off! I'll keep this thread posted as I find out more, and more importantly, when I have a fix. Thanks all
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Re:Funny, i just put together a new system (MSI K8N Neo, Athlon64 3000+) and it's having the same problem; it can't read the cd to boot from it.
I'll continue searching for answers from the MSI community forum.
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Re:I also ran the XP CD in this computer, and it opens up just fine. retail XP Home Edition, with SP1a installed on it.
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Re:I downloaded the Windows XP Utility setup disks for Floppy Boot Install for my edition, from the Microsoft .com site. I ran the 6 floppy's and all went well till the install screen said to put in your copy of Windows XP into the CD-ROM and hit "enter". The CD-ROM will open when I push the button, close when I push it again, but *&%**(^)*&$ it will not read the CD! Now I'm going to tear apart this computer that I'm using to get the CD-ROM out and try it on the new system. Could it be a power problem, not enough juice to read? I have a thermaltake 480 watt power supply. I appreciate all help.
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Re:Nothing happens. Still going to the "Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key." display. I reset the CMOS and tried again, still no luck. BIOS is listing the CD-ROM, but it just isn't being read. I'll take the CD-ROM from the computer I'm using now, and hook it up tomorrow. Thanks for all the help everyone. BTW, thanks guy for your DIY guide. It really helped this "old" noob! I'll post tomorrow afternoon.
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Re:What happens if you try starting it up with the SATA drive disconnected altogether? Can you start Windows Setup from the CD-ROM then?
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Re:yes, brand new retail XP disc.
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Re:Thank you for the info. I've tried different ribbon cables, CD-ROMs, and double/triple checked that the cables are completely seated at both ends. Is it correct to have the CD-ROM connected to the Primary IDE bus, because of the HD being connected to SATA1? My BIOS "sees" all of my devices. I'm stumped. Bad IDE bus/mobo?
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Re:u sure your XP CD is bootable? if it's a retail cd, then it is; but if it's from an ISO u downloaded, then it might not be
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Re:I would just disable the SI controller for now. The real question is why the board refuses to boot from CD. Could the drive be the problem, can you try your known-working CD-ROM drive in this computer? Also make sure that (duh) your data cable to the CD-ROM drive is firmly and completely seated at both ends.
Re:I've tried the CD-ROM as the first boot device, and no luck. Yes, it is the F8 to choose the boot devices. My SATA is in SATA1. However, I am confused at the BIOS setup utility under ADVANCED, at the "Onboard Device" screen at "Silicon Image Mode', I don't know whether to use SATA Mode, RAID Mode, or Disabled. The "Internal SATA IDE Interface" is enabled. Still can't get the system to boot from CD. I tried another CD-ROM, and still nothing. The CD-ROM works on another computer, so I know its good. Help!
Re:Try making the CD-ROM drive the first boot device and see if that helps. Also, with the K8N-E Deluxe I believe you can press a key… now is it F8 or F12… :confused: …I believe you can press a key and the board will initialize and then offer you a list of all the possible boot devices right on the screen so you can pick CD-ROM.
Plug your single SATA drive into the SATA fittings that are above the AGP slot. Those are the "native" nForce3 ones. The red ones down below are not.
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