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pumpkin pie · Jan 18, 2009, 08:17 AM // 08:17

erm hehehe, so I don't have any idea with the Bios settings,

And i have been having this problem with the new computer i have, screen froze at the motherboard screen, so i search online how to fix that, and found some forums guideline saying its because the bios setting of Boot priority has been set wrongly.

so i open the bios setting to find i have 1) dvd drive 2 HDD and 3) dvd drive ,

so my question is, is it correct to have 2 dvd drive in the boot priority if i only have 1 dvd drive?

but i already set it to dvd drive, HDD, usb HDD , and when i restart it gotten worse, nothing, not even the motherboard screen,

so i open the side panel, touch a few things lol, and press the connection thingy that connect the hard drive to the motherboard and then it works.

so question, is it because the stupid connection wire were loose or is it i've set the bios priority wrong?

please help althought it has nothing to do with not being able to load the game, but if you look at it differently i can't load the game if i can't load the computer helpppp. thanks.

Snograt · Jan 18, 2009, 04:31 PM // 16:31

Boot priority shouldn't make any difference at all - except for the lag when the PC decides whether you really want to boot from a DVD before it boots from the HDD as normal.

My boot priority is 1)HDD 2)Disabled 3)Disabled 4)Disabled

pumpkin pie · Jan 19, 2009, 01:45 AM // 01:45

hrmz, thanks snograt, what happens if your computer fail and you want to start with a cd/dvd without booting from cd/dvd selected?

but anyway, time to send pc back to the shop. hope its before the warranty

Elder III · Jan 19, 2009, 02:34 AM // 02:34

so is the computer working or not??? If it was just a loose cable, that is very understandable, and not a reason to send it back....

pumpkin pie · Jan 19, 2009, 03:41 AM // 03:41

its working now, but i have not shut it down to test, becasue

i am going home for a month at least in a few days time and don't want to be without computer access until then.... :\ grrrr

Quaker · Jan 19, 2009, 08:06 PM // 20:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

hrmz, thanks snograt, what happens if your computer fail and you want to start with a cd/dvd without booting from cd/dvd selected?

Then, you get into the BIOS and change the boot order.

It's not unusual to have a cable come loose and screw up the boot up, if the computer has been moved around. Particularly during the trip home from the store where you bought it - all that bouncing around in the car.
As Snograt said, the boot order shouldn't cause a problem, it simply sets the order in which the computer looks for boot info. So, with yours, it would check the DVD drive first, and if there's no bootable disk there, it will try the HDD next. Note: if you do want to boot off the DVD drive, like to boot off the Windows CD/DVD, then you need to have the DVD as the first boot.

Snograt · Jan 19, 2009, 08:33 PM // 20:33

Pfft, F8 on boot, IIRC (or is it Esc? Always get those two confused ^^)

Pinkest One · Jan 20, 2009, 04:08 PM // 16:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snograt

Pfft, F8 on boot, IIRC (or is it Esc? Always get those two confused ^^)

Lols my BIOS key is Delete...doesnt feel right tapping that through boot up

Snograt · Jan 20, 2009, 06:48 PM // 18:48

Delete gives you access to the BIOS - F8 gives you access to the boot menu, which just gives you the option of which device to boot from for this session only - very useful

Quaker · Jan 20, 2009, 08:51 PM // 20:51

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Originally Posted by Snograt

Delete gives you access to the BIOS - F8 gives you access to the boot menu, which just gives you the option of which device to boot from for this session only - very useful

Not all motherboards come with the option to select the boot device, and those that do, don't all use F8. But when they do, it is a nice feature.

Snograt · Jan 21, 2009, 08:39 AM // 08:39

They don't?

Bah, that'll teach me to only buy eVGA

Elder III · Jan 22, 2009, 02:52 AM // 02:52

mine is F10.............. I recall seeing F8 and F11 before too...

Snograt · Jan 24, 2009, 09:33 AM // 09:33

Hehe - it turned out it was Esc after all!

F8 is the default for advanced boot options - safe mode and whatnot.

Tarun · Jan 24, 2009, 05:34 PM // 17:34

I generally set boot order to CD/DVD/Blu-ray, (sometimes floppy but with how those are dead no need anymoer) then HDD, then everything else.