NEW BUILD STUCK ON BIOS

Bradguin121 · 11 Jan 2012 at 13:03

Hello,

Iv just finished putting together my 1st PC build, but when i press the power button, nothing happens so im forced to turn the PC on using the power button on my MOBO (ASRock P67 Pro3 Rev 1.02). When the PC is on it loads up to the BIOS. I set everything up and then clicked 'Exit', then the screen went black for a second or two then took me to the BIOS again.

I want to boot Windows 7 off of my HDD which I used on my old PC. I posted a thread on here about how to do that here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18355013

SO, one of they guys gave my a link to download the Windows 7 version that i have which is Windows 7 Pro 64-bit, he said to burn it to a black DVD-RW disc so I did. Now when I put the disc in while on the BIOS nothing happens?

Whats wrong and how do I resolve this problem?

PC Specs are:

Intel i5 2400 3.10GHz (w/ Coolmaster TX3)
Sapphire HD 5850 (OC Edition)
ASRock P67 Pro3 Rev 1.02
500W Corsair PSU
2 x 2GB Kingston RAM
500GB HDD
Antec 300 Case

panyan · 11 Jan 2012 at 13:05

you need to set the boot priorities in the BIOS to make sure that the dvd drive is first and the hard drive second, then reboot and it will boot into the disc

Bradguin121 · 11 Jan 2012 at 13:16

panyan said:
you need to set the boot priorities in the BIOS to make sure that the dvd drive is first and the hard drive second, then reboot and it will boot into the disc

How do I do that? Is there a video tutorial on how to?

Thanks

panyan · 11 Jan 2012 at 13:19

Bradguin121 said:
How do I do that? Is there a video tutorial on how to?

you dont need a video tutorial, just have a look around your BIOS and familiarize yourself with it so that you are comfortable using it and you will see where it is

GTA767 · 11 Jan 2012 at 13:22

its the easiest bios ever

its in boot location

Bradguin121 · 11 Jan 2012 at 13:29

panyan said:
you dont need a video tutorial, just have a look around your BIOS and familiarize yourself with it so that you are comfortable using it and you will see where it is

I only have one boot option

'Windows boot manager'

then below it it says 'disable'

The rest of it says:

Setup prompt timeout - 1
boot-up num lock - on
full screen logo - enabled
add-on rom display - enabled
boot from on-board lan - disabled
boot failure gaurd - enabled
boot failure gaurd count - 3

mickyflinn · 11 Jan 2012 at 13:37

Boot option 1 then select dvd drive.

Bradguin121 · 11 Jan 2012 at 13:51

mickyflinn said:
Boot option 1 then select dvd drive.

I dont have a dvd drive option all it says is boot windows manager

beejjacobs · 11 Jan 2012 at 15:18

What about boot priority? Or boot device?

Anything like that?

Bradguin121 · 11 Jan 2012 at 15:21

beejjacobs said:
What about boot priority? Or boot device?

Anything like that?

on my screen i have

'Boot option priorties'
'boot option #1 - then theres a box that says 'windows boot manager' when i click to change it to DVD drive or HDD nothing comes up apart from 'disable'
thats it ... i have no other options

beejjacobs · 11 Jan 2012 at 15:35

Can you not click on boot option priorities? Or is that the title?

EDIT: looking at the manual thats the title.
If you click on the box to the right of "boot option #1" does it let you change it?

Also, is the DVD drive definitely plugged in? Power and SATA. Worth checking.

Bradguin121 · 11 Jan 2012 at 15:46

beejjacobs said:
Can you not click on boot option priorities? Or is that the title?

EDIT: looking at the manual thats the title.
If you click on the box to the right of "boot option #1" does it let you change it?

Also, is the DVD drive definitely plugged in? Power and SATA. Worth checking.

It doesnt let me change it, and yeah ive checked them more than once now

beejjacobs · 11 Jan 2012 at 15:54

Now when I put the disc in while on the BIOS nothing happens?

You have tried restarting with the disc in yes?

Bradguin121 · 11 Jan 2012 at 16:01

beejjacobs said:
You have tried restarting with the disc in yes?

I didnt check my hard drive connections and it was loose so i took it out an reconnected it firmly now windows startup repair has just started?

beejjacobs · 11 Jan 2012 at 16:04

Do I understand this is a hard drive with windows on it already from another PC?

Bradguin121 · 11 Jan 2012 at 16:21

beejjacobs said:
Do I understand this is a hard drive with windows on it already from another PC?

that is correct

beejjacobs · 11 Jan 2012 at 16:28

From what I can tell, they concluded in the thread you linked to that you might be able to use the same license but you need to re install windows. Mind you you said start up repair started? Try running that and see what happens.

Bradguin121 · 11 Jan 2012 at 16:29

beejjacobs said:
From what I can tell, they concluded in the thread you linked to that you might be able to use the same license but you need to re install windows. Mind you you said start up repair started? Try running that and see what happens.

i ran it and it failed

beejjacobs · 11 Jan 2012 at 16:38

Oh

sounds like you might have to reinstall then unfortunately!

The Slayer_UK · 11 Jan 2012 at 16:48

I havent read the other thread but from what i gather you have built a new pc and you are trying to use the harddrive from the old pc and use the windows installed on that harddrive (from what i gather if im wrong i apologise

)

If it was me even if the windows loaded up i would reinstall anyway as your using totally diffrent hardware and you may get strange things happening if you try and use your old windows setup. just put the windows disk in and format the drive and start again