Help me please!

Holdon Tight · 6 Sep 2011 at 19:28

When I switch on my pc, all that happens is I get a message saying 'boot manager is missing press alt cntl del to restart'. Why??? How can I fix this?
Hope someone can help
Cheers

Holdon Tight · 6 Sep 2011 at 20:05

Any ideas anyone?

RJC · 6 Sep 2011 at 20:07

Check the hard disc boot order in the BIOS, it may be looking at a different drive.

Holdon Tight · 6 Sep 2011 at 20:42

Newbie question, how do I get into bios?

RJC · 6 Sep 2011 at 20:43

Press delete during the first few seconds during startup.

Holdon Tight · 6 Sep 2011 at 21:56

doesnt bring up bios. All it does is put a tiny 92 in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

Jony27 · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:02

on my old PC it was either F2/F8 to enter the BIOS.

RJC · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:06

Just checked the manual its DEL to enter the BIOS and F11 to enter the boot menu - so try F11.

(I assume its the motherboard in your sig)

Holdon Tight · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:09

it is. trying now

Holdon Tight · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:14

nope still cant get in
Fed up, can my motherboard have failed? its a new one about 2 weeks old!!!! after having 3 Asus ones OKUK fitted this one for me, can i really be that unlucky????

Holdon Tight · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:15

Anyone wanna buy a PC??? (joke)

RJC · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:24

Are you using a USB keyboard? do you have a PS/2 keyboard to try.

Holdon Tight · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:27

Its usb and im sorry i dont have another keyboard.

Holdon Tight · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:29

Would a new ssd 9was going to get one anyway) and Win7 sort it out? Afresh install?

RJC · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:30

Hmm, what happens when you press F11, have tried constantly pressing F11 during boot until ones finger starts to hurt!!

Holdon Tight · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:34

Yes i have, it puts the tiny 92 in the bottom right corner and nothering else.

RJC · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:39

Could try this:

One option is a CMOS reset, you would loose the overclock unless you have saved it as a profile in the BIOS.

Holdon Tight · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:43

How do you do that? like the pic its just how i feel

RJC · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:46

Theres a button along the bottom of the board (by the last pci-e slot) with Reset written on it - push once.

w3bbo · 6 Sep 2011 at 22:53

Unplug pc from the wall.
Remove the battery on the motherboard.
Leave for a few seconds
Replace battery.

It is unlikely that a CMOS reset would alter the boot config though unless it had already been altered by the system builder.

Try the CMOS reset by all means and when you have and if you still have no luck try this:

Whichever drive is your boot drive (SSD I presume), remove all other drives SATA cables and just leave the boot drive plugged in. IF windows still will not boot it could well be a corrupt install.

Either way, you really need to get into your BIOS. Stupid question but you sure you're pressing the .del key on your number keypad and not the delete key above 'backspace'?