PLEASE HELP: REBOOT AND SELECT PROPER DEVICE

wellaman5000 · 21 Dec 2009 at 13:18

i have just installed a new mobo in a old pc and am running a ied dvd rw and a ied hhd off one ribbon wire i have set the correct slaves and masters but every time i boot i get the same message:

reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot drive and press any key

please help i am using a P5QPL-AM

thx

malcolm · 21 Dec 2009 at 14:29

Are the two drives detected by the bios?

Tried a different Cable?

Check the boot order?

Try to boot with just one device connected, in case you have got the jumpers wrong even though they seem to be correct.

Having a DVD/CD drive and a HD on the same cable is never a good idea, but I know modern boards only have one IDE channel.

True_Scotsman · 21 Dec 2009 at 14:33

Also try booting with just the HDD connected.

PhillyDee · 21 Dec 2009 at 17:26

Are you reinstalling windows? Im guessing it is because you are trying to use an old install in a new mobo. Do both drives appear correctly in the BIOS?

wellaman5000 · 21 Dec 2009 at 18:42

yes both driver are there in bios and it will let me format and copy flies over to it at the start of the os install

wellaman5000 · 21 Dec 2009 at 18:49

but when i restart it says the same error message

ChileanLlama · 21 Dec 2009 at 19:08

malcolm said:
Check the boot order?

Sounds like this to me...

If you have multiple HDs in the machine, make sure there isn't another setting to change the priority of the HDs themselves.

wellaman5000 · 21 Dec 2009 at 19:27

i just turned it on again and it dont detect anything

wellaman5000 · 21 Dec 2009 at 19:36

it is now detecting the hdd again

wellaman5000 · 21 Dec 2009 at 19:56

but its saying the hdd is bad what can i do ??? someone has paid me to do this for them and all along it was down to the hard drive

wellaman5000 · 21 Dec 2009 at 20:00

and now its lost it again please can someone tell me whats wrong

wellaman5000 · 21 Dec 2009 at 20:09

could all of this be just becouse the hdd is bad ?

PCZ · 21 Dec 2009 at 23:41

Haven't left a USB stick in have you

Leaving a USB stick or floppy in will give you this message as they come before the HD in boot order.

wellaman5000 · 22 Dec 2009 at 08:24

no i havent i have even changed the order of the boot so that the hhd is first and i only have one installed

Duke · 22 Dec 2009 at 08:40

Make sure the HD is set to either AHCI or not, because if it changes (from changing the board), it won't boot Windows until it was the same as before.

wellaman5000 · 24 Dec 2009 at 17:49

it was the hdd all along i have changed it now and the pc is running beautifuly

wellaman5000 · 10 Jan 2011 at 22:31

thanks to every one who helped with this , i never said it befor , all help was greatly appreciated