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reboot and select proper boot device asus vista 64 bit
#1
04 Sep 2011 @ 18:51
icemen
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Hey peepz
need some help. My pc has stopped working out the blue. when starting up i'm getting the above error and the pc is not booting up. I have a asus motherboard running vista 64 bit ultimate. I don't have a recovery disk. I have tried to boot up in safe mode but when I press the f8 key it only give me the option to pick which drive to load from but still get the same error what ever I pick, don't get the boot in safe mode option. checked the bios and the hard is showing but just doesn't want to boot up. I have tried change the sata cables to the hard drive but no joy. don't know what else to try.
any help would be appreciated.
need some help. My pc has stopped working out the blue. when starting up i'm getting the above error and the pc is not booting up. I have a asus motherboard running vista 64 bit ultimate. I don't have a recovery disk. I have tried to boot up in safe mode but when I press the f8 key it only give me the option to pick which drive to load from but still get the same error what ever I pick, don't get the boot in safe mode option. checked the bios and the hard is showing but just doesn't want to boot up. I have tried change the sata cables to the hard drive but no joy. don't know what else to try.
any help would be appreciated.
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#2
05 Sep 2011 @ 6:10
attar
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When you select the drive to boot from, immediately press f8 again to get the option to boot into safe mode.
#3
05 Sep 2011 @ 9:11
Originally posted by attar:Just tried this but no joy, still get the same error message. Any other suggestions?
When you select the drive to boot from, immediately press f8 again to get the option to boot into safe mode.
#4
05 Sep 2011 @ 12:49
attar
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Assuming it will boot from CD, you either get someone to create a recovery disk or try the likes of this to create one.
http://mintywhite.com/vista/vsecurity/d...-recovery-disc/
The site has a link to purchase a disk or there is a torrent listed that you can use to download an image.
I don't vouch for them and haven't ran Vista, so not much help.
http://mintywhite.com/vista/vsecurity/d...-recovery-disc/
The site has a link to purchase a disk or there is a torrent listed that you can use to download an image.
I don't vouch for them and haven't ran Vista, so not much help.
#5
05 Sep 2011 @ 21:21
ddp
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you are pressing the f8 button to soon which is why it is giving you the drive list option. hit the esc button & press f8 button again.
#6
06 Sep 2011 @ 19:35
i've tried that but i just a flashing cursor and nothing is happening for ages, it like the computer is working making all the noises but nothing happens. i have burned the recovery disk torrent shall i run that?
#7
06 Sep 2011 @ 19:47
attar
AfterDawn Addict
Boot from the CD, get past the language selection window then select 'R' for Repair.
#8
06 Sep 2011 @ 20:45
what language section? if i boot from cd i just get the same error message. I put that cd in and it brings up the boot from safe mode screen which has loads of options i can choose from, it starts like it is installing a fresh new vista asking for the language but then stops ask for a driver which is missing
also i think my c drive is nackered as it is not picking it up, i have another drive installed which only holds my personnal stuff like music and pics and it has that drive showing as my c drive and there is another drive x drive but not my old c drive which was 500g in size my second drive is 1tb so i know it is my second drive showing as my c drive now
also i think my c drive is nackered as it is not picking it up, i have another drive installed which only holds my personnal stuff like music and pics and it has that drive showing as my c drive and there is another drive x drive but not my old c drive which was 500g in size my second drive is 1tb so i know it is my second drive showing as my c drive now
#9
08 Sep 2011 @ 5:55
think i should cut my losses & buy a newer faster hard drive & do a fresh install of a OS. Any Ideas? Any technical help would be appreciated as it's the first time i'm going to attempt. Would I need to be connected to the net to do the install, will the drive need to be formatted before I do the install & also will new drivers need to be installed & how?
#10
08 Sep 2011 @ 11:29
attar
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Before that, I would be installing the HDD in another PC to see if it can be detected or downloading the ultimate boot CD to try and see that drive.
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