I couldn't get USB and DVD-CD to the top of the boot sequence after many times trying. HDD is always on top despite how hard I try (by putting check mark). Can somebody show me how to solve it? The notebook is Dell Inspiron 1404 (blue) that has a Core 2 Duo P7350 CPU.
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The suggestions led to a diagnostic determination that the problem was likely a faulty Nvidia chip which, of course, is integrated into the motherboard. The solution was either to replace the MB ($165) or to watch a Youtube video regarding a method whereby a small torch or even a hair dryer might be used to reestablish the pin connections. I watched the video, used the torch as suggested, and my computer now works as it should.
I have a lot of stability issues with Factory Vista x64 installation, I will try to install from scratch Windows XP x64 and Windows Vista x64, I am not very familiar with Dell Notebooks (ex Lenovo guy), please could you tell me where I can find the correct installation sequence for all the drivers and tools?, I did some tests already, but I was not able to successfully install Dell Control Point, I got and error in the middle of the installation, I think I am doing something wrong, also I have installed the driver for UWB, but I do not find the tool to setup the Wireless USB hub?
View 9 Replies View RelatedMy dell Inspiron 15R (5521) is no longer working. Â It started one day when we my wife was using the laptop and it started beeping and shut down. Â I thought it was the battery because when I plugged in the AC adapter the light on the end of the AC adapter plug would go out. Â I figured the battery was shorted. Â I bought a new battery and it took about 5 days to come in. Â After a day or so I tried using the laptop again with the original battery and it worked. Â When the new battery came in I swapped them out and after 3-4 days it failed again. Â Now it doesn't work at all with either battery. Â It will turn on but the screen is black. Â I tried booting it up while holding down the Fn key to go into diagnostic mode. Â After the fan kits on I get a sequence of beeps and tones. Â I've attached a video to show you the sequence. Â Basically it has 6 beeps than 10 beeps than 3 sets of 3 beeps followed by a tone than it does the 3 sets of 3 beeps again and again.
View 4 Replies View RelatedHave heard many times there was a certain sequence in which all the stuff has to be installed. However I always did it the simple way, first all drivers then all utilities. It worked for me
View 7 Replies View RelatedI'm trying to boot from legacy boot from my new dell 7000 series. however when i change from uefi to legacy i have no boot option. the whole boot list is empty.
i have called dell and the support desk told me dell has no support for legacy :S that means no windows 7 on my dell or any other os that uses non uefi...... i think the bios is corrupt is the whole list is simply missing.
Where is Boot from USB option in UEFI boot device list in Inspiron 17r SE?
Mine only shows Network in UEFI boot list?
Everyone: Absolutely cannot boot from CD-DVD even if I turn OFF Secure Boot and UEFI and my machine lists my CD-DVD as a boot option. When I then try to boot from the CD-DVD, I get an error message. (Optiplex 7010 Mini-Tower with Win 8 Pro 64-bit, an Intel i5 3470 processor, 8 GB RAM and 500 GB hard drive. It has BIOS version A16 right now.)
I started a thread on this issue in Desktop Hardware Forum - [URL]...
I ran the diagnostics test as instructed prev and all passed. I then loaded BIOS defaults as instructed and saw "2nd boot priority hard drive"Â What does this mean and can I fix?
View 15 Replies View RelatedI got this laptop a few days ago, I currently have 7 and XP installed on it and kind of have vista...(read further down).
My 7 seemed to break today after playing around with a program called powerstrip trying to get my external monitor to show the right resolution (I've realised now the cable vga was broke, but meh) but this is not the full problem, after windows 7 failed to boot I tried to boot xp after turning it off during the windows 7 splash screen and now im stuck with a dash when I turn the laptop on (I dont know if its actully related to something I've done or not).
If I turn the laptop on a flashing dash comes on in the top right, it then stops flashing and turns into a none flashing dash further up the screen and just locks here and I cant do anything at all other than trying to restart it. When I had this problem previously (at least I think this problem) on my desktop it usualy turned out to be something usb related but I have everything unplugged (all though the bluetooth adapter light is on when it is doing this) so I realy dont know what to do...............
My Ideapoad P500 is approximately 16 months old (so the warranty period is out, obviously!) A couple of nights after a reboot I got the message "Repairing Hard Disk errors. This could take an hour or longer."... or something very similar. The laptop hung up at that message for more than 18 hours.
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I did a hard reboot and now get the message "Checking media" followed by the error "Boot failed." This leads to the message, "Default Boot Device Missing or Boot Failed."No I don't have any recovery media.Yes I have pretty recent backups so that is not a problem.I've got an enclosure that I can use to hook my laptop hard drive up to so I can see if the drive is even readable.
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Now here is the 64 thousand dollar question... how do I get the hard drive out of the laptop? I have taken the five screws out of the back. At that point, I think the DVD drive should slide out, but it does not.how to get the hard drive out?
I have a y500 Lenovo gaming laptop with Windows 8, and for the past couple of days, each time my laptop is put in hibernation or powered down, whenever I turn it back on it gives me this message:
"Default Boot Device Missing or boot failed Insert recovery media and hit any key Then select boot manager to choose a new boot device to boot or recovery media."
Then it brings me to a page with 3 boot options, and only the Windows Boot Manager works. I'm doing scans and hardware scans but so far nothing is being found. This laptop is less than 2 months old so I really don't think it's a hardware problem, and I haven't downloaded anything recently that may have messed this up. I would contact Lenovo but I'm unsure if this is an issue with the laptop, or Windows 8.
I have a Acer E1 522-3657 computer, which my son set-up for me but did not make the recovery disc(s). The unit is just outside of the warranty period when the hard drive failed. The hard drive just makes a clicking noise and after the logo screen appears it goes to a blue screen with a box that has the following message with in, "Default Boot Device Missing or Boot Failed. Insert recovery Media and Hit any key.....Then Select 'Boot Manager' to choose a new Boot Device or to Boot Recovery Media.
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I have installed a brand-new Western Digital 1T Sata3 harddrive to replace the Toshia 750 GB original Drive. After turning the computer on and at the logo screen I press and hold F2, this takes me to the InsydeH20 Setup Utility Screen. I see under the "Information" menu that the installed harddrive model and serial number appear. I see in the "Boot" menu, Boot Mode: "UEFI" and Secure Boot: "Enabled".
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Under the "Exit" menu, Exit Saving Changes is highlighted. When I press F10 a "setup Configuration" box appears asking to save configuration changes and exit now? "Yes" is highlighted to which I hit Enter and are returned to the "Default Boot Device.......page. I then hit ecs twice and are at a black screen with the message No bootable device -- Please Restart system_appearing in the upper left corner of the screen. I then push and hold the power button until the computer shuts off.
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I have ordered from acer the "Acer E-recovery Media Disc Set", which is specific to the SNID of my computer. I have not attempted to format the new hard drive in any way. Â I assume the E-recovery Media Disc Set will handle that operation due to the multiple partitions required.
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In view of the above situation, do I need to set up the computer in any way before I start to utilize the E-recovery Media Disc set. I assume the Media will be on CD's. The computer was running Win 8.0 which was updated to Win 8.1 and was running very well, very stable.
Acer V5, spilled coffee on keyboard. no problem at first, then lockup, and on restart get the No Boot Device or Boot Failed. Am using my old laptop now. Can I get a download, save it to thumb drive, and use it to restart/reboot my Acer?
View 2 Replies View Relatedit would be pretty slick to be able to do that, i guess it isn't possible, but MAN they should get on that.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI get the error in the Title after i tried to flash the latest BIOS update for the Z510. I can press ok and then get into the boot manager but i cant choose anything there. Also I cant boot from a Disk with e.g. XP on it.
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I also tried the Inside BIOS crisis mode (fn+r) with the BIOS file on my USB drive but it doesn't work and tries to access the file on the USB drive but boots normally instead to the error again. (Couldn't try it with removed battery as I have to remove the whole back to remove the battery on the Z510).
just received my new E531 Edge Thinkpad from Lenovo.
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Right now I'm not able to boot from CD, it will always boot into the preinstalled Windows 8.
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I've tried the F12 method to select a different boot device during startup where I can see the installed DVD RAM drive and select it, but no effect it returns immediately to the select screen.
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I've played around with the various BIOS setting disabling the secure boot option and changing the boot order so that the DVD drive is first. Then the system will check for the the CD (you can hear it spinning during start up) but will start into Windows 8 right afterwards again.
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I checked with various bootable CDs as well as DVDs but always same effect.
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What am I missing? Any other BIOS or Windows 8 settings I need to change for that.
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I have other Lenovo notebooks running like the X230, the T520 or an older T61 where booting from CD never seems to be an issue.
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As the DVD drive is working correctly within Windows 8 I assume that it is in general functioning and shouldn't be broken.
boot cd hiren`s boot 9.7 form cd. i can not boot cd in the laptop hp dv4.
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View 3 Replies View RelatedI feel my studio 1558 i5 540m, 7200 rpm hdd has a pathetic boot performance.
Took 1min initially, cut down to 40 sec by microsoft utilities(bootperf), but back again to 1min boot.
I am running factory installed os (with crap removed) and have not clean installed.
Please post your boot times and mention if it is a clean install.
I have a dell sxps 13 right here alongside a white 13" macbook from 2007.
I bought a ssd not too long ago for the sxps and just tested the boot time between the two.
now HOW in the *insert cuss word* world does the macbook still beat the ssd in boot up time? Anyone care to elaborate on this .....
I just got a few parts replaced on my M1730. After about an hour of it working perfect, the computer froze and crashed. After that,
I could not boot up properly -I couldn't even boot into safe mode.
I have wiped the computer, and I'm still having issues. Sometimes it freezes on the Windows 7 bootup screen, sometimes it freezes on the password screen.
Sometimes it lets me use it for 10-15 minutes before freezing. However, it keeps freezing. No bluescreen, nothing. Just completely frozen. I have *NEVER* had freezing issues before.
I bought this laptop about 9 months ago. The specs are as follow.
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8600 (3MB cache/2.40GHz/1066Mhz FSB)
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms)
Video Card ATI Mobility RADEON™ HD 4670 – 1GB
Hard Drive 320GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
I am running Windows 7 Ultimate with everything up-to-date. Everything has been running smoothly on this laptop until yesterday when I tried to defrag it and got a BSOD. So today I started it up, and everything was fine, so I decided to try and defrag it again.
To my frustration, I got another BSOD, except when I tried to boot it this time, I get a "Windows Recovery Error" that says "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause". My two choices from there are "Launch Startup Repiar (recommended)" and "Start Windows Normally" none of which work.
If I select the first one, a black screen appears and a cursor which I can control, but nothing else (I let it run for several hours). The other option just gets stuck on the Windows is Starting screen with the flag pulsating its colors.
After rebooting I got an error message that I was missing hal.dll and that windows could not stat. Note: XP has been working great for about 8 months now.
I got this message after trying to boot in safe mode as well.
I put the XP installation disk in and went through the recovery process but no dice. It just loads up the dell logo then goes to a black screen but no more error message. I can hear the hard drive spinning.
I need to boot my DELL Inspiron 12500(PP02L) with a Bootable CD. However, everytime I'm booting, it straight goes and boots WinXP.
I tried F12 when booting and it doesn't do anything - WinXP boots up without giving me an option of any kind.
I even tried F2 and it took me to the BIOS.
I see Removable media and it has 'Hard Disk', 'CD-ROM', 'Intel....
'Hard Disk' is selected, but when I move down to CD-ROM and press enter, nothing happens. With 'CD-ROM' selected, I press F10 to save and exit. The computer boots up, but it does not boot from the CD-ROM. It just loads WinXP again from the Hard Disk.