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reboot and select proper boot device

Posted: 01-12-2009, 12:30 AM
ineedhelp92688
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I recently built a computer with a MSI K9A2 CF-F motherboard. Th
hardrive is completely new and clean. I need to install vista on it
However, the computer won't boot from the bootable dvd. It shows th
message "Reboot and select proper boot device." I tried to boot from a
Ubuntu live dvd, but that didn't work either. Could it be because my dv
drive isn't compatible with my mother board?????? It worked on th
computer I salvaged it from
Please help!!!!!!!!!!

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Richard Urban
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Re: reboot and select proper boot device
Posted: 01-12-2009, 01:01 AM
You must enter the bios and change the boot order so that the computer looks
first to the CD/DVD and then to the hard drive.

It may be that way now! If it is, you may see (for only a second or two) a
message that states something similar to: PRESS ANY KEY TO BOOT FROM CD/DVD.
If you don't comply the computer will pass through and boot from the hard
drive.



"ineedhelp92688" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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> I recently built a computer with a MSI K9A2 CF-F motherboard. The
> hardrive is completely new and clean. I need to install vista on it.
> However, the computer won't boot from the bootable dvd. It shows the
> message "Reboot and select proper boot device." I tried to boot from an
> Ubuntu live dvd, but that didn't work either. Could it be because my dvd
> drive isn't compatible with my mother board?????? It worked on the
> computer I salvaged it from.
> Please help!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
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Re: reboot and select proper boot device
Posted: 01-12-2009, 01:15 PM
You may have to set your boot device/order in the bios, or it could simply
be that you connected the mobo incorrectly

"ineedhelp92688" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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> I recently built a computer with a MSI K9A2 CF-F motherboard. The
> hardrive is completely new and clean. I need to install vista on it.
> However, the computer won't boot from the bootable dvd. It shows the
> message "Reboot and select proper boot device." I tried to boot from an
> Ubuntu live dvd, but that didn't work either. Could it be because my dvd
> drive isn't compatible with my mother board?????? It worked on the
> computer I salvaged it from.
> Please help!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
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Re: reboot and select proper boot device
Posted: 01-17-2009, 02:55 PM

put the harddrive n charge vista ha s all the drivers for most
harddrive

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Re: reboot and select proper boot device
Posted: 01-17-2009, 07:32 PM

Poblem solved!!! Amazing how technology can be foiled by the lack o
power!!

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Re: reboot and select proper boot device
Posted: 01-17-2009, 07:50 PM

yeah the harddrive wasnt n charge was i

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