computer wont boot

JayJay-C · Apr 10, 2013

First of all let me start off by saying I know nothing about computers so could any solutions please be kept simple

So I went to boot up my computer, its custom made, dont know much about it apart from its got an amd motherboard and processor. So when I boot it up it says:

Verifying dmi pool data.....
Amd data change...update new data to dmi!
Boot from cd/dvd
Disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter.

Now I dont have a cd or dvd to boot it from and I have no idea of what to do. Can anyone help me?

ihog · Apr 10, 2013

What OS do you have? You should have the installation CD.

JayJay-C · Apr 10, 2013

I am running windows 7 32-bit, and I bought the computer second hand and didnt get the installation cd. Also I entered bios and it is set to boot from the hard drive but it didnt change anything.

JayJay-C · Apr 10, 2013

Just wondering if i was to download windows 7 or even windows 8 from microsoft on a different computer, would i be able to make a boot disk from that computer that will work on mine?

JayJay-C · Apr 11, 2013

Never mind I got it working, turns out a couple of wires had come out of the hard drive so I just messed around with them till I got it working. Thanks for the answers though

TenPc · Apr 11, 2013

Go into the BIOS - press F2 at first screen - then change the boot priority to the hard drive. Save and Exit.

If you have left a CD or DVD in the cd/dvd drive, the sstem thinks that the disk is the OS then when nothingi s found it loses its way to the hdd. Also, some DELL PC's (and Acer) have a security feature that when the cd/dvd is set as first boot option then it won't boot to the hdd even if no cd or dvd disk is present.

TenPc · Apr 11, 2013

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