Hi guys, I've come looking for help as a last resort.
To Give Some Context...
I have built a computer for my friend. This isn't the first one I've built, as I've successfully built several computers in the past. Although none have given me the headache and stress this build has.
The computer is running off of an Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 Revision 1903 Motherboard. As far as hardware goes, it is put together properly. I have reseated every connection at least twice now.
Here's a breakdown of how I attempted to troubleshoot this problem...
Full List of Specifications...
- Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 Revision 1903
- CPU: AMD Phenom II x6 1055t
- RAM: V-Color 2x2GB DDR3-1600
- Hard Drive: Western Digital 320GB WD3200AAJS
- Graphics: XFX Radeon R5 230 2GB
- Power Supply: 700w (unknown manufacturer)
Any ideas are welcome.
To Give Some Context...
I have built a computer for my friend. This isn't the first one I've built, as I've successfully built several computers in the past. Although none have given me the headache and stress this build has.
The computer is running off of an Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 Revision 1903 Motherboard. As far as hardware goes, it is put together properly. I have reseated every connection at least twice now.
Here's a breakdown of how I attempted to troubleshoot this problem...
- After several attempts to load Windows 7 to this new PC, it refused.
- I set every BIOS setting correctly to attempt to load it from a DvD and start fresh, no dice. The computer refused to even acknowledge that there was a CD in the drive, although the drive works and is a DvD reader. The BIOS even acknowledged the fact that a CD/DvD drive was connected, and it was my first boot priority. Even with this, it still will not give me the "Press any key to boot from CD..." option.
- I decided to take the drive out of the new computer, put it into mine, and wipe it clean. From there, I put the Windows 7 CD into my computer. I set the install location as the Hard drive that I had just wiped clean, and tried to install it that way. After plugging the Hard Drive back into the new computer, it still is giving me the "Bootmgr is missing" message. I brought it back into my computer, ran the CD again, and used the Fix option it gives you (The Microsoft support website swears by this apparently). It claimed it fixed the boot issue with the drive, however, it still is giving me the message "Bootmgr is missing. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart."
- The part that has me baffled is the fact that once the drive is connected into my own computer, it will run the new Windows 7 that I installed on it. However, once I connect it to the new computer, it claims that the "Bootmgr is missing"
- With this ultimately failing, I attempted to use a Flash Drive to attempt to load Windows 7. After reading through many tutorials, I followed one from Here. This, too, failed. Once connected, it led me to a screen that says, "Remove disks or other media. Press any key to restart." I even tried this again without the CD/DvD reader connected, still it refused to boot past this message. I tried doing this with the USB stick in each USB slot, and still it will not work.
Full List of Specifications...
- Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 Revision 1903
- CPU: AMD Phenom II x6 1055t
- RAM: V-Color 2x2GB DDR3-1600
- Hard Drive: Western Digital 320GB WD3200AAJS
- Graphics: XFX Radeon R5 230 2GB
- Power Supply: 700w (unknown manufacturer)
Any ideas are welcome.
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