i am not techy at all, my computer has a black screen and is saying to reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot med

caronlee

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Jul 17, 2014
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my computer has a black screen and is saying to reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media...what does this mean?
 

plywrlw

Admirable
It cannot find an operating system (i.e. Windows) to boot from.
Is it a PC or laptop? How old is it?
Are you able to look inside and check the data or power cable to the Hard Drive has not come unplugged?
Did you have any problems with it before this happened?