First time posting a question.
ASUS B53J laptop, about 6 years old. The 500GB hard drive took a dump, so I bought a Seagate 160GB to install. After installation of the HDD and trying to load Windows 7 from the 4 backup disks I made 6 years ago, I'm running into problems.
When first powering up the laptop, i get a completely black screen with the text, "Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key". I insert my backup Disk 1. I get a dialogue box titled "AI RECOVERY" saying "Are you ready to restore this image?" I click the 'OK' button.
I get another "AI RECOVERY" dialogue box, this time telling you "Restoring will overwrite your hard drive. Do you want to continue?" I click the 'OK' button.
I get an "AI Recovery Restore" dialogue box that says "This DVD/BD will help you recover hidden partition. Check the AC adapter connection and do not interrupt the restoration process." The computer automatically ejects the first disk and asks for the second. I go through all 4 Disks.
Eventually I get "Successfully restored the disk from the ASUS Recovery DVD/BD. Elapsed time: 00:XX:XX"
It's at this point that nothing happens. All I get is the original black screen with "Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key".
I've been in the BIOS. BIOS Version 1.27.118 from American Megatrends.
Under the advanced tab, it states "Windows OS Version [Windows 7]
SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]
Under the Boot tab, it has Boot Option #1 as [PO: ST9160412AS ...]
Any ideas on why Windows won't boot up?
ASUS B53J laptop, about 6 years old. The 500GB hard drive took a dump, so I bought a Seagate 160GB to install. After installation of the HDD and trying to load Windows 7 from the 4 backup disks I made 6 years ago, I'm running into problems.
When first powering up the laptop, i get a completely black screen with the text, "Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key". I insert my backup Disk 1. I get a dialogue box titled "AI RECOVERY" saying "Are you ready to restore this image?" I click the 'OK' button.
I get another "AI RECOVERY" dialogue box, this time telling you "Restoring will overwrite your hard drive. Do you want to continue?" I click the 'OK' button.
I get an "AI Recovery Restore" dialogue box that says "This DVD/BD will help you recover hidden partition. Check the AC adapter connection and do not interrupt the restoration process." The computer automatically ejects the first disk and asks for the second. I go through all 4 Disks.
Eventually I get "Successfully restored the disk from the ASUS Recovery DVD/BD. Elapsed time: 00:XX:XX"
It's at this point that nothing happens. All I get is the original black screen with "Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key".
I've been in the BIOS. BIOS Version 1.27.118 from American Megatrends.
Under the advanced tab, it states "Windows OS Version [Windows 7]
SATA Mode Selection [AHCI]
Under the Boot tab, it has Boot Option #1 as [PO: ST9160412AS ...]
Any ideas on why Windows won't boot up?