Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected

Hi,

I am on the verge of completing my first custom computer build...but i seem to be having the stated above ^ problem with my computer: Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected......

Im trying to install win xp through my dvd drive but there error keeps coming up. I have a sata hard drive, an ide dvd/cd burner/reader. (lite-on). (I though I bought a sata dvd drive but when it came in it turned out to be ide, my fault, however i dont think that should effect anything). Anyways my dvd burner/reader has the black ide port/cable hooked into it and my motherboard has the blue one (so I dont think i made the common mistake) however, i still get the error. Please help me make my first computer build successful!!! OH btw I checked the bios it looks like it recognizes my hard drive and my dvd burner but still...PLEASEEEEEEEEE HEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPp

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check the boot order in the BIOS, make sure the dvd is in the order, preferably before the hard drive.

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Message edited by millwright on 12-25-2008 at 04:10:39 AM

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millwright wrote :

check the boot order in the BIOS, make sure the dvd is in the order preferably before the hard drive.

its actually on 1st priority and sata hard drive is on the third priority....However it says 4th priority is floppy drive...but I dont have a floppy drive connected.

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Make sure your sata drives are set as IDE and not raid

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jeteryankees22 wrote :

Make sure your sata drives are set as IDE and not raid

can u specify on that...how can i set a sata drive as an ide...

Reply to xcomxpuxterx

In the BIOS, maybe under advanced, it will somehow state your drives(HDD, DVD, etc.) and you want them to say ide or sata...no where do you want it to say RAID...just go through the bios options and you'll see it, what board do you have? and have you moved the dvd drive sata to another connector to make sure it's not the sata controller?

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jeteryankees22 wrote :

In the BIOS, maybe under advanced, it will somehow state your drives(HDD, DVD, etc.) and you want them to say ide or sata...no where do you want it to say RAID...just go through the bios options and you'll see it, what board do you have? and have you moved the dvd drive sata to another connector to make sure it's not the sata controller?

First my dvd burner is using a ide cable hook up so it is automatically set to ide, and my sata hard drive plugged into a sata port is using the ide configuration, I changed my dvd burner to the grey ide port so now its a slave. But still does not help anything still get the same error.

Oh yeah and the model of the motherboard is: asus p5q se2

Message edited by xcomxpuxterx on 12-25-2008 at 04:52:27 AM

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Does it detect the CD in the DVD drive and does the system ask you to press a key to boot from the CD? If not, then it's possible the DVD drive is not working properly.

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GhislainG wrote :

Does it detect the CD in the DVD drive and does the system ask you to press a key to boot from the CD? If not, then it's possible the DVD drive is not working properly.

right now im trying to use the asus support dvd but thats not working either...he asks me to insert media in boot device and press any key to continue. and when I do press "any key" after a couple seconds the same message shows up... I ran out of ideas...There must be someone here who had this problem and got throught it...TELL ME!

Reply to xcomxpuxterx

To boot from the DVD, you need a working DVD drive and a bootable CD or DVD disk. AFIK, the Asus support CD isn't bootable. If you insert a known to work bootable CD or DVD in the drive and the system is configured to boot from the DBD drive before the hard disk and it still doesn't try to boot from the DVD drive, then it's most likely defective. Does it ever asks you to press a key to boot from the CD or DVD?

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I also just bought a Asus P5Q SE Plus and I am having the same exact issues. I used the same DVD and DVD/RW from a previous computer, so I know they work. I'm not sure why the Mobo won't let me boot Windows XP from DVD drive. Any thoughts?

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problems installing vista using.

i can enter the BIOS no problems, and all the hardware is set up right.

I put a DVDRW into IDE1 and set this to boot first, my hardrive is connected to SATA1 set to second boot.

When I try to install windows after the dvd start reading I get this error.

"Reboot and select proper boot device, or insert boot media in selected boot device and press any key"

However I did put my motherboard CD in and lets it boot from cd and it wants me to make a boot disk, so the cd rom is ok
However I do not have a floppy drive.

Whould you know what this is ?
I have never seen this problem before,

Please help!
---- Specs ------
Q6600 2.4ghz
Asus P5Q
Geforce 8800gts Fatal1ty
4 gig OZC reaper ram PC2 8500
Sata HDD 320 gig
Litone DVDRW/cdrw(IDE)
600W PSU

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It seems as if the Mobo won't recognize any sort of ATAPI drive. So depending on how old your CD/DVD drives are, your mobo won't be able to find it.

I went out to the closest MicroCenter and bought a SATA CD/DVD RW drive or $30 and a some SATA cables and the problem was fixed instantly.

If you hold Shift+F8 when you see the BIOS loading screen it will give you a list of drives that the mobo recognizes. If you don't see your IDE drives in there, then you might want to think about going to buy a SATA optical drive.

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just now i bought my new pc..
same spec with u guys..
bt im using amd mobo...
my hd is sata
n my dvd rom is ide...
i too think..
the ide rom is not compitable with the new mobo..
maybe i wanna try using my sata dvd..n hopefully it can be workable =.=
i just getting tired 4 whole night trying to solve this but seem not only me face the same prob..
i hope anybody who succeed in this prob giving his xplaination how u do it ^^
really appreciate if anyone can help me too =.=

Reply to kael0327

Hey dude,

the mobo does need a bios update before and IDE drive can be found and used 100%.
You can force the Boot by pressing F8 at a stage of the boot up ( if i remember it right)

you might wana think about getting a SATA drive there only 20 bucks and are well worth it

But yeah you will need to update the bios

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jagzc wrote :

problems installing vista using.

i can enter the BIOS no problems, and all the hardware is set up right.

I put a DVDRW into IDE1 and set this to boot first, my hardrive is connected to SATA1 set to second boot.

When I try to install windows after the dvd start reading I get this error.

"Reboot and select proper boot device, or insert boot media in selected boot device and press any key"

However I did put my motherboard CD in and lets it boot from cd and it wants me to make a boot disk, so the cd rom is ok
However I do not have a floppy drive.

Whould you know what this is ?
I have never seen this problem before,

Please help!
---- Specs ------
Q6600 2.4ghz
Asus P5Q
Geforce 8800gts Fatal1ty
4 gig OZC reaper ram PC2 8500
Sata HDD 320 gig
Litone DVDRW/cdrw(IDE)
600W PSU

@@@@@@@@@@@@ I have a same problem,I have 2 dvd drives and i take out one And u go in bios and set ur hard drive sata to raid And save restart

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i I have a same issue, when i check in bios it shows only one dvd drive and I mounted two dvd drives than I take out one and one more one thing check ur mobo book and see a sata hard drive and here is also a mistake I change a sata to raid in bios and boot up option is dvd drive and hard drive after this save all this and restart and i think ur problem will be resolve ok..

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xcomxpuxterx wrote :

Hi,

I am on the verge of completing my first custom computer build...but i seem to be having the stated above ^ problem with my computer: Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected......

Im trying to install win xp through my dvd drive but there error keeps coming up. I have a sata hard drive, an ide dvd/cd burner/reader. (lite-on). (I though I bought a sata dvd drive but when it came in it turned out to be ide, my fault, however i dont think that should effect anything). Anyways my dvd burner/reader has the black ide port/cable hooked into it and my motherboard has the blue one (so I dont think i made the common mistake) however, i still get the error. Please help me make my first computer build successful!!! OH btw I checked the bios it looks like it recognizes my hard drive and my dvd burner but still...PLEASEEEEEEEEE HEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPp

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