help

[chicago]

Just got finish building a computer and when it boots up it said { reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key. Why is it saying this and how can I fix this? Thanks.

 

[Deanodarlo]

Sounds like it's asking you to partition/format and install an OS on the hard drive. Have you?

 

[chicago]

I have not install and os or done any thing with the hard drive yet. Also i install have to install the bios for the motherboard before I do all that.

 

[TheInvincibleMustard]

Originally posted by: chicago
I have not install and os or done any thing with the hard drive yet. Also i install have to install the bios for the motherboard before I do all that.

Err ... unless your BIOS update comes on a bootable floppy, you're going to need SOME sort of operating system in order to do that. What the error message is saying is "I've finished starting up and am ready to work, but I can't find any operating system to load, so now what do I do?"

Format/partition your hard drive, install your operating system, and you should be good to go.

 

[borgmang]

Originally posted by: chicago
I have not install and os or done any thing with the hard drive yet. Also i install have to install the bios for the motherboard before I do all that.

Go into your BIOS/System setup - usually press delete at start-up and change the order of the boot devices to CD booting first. Put your Windows CD in your CD drive and restart your computer. When windows starts from the CD it will give you the options to partition and or format, as well as where you want to install the OS.

 

[chicago]

i put xp pro on the computer and that worked. Thanks guys:}

 

[Twista]

Hehhe ya your pc was fresh and a blank hard drive you needed a O/S 1st well seems like you learned what to do.