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« on: 23 July 2010, 09:59 AM » |
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When I try and boot up my laptop, it comes up with a message "Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key". I haven't dropped it or anything, does anybody know what the problem is and how I could fix it?
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« Last Edit: 23 July 2010, 10:25 AM by Jamster26 »
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« Reply #1 on: 23 July 2010, 12:06 PM » |
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If you can access porn on it then it isn't broken.
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« Reply #2 on: 23 July 2010, 12:49 PM » |
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You haven't left a USB or a disc in it have you?
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« Reply #3 on: 23 July 2010, 01:05 PM » |
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I dont think so no Manny, could that be a reason?
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« Reply #4 on: 23 July 2010, 01:11 PM » |
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It could be one of the reasons and the easiest to sort out. If there's any USB pens/drives plugged in, pull them out and if it has a floppy drive see if there's a disc in it. Just try again and press enter to see what happens.
Which version of Windows are you using?
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« Reply #6 on: 23 July 2010, 01:38 PM » |
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When I try and boot up my laptop, it comes up with a message "Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key". I haven't dropped it or anything, does anybody know what the problem is and how I could fix it?
The problem is you have become too dependent on your laptop. Try living your life in reality. You might surprise yourself and talk to a pretty girl, learn something new, or realise how wonderful it is to feel the warm sun on your pasty white face. |
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Fair play to you then if you're willing to share your knickers with a willy.
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« Reply #7 on: 23 July 2010, 01:43 PM » |
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The problem is you have become too dependent on your laptop.
Try living your life in reality. You might surprise yourself and talk to a pretty girl, learn something new, or realise how wonderful it is to feel the warm sun on your pasty white face.
He might be not be white, he could be coloured for all you know. |
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« Reply #8 on: 23 July 2010, 01:43 PM » |
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He might be not be white, he could be coloured for all you know.
He isn't cool enough to be black. |
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Fair play to you then if you're willing to share your knickers with a willy.
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« Reply #9 on: 23 July 2010, 02:10 PM » |
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Like I said, just make sure no other drives or devices are plugged in to the laptop. If it's still struggling, it sounds like it's trying to boot up from somewhere it can't. If you're confident enough messing about with the BIOS settings then do that. If not, then take it into PC World and get someone to take a look at it. |
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« Reply #10 on: 23 July 2010, 02:16 PM » |
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Thanks Manny, I'll have a look tonight.
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« Reply #11 on: 23 July 2010, 02:54 PM » |
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Go into the BIOS and check the boot order. It ought to be booting from the hard drive, but typically the BIOS will be set to boot from CD/DVD first. You could try overriding that and see if it works.
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« Reply #12 on: 23 July 2010, 02:57 PM » |
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Thanks pfk, i'll give it a try when I get home from work. How does the problem come about though? It is annoying me as I don't know the reason  |
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« Reply #13 on: 23 July 2010, 03:06 PM » |
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Not sure Jamster, I'm assuming that by now you checked to make sure there wasnt a disc in the optical drive, and no USB devices attached while you are trying to boot? I know Ipod's can prevent booting on some systems (they did on my old computer).
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« Reply #14 on: 23 July 2010, 03:12 PM » |
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No nothing, just a power pack lead. It just doesn't make any sense why it would do it. I'm not clever enough to go around fiddling through the system so god knows.
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« Reply #15 on: 23 July 2010, 05:02 PM » |
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That's an error that tends to happen when the hard drive is going bad. I looked at a laptop for a friend once that did that, I eventually reinstalled the OS and it ran fine for a while then the problem reappeared. End result? Fried HD.
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« Reply #16 on: 23 July 2010, 05:03 PM » |
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Take that as advice Jamster. If you manage to get it to boot, back everything up and start saving for a new laptop incase it ends up packing up.
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« Reply #17 on: 23 July 2010, 05:24 PM » |
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Take that as advice Jamster. If you manage to get it to boot, back everything up and start saving for a new laptop incase it ends up packing up.
Can anybody help me too please ,my memory card reader,and disk drive don't work by disk drive I mean the pop out drawer where you put cd's and dvd's it just wont work for my music flims or games,any help appreciated. |
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« Reply #18 on: 23 July 2010, 05:30 PM » |
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You probably need to lubricate the draw to enable the discs to spin. Open the disc drive and rub some butter round it. That'll probably be the problem mate.
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« Reply #19 on: 23 July 2010, 05:36 PM » |
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You probably need to lubricate the draw to enable the discs to spin. Open the disc drive and rub some butter round it. That'll probably be the problem mate.
That is you're suggestion for everything. |
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« Reply #20 on: 23 July 2010, 06:08 PM » |
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If you can access porn on it then it isn't broken.
Totally my outlook on computers right now |
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« Reply #21 on: 23 July 2010, 06:39 PM » |
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Can anybody help me too please ,my memory card reader,and disk drive don't work by disk drive I mean the pop out drawer where you put cd's and dvd's it just wont work for my music flims or games,any help appreciated.
CD drives usually have a little hole next to the eject button. Get a paperclip or something similar and press it in. Cue a Big Sharps comment. |
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« Reply #22 on: 24 July 2010, 12:57 PM » |
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CD drives usually have a little hole next to the eject button. Get a paperclip or something similar and press it in.
Cue a Big Sharps comment.
i dont think he meant he couldnt open it - he means he cant get it to read any discs... any other ideas for him? |
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« Reply #23 on: 24 July 2010, 01:49 PM » |
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i dont think he meant he couldnt open it - he means he cant get it to read any discs...
any other ideas for him?
He could try soaking his laptop in a bowl of soapy water. That should help. |
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« Reply #24 on: 24 July 2010, 01:51 PM » |
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He could try soaking his laptop in a bowl of soapy water. That should help.
Make sure you rinse it afterwards though because it will break otherwise. |
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