[SOLVED] New PC Built-Error

prudhoc1 · 09-08-2008, 03:04 PM

It's Some old parts but i'm making a system for homework for my sisters.

I have ASUS CUV4X motherboard, 768MB SDRAM-Pc133, 20GB Maxtor 5400RPM, CD-RW and 1.0GHz Intel CPU 256kb cache.

Everything boots correctly, I'm trying to install windows but it wont boot from CD or HDD, it detects them etc. But it just comes with a screen saying "Press A key to Reboot". I have tried everything but it has stumped me.

Any Help would be much appreciated, maybe some keys i need to hit?

Thank you.

**manic** · 09-08-2008, 03:42 PM

Go into bios and set boot order

prudhoc1 · 09-08-2008, 06:14 PM

I Have tried that, a couple times.
Even Reset the BIOS to factory defaults.

**manic** · 09-08-2008, 11:21 PM

So the hdd is clean nothing on it? If that is the case, and it wont
see your cdrom drive, for some reason cds wont boot, on some machines
right off, why I dont know. But you could go to
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994 and create bootable floppies.
This has helped me many times in the past.

prudhoc1 · 09-09-2008, 04:39 AM

alright thanks, It seemed to work. *Happy face* :)

**manic** · 09-09-2008, 04:59 AM

Glad to hear it!

09-08-2008, 03:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
prudhoc1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia Posts: 149 OS: XP SP2 , Vista Premium My System	[SOLVED] New PC Built-Error It's Some old parts but i'm making a system for homework for my sisters. I have ASUS CUV4X motherboard, 768MB SDRAM-Pc133, 20GB Maxtor 5400RPM, CD-RW and 1.0GHz Intel CPU 256kb cache. Everything boots correctly, I'm trying to install windows but it wont boot from CD or HDD, it detects them etc. But it just comes with a screen saying "Press A key to Reboot". I have tried everything but it has stumped me. Any Help would be much appreciated, maybe some keys i need to hit? Thank you.

09-08-2008, 03:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,228 OS: xp	Re: New PC Built-Error Go into bios and set boot order __________________

09-08-2008, 06:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
prudhoc1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia Posts: 149 OS: XP SP2 , Vista Premium My System	Re: New PC Built-Error I Have tried that, a couple times. Even Reset the BIOS to factory defaults.

09-08-2008, 11:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,228 OS: xp	Re: New PC Built-Error So the hdd is clean nothing on it? If that is the case, and it wont see your cdrom drive, for some reason cds wont boot, on some machines right off, why I dont know. But you could go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994 and create bootable floppies. This has helped me many times in the past. __________________

09-09-2008, 04:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
prudhoc1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia Posts: 149 OS: XP SP2 , Vista Premium My System	Re: New PC Built-Error alright thanks, It seemed to work. Happy face :)

09-09-2008, 04:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,228 OS: xp	Re: [SOLVED] New PC Built-Error Glad to hear it! __________________