Installed Geforce card, now PC wont boot normally.

rocco1005 · 08-30-2006, 11:24 AM

Ok, I installed a Geforce graphics card a while ago, I disabled the onboard graphics etc etc. Now the PC wont boot up normally, it goes to a black screen with a cursor blinking, the only way i can get to windows is to go some boot/hard drive screen right when i turn it on, this screen im talking about has all of the drives on the PC and I have to select my C: drive, then it will work. I have even tried to remove the card and it does the same thing.
Please help.

dai · 08-30-2006, 12:42 PM

tap f8 when booting and try
last known good configuration
if no good go into the recovery console and try
fixboot

**laboye** · 08-30-2006, 01:02 PM

Sounds like the CMOS was reconfigured. I'd check CMOS setup and make sure the Hard Drive is set to boot first.

rocco1005 · 08-30-2006, 05:09 PM

how do you check CMOS setup?

dai · 08-30-2006, 05:18 PM

go into the bios and the boot menu

rocco1005 · 08-31-2006, 04:53 PM

Ok here is my boot menu options in BIOS:

HDD Group boot priority screen in BIOS;
1. Generic USB SD reader
2. 1st master MAXTOR
3. 2nd slave ST36002oA

Now i figured that the MAXTOR in the #2 place needs to be #1 and off the side of the screen it says to move positions of these i need to press <+> or <-> but nothing moves with i do that, how do i move these around?

dai · 08-31-2006, 07:44 PM

highlight the entry and then click enter,this will open a menu for it and allow you to select what you want

**FreoHeaveho** · 09-01-2006, 02:36 AM

why is it trying to boot from a usb drive first? wouldn't you want to boot the os on a hard drive. My laptop doesnt boot properly when i have a usb disk inserted, maybe you just have to change the boot order.

just a thought

**Cellus** · 09-01-2006, 03:49 AM

It's common for the boot order to have a removable media drive first to permit booting from a disc. It can be an annoyance for some users if they leave media inside the drive during boot, so as a rule of thumb many choose to have not first and change the boot order when necessary.

rocco1005 · 09-01-2006, 11:21 AM

none of that is working for me, i cant get it to the first position which is probably the reason

dai · 09-01-2006, 04:10 PM

reset the cmos and see what drive it defaults to

08-30-2006, 11:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
rocco1005 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 23 OS: XP	Installed Geforce card, now PC wont boot normally. Ok, I installed a Geforce graphics card a while ago, I disabled the onboard graphics etc etc. Now the PC wont boot up normally, it goes to a black screen with a cursor blinking, the only way i can get to windows is to go some boot/hard drive screen right when i turn it on, this screen im talking about has all of the drives on the PC and I have to select my C: drive, then it will work. I have even tried to remove the card and it does the same thing. Please help.

08-30-2006, 12:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,797 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	tap f8 when booting and try last known good configuration if no good go into the recovery console and try fixboot __________________

08-30-2006, 01:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
laboye TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 1,246 OS: Windows xp Pro/Vista Beta 2/Ubuntu 6.06 LTS My System	Sounds like the CMOS was reconfigured. I'd check CMOS setup and make sure the Hard Drive is set to boot first. __________________ Repair Windows XP Guide --- Resolutions Crazy Computer that I'm saving up for::Antec P180 Case;PC Pwr&Cooling 1kW Quad SLI PSU;Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe;Intel Core2 XE X6800;Corsair TWIN2XP2048 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 RAM;2xAsus GeForce 7950 GX2;BFG PhysX Accel.;IBM DVD-RAM/Plextor DVD±RW;Seagate 750GB HD 7200RPM;WDX 150GB 10000RPM;Vigor Monsoon TEC Cooler

08-30-2006, 05:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,797 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	go into the bios and the boot menu __________________

08-31-2006, 07:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,797 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	highlight the entry and then click enter,this will open a menu for it and allow you to select what you want __________________

08-30-2006, 05:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
rocco1005 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 23 OS: XP	how do you check CMOS setup?

08-31-2006, 04:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
rocco1005 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 23 OS: XP	Ok here is my boot menu options in BIOS: HDD Group boot priority screen in BIOS; 1. Generic USB SD reader 2. 1st master MAXTOR 3. 2nd slave ST36002oA Now i figured that the MAXTOR in the #2 place needs to be #1 and off the side of the screen it says to move positions of these i need to press <+> or <-> but nothing moves with i do that, how do i move these around?

09-01-2006, 02:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,226 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	why is it trying to boot from a usb drive first? wouldn't you want to boot the os on a hard drive. My laptop doesnt boot properly when i have a usb disk inserted, maybe you just have to change the boot order. just a thought

09-01-2006, 03:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,664 OS: Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	It's common for the boot order to have a removable media drive first to permit booting from a disc. It can be an annoyance for some users if they leave media inside the drive during boot, so as a rule of thumb many choose to have not first and change the boot order when necessary.

09-01-2006, 11:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
rocco1005 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 23 OS: XP	none of that is working for me, i cant get it to the first position which is probably the reason

09-01-2006, 04:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,797 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	reset the cmos and see what drive it defaults to __________________