A puzzler

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  1. Posts : 9,582
    Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
       #1

    A puzzler


    This evening, as with most evenings, I decided to boot up my computer. This was fine, except for one thing. It wouldn't boot , instead giving me the message about selecting the correct boot device. I checked the settings in the BIOS. All were correct. I tried a few times. Still the same. Then I decided to try the one-time boot menu via the F11 key. Selected my boot device (which, incidentally, is 3rd in the BIOS order which I checked and rechecked above). This time, it booted up! I wonder if it could be the battery, but all the settings in the BIOS were correct.
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  2. Posts : 124
    Windows 7 pro 64 bit
       #2

    hopefully your hard drive isnt starting to fail : S, it cant be your battery if the time was correct on startup
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  3. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #3

    3rd in the BIOS
    How come it is 3d? I would understand 2nd if you have the optical reader as #1, but what is the other drive and does it need to be in that order. The BIOS probably got hung up on that one.

    Also I would plug the boot disk into port0 on the mobo. Just a good practice.
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  4. Posts : 9,582
    Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
    Thread Starter
       #4

    My boot order is Floppy, DVD, HDD. Always has been, no change there. HDD array currently in ports #3 and #4, because of access due to my previous graphics card (8800GT) partially blocking the SATA sockets.
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  5. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #5

    Hello Dwarf,

    You might check to see of a disc is in the Floppy or DVD drive causing it.

    You might also run a startup repair on the HDD a few times to see if it that may help if it was corrupted somehow.
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  6. Posts : 9,582
    Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Hi Shawn,

    No floppy or DVD/CD left in. Still a puzzler as to why this happened, especially as I was able to boot up through the one-time menu with F11. And, before you ask, my printer isn't in the BIOS boot menu (although I can select it via F11, as I can my external drive).

    Edit: Just decided to do a reboot, and no problems! Will get a replacement battery tomorrow and try that.
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  7. Posts : 124
    Windows 7 pro 64 bit
       #7

    have you recently installed ubuntu or anythign that would mess with mbr? <-- just curious : D
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  8. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #8

    Hmm, Floppy - LOL. But since you apparently never got out of the BIOS, fixing Win7 will probably not do anything for you. If it was a one time occurence, I would book it as a hickup. If it occurs more often, a BIOS update may help. I do not think the CMOS battery plays a role since the system had full power.
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  9. Posts : 5,795
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #9

    You'll know if it is the watch battery on the mobo if you can reboot a hundred times without issue, but if you power off and then power up...you have the boot issue.
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  10. Posts : 9,582
    Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
    Thread Starter
       #10

    That's what I'm thinking. I powered off OK last night, but it was this evening that I had problems. Strange why there was no change to my settings in the BIOS, my HDD array was listed as a boot device but wouldn't boot, yet it did when selected via the F11 one-time boot menu. Guess computers just want to keep us on our toes sometimes.
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