boot order

First off, my computer: Windows 7 64 bit 8gb ram 128gb SSD with OS on it (boot 1) + 1 tb HDD with backup OS on it (boot 2) Nvidia GeForce 560 Ti Intel i5 2500k 3.3 ghz Now, for the problem. I will explain this as best as I can. Yesterday, my computer was working completely fine. I woke up today...

Im using w7 ult 64bit sp1 now i installed a windows 7 to external hard drive... using Windows installation kit... Or theycall it WAIK. Now my prblem is. the computer is choosing the external hard disk as a default hard disk, if i remove my extrnal hdd i got error bcos the comp is looking for the...

Hello All I really need you expert advice to install Windows 7 on my HP Slate 500 tablet. I did the following steps. - See my hard drive in a BIOS and tested it - Connect external CD ROM and insert the Windows 7 CD that comes up with the tablet. - Change Boot Order from Hard disk to CDROM -...

I am trying to go from 32 bit Vista to 64 bit Windows 7. The 32 bit Vista was installed by mistake. My system can handle a 64 bit OS. Now I have finally found the time to upgrade. But the 64 bit intallation DVD can't be read from my OS. Any Advice? I have tried setting up my CMOS so that I...

I have dual booted on 2 different Hd's before on win XP and Win Vista... in the cold Boot start up it would ask which Os I wanted to Boot.. This worked fine for a month then Vista would just Boot without the system asking which Drive OS I wanted to boot.. Ok I am trying to do this again...

I want to install Win7 on 2 H/Ds is there anything that I should be aware of before I start? One drive is PATA and the other is SATA I think I must select which drive to boot from in the BIOS' I realize I cannot run 2 instances of the same Win 7 at the same time and the end goal is to reduce...

how will i be able to change the devices boot order between CD-ROM, HDD and USB drives within a windows not in bios. is there any particular utility or software which to use?

Hi guys, I recently got a Kensington HyperX SH100S3B/120G SSD. I've been getting these stange BSODs. It doesn't happen during any particular kind of activity, usually it's just browsing the web or writing documents or something. Every time the BSODs happen, for some reason the boot order...

In my 8 years of serious computing, I have never had to replace a HDD but I am going to have to do it for the first time sometime earlier next week when the new one along with the recovery media from Acer gets here. I have managed to locate a service manual for my Acer Notebook model series...

I'm using an HP laptop and made a bootable flash key with the Microsoft utility (which I downloaded from Microsoft) to make a Windows 7 installation. I (supposedly) changed the boot order in the bIOS to look first at the key. Didn't work - booted directly into Windows 7 (seemingly bypassed the...

Windows 7 Ultima 64 bit What does means: "Could not obtain Boot Entries Enumerator, UEFI is not enabledCould not obtain Boot Order, UEFI is not enabled" and shall I do something about it? and how?

I just now installed Windows 7 on my laptop. I now want to boot from an Ubuntu live CD so I can create a bootable thumbdrive. I need functionality I can only get if I boot directly from the CD (rather than from an ISO on my hard drive, say). But it won't let me boot from the DVD. When I try...

Hello I have been reading about erasing my hard drive as I have to exchange my PC with a company. If it is not asking too much, could someone outline how to do this? All the tutorials seem to assume the program is ready to go. I think I am supposed to download to my desktop the particular...

My laptop has win. 7 os. I tried unsuccessfully to boot win7 from a external usb hard drive. I have given up on that idea because of bsod. Now however, when I try to boot only from the internal hd it gives me a choice of which hd to boot from the phantom disconnected usb drive or the internal...

I'm trying to do a startup repair of Windows 7 x64 on an SSD but can't boot from the CD-ROM while in AHCI mode. I have set CD-ROM at the top of the boot order in BIOS but this is just ignored and the computer boots from the SSD with the knackered version of W7x64. I read somewhere that when...

To do a total cleanup of my laptop and reinstall Win 7 32bit. It is a: Dell Precision Mobile WorkStation M6400. But a problem immediately with the error message: "A key driver needed for CD - DVD drive is missing" Then just my DVD / CD may malfunction (rails sometimes with CDs)...

Hello All, I'm new here, so any help/information would be greatly appreciated! My brother bought me the 64bit version of Windows 7 Ultimate for Christmas to upgrade from my 32bit Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2. I understand I can't simply upgrade to the 64 bit and a clean install must...

Hello, looking for some help with a couple of boot issues i'm having with my Windows 7 computer. I had better start from the beginning: This computer has 4 HDDs, 2x 1TB HDDs for storage, 2 for my seperate windows installations. Story: The first operating system was Windows XP and is...

Hello! i have a serious problem... i was uninstalling an antivirus program, which made windows xp (sp3) restart itself. by doing so windows made a restore point. during the boot-up windows stuck to a black screen and i assumed it's because BIOS messed up the order of my boot-hdds, so i quickly...

Hello, I just added a new hard drive to replace the old one that is apparently corrupted. And I'm not sure what I did wrong. I was told to unplug the power supply and the old hd. Add the new one, and power it back up with the Windows 7 installation dvd. Did that and in trying to change the order...