Tweety.Abd Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I'm on ASUS laptop and I can't get out of the Aptio Setup Utility. Every time I restart ot start the computer, it boots to BIOS. Prior to that, I had an error message on screen saying: "Reboot and select proper boot device, Or insert boot media in selected boos device and press a key"I've tried everything I can think of so far and nothing works. I can't even boot in to Windows Recovery Mode.In the boot menu, no matter what I choose, it always restarts to BIOS.Here are the screenshots of the BIOS settings: http://imgur.com/a/V57g3ThanksI'm running Windows 8 x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BALTAGY Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 i think your laptop can't detect your hard drive, see if your bios setup can read your hard drive you can look at boot menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety.Abd Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 i think your laptop can't detect your hard drive, see if your bios setup can read your hard drive you can look at boot menuThe hard drive is being detected as shown in one of the screenshots...Change the boot sequence in the bios! on top move to the boot section (see pic) once your in the boot page change the order of what starts first. Choose boot from hard drive save and exit that should do the trick. or you can start in safe mode and fix this in the control panel, i can explain this procedure if you need it. please PM me if necessary good luck I've already done that. Initially there was only one 'Windows Boot Manager' and I created the second one that's visible. I've changed the boot sequences, still doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyko666 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Try entering "BIOS" (configure) usually "Esc, or F-10 " depends on your PC ...Check to see that the "Boot order" is set to boot from 1st ...CD\DVD's2nd... Hard Drive group3rd,4th anything elseAlso check "Boot Menu" and make sure that the Boot partition is first in the Que... if there are partitions.. If you can borrow a repair disk (Win 7 made on another PC) you could try to repair the "MBR" (boot portion of your HD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobrPatty Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Or just start a new install of 8 x64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iih1 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I'm Pretty sure that error message coz your Hard-Drive Problem go to Asus Bios Advanced settings If your Hard-Drive OK you will see there.[You can Test, used External Hard-Drive [uSB Port] You should have it, Then go to test]More simply, Insert your DVD Installation Windows / [bootable Disk], then Cancel don't InstalledIf your Laptop could read it I'm 100% sure you have Hard-Drive / Installed OS Problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbojet2011 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 There is no hard drive period at least not detected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryrynz Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Take the HDD out of the Asus laptop and connect it to a PC, see if it boots. Try using IDE mode also..If that doesn't work for accessing it, it's shagged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeMasteR Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 1/ Select the Boot menu in the Aptio setup utility, select 'Launch CSM' and change to enable2/ Select the Security menu n the Aptio setup utility, select 'secure Boot Control' and change to disable3/ Select Save & Exit and press 'yes'4/ Hold down the power button until the unit switches power off completely5/ Switch back on and continually press the F9 button for about ten seconds; this should now allow the unit to boot up into the Windows Recovery menu6/ Select 'Advanced Start Up' and wait until the recovery menu appears7/ Select ' Advanced Options'8/ Select 'System Restore' and select a date prior to when the problem occuredSource TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAslan Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Try to change Launch CSM from Disabled to Legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge-Spammer Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 It's a bit difficult to answer, because didn't even post the make and model of you laptop.are u geting this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNNn6xAn1REas u can see its not just u its everyone http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-system/hi-i-am-unable-to-get-out-of-this-aptio-setup/e3ec23c9-22fb-4760-a240-f419e8aeb6a8be smart and do a reinstallor try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajeesh Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 If everything fails, then send ur motherboard for repair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iih1 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 If everything fails, then send ur motherboard for repair...Good Idea, no headache and no hassles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H4rDw4rE Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Load setup defaults -> save and exit.Enter bios again and check is AHCI chosen (assume that AHCI has been used when windows is installed).If yes then try to boot into windows.If not, try with AHCI disabled.If even this doesn't help then use some of the live Linux distro and boot into it to see can laptop work at all.If yes, then in some way you have destroyed boot record.You can try to repair it or do clean install.You can, as other members already told, use another machine to check your hdd for damages and backup your data (if there is no errors with hdd).Diagnostics can be a bitch...but there is no easy way to make it work...unless you take away laptop to repair shop...EDIT:Just saw that you enabled Fast boot.Last night I have stupid problem with Toshiba and problem gone when I enable regular boot.Assume that bios needs to detect changes (even I have not make any changes - bios setup get crazy...) and after another reboot I enabled fast boot again and this time everything goes well.You can try to update bios (be carefull!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety.Abd Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Well the MBR on the drive was corrupted so it wasn't booting. After trying different suggestions, I just decided to back up my files using Ubuntu and format the laptop. Everything's working now for now.Thank you all for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H4rDw4rE Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Sorry for that, but maybe you should ask how to repair mbr (need less than hour to make it work).But in this case you have clean and refreshed os :D .Now you can make backup of your partition with many available applications (personaly use Acronis True Image). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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