Hi there,
Firstly, my apologies if I've posted this thread in the wrong sub-forum. I haven't been able to diagnose why my PC won't boot so had to go with my best guess.
On to the problem. I've just recently been given an old PC build by a friend, which was pieced together with various used (but allegedly working) components and not yet functioning. After replacing some missing components (PSU/DVDRW) it turns on, posts, but then freezes on the following message:
Detect drives done, no any drive found.
Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.36
PXE 2.1 Build 085 (WfM 2.0)
I suspected that the HDD might be playing up, though was told that it had been tested and should be working fine. Nonetheless, it didn't have an OS installed, so I decided to try booting from a Windows 7 DVD. I changed the boot sequence order in BIOS to CD-ROM first, but after saving and rebooting I just got the same error again. At this point, I should point out that the DVD drive is brand new and I tried with two different Windows discs (tested as working on laptop).
At this point I'm pretty confused, as I was under the impression that you could boot from CD/DVD even if the HDD is fried, but I just seem to get stuck at the Intel Boot Agent.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Firstly, my apologies if I've posted this thread in the wrong sub-forum. I haven't been able to diagnose why my PC won't boot so had to go with my best guess.
On to the problem. I've just recently been given an old PC build by a friend, which was pieced together with various used (but allegedly working) components and not yet functioning. After replacing some missing components (PSU/DVDRW) it turns on, posts, but then freezes on the following message:
Detect drives done, no any drive found.
Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.36
PXE 2.1 Build 085 (WfM 2.0)
I suspected that the HDD might be playing up, though was told that it had been tested and should be working fine. Nonetheless, it didn't have an OS installed, so I decided to try booting from a Windows 7 DVD. I changed the boot sequence order in BIOS to CD-ROM first, but after saving and rebooting I just got the same error again. At this point, I should point out that the DVD drive is brand new and I tried with two different Windows discs (tested as working on laptop).
At this point I'm pretty confused, as I was under the impression that you could boot from CD/DVD even if the HDD is fried, but I just seem to get stuck at the Intel Boot Agent.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!