Re: Cannot boot into XP Pro

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 08/07/04 

Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 00:03:09 -0700

>-----Original Message-----
>
>"Trey" <tntviper2001@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:1b6d01c47c3e$f30b5800$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Following a bios update, my PC restarts now to a black
>> screen message 'Reboot and Select proper Boot device or
>> Insert Boot Media in selected Boot Device'. I may have
>> installed the wrong bios update downloaded from the
Intel
>> web site. This PC came with two(2) recovery disks.
When I
>> try to boot from the 1st one the message appears 'No
Hard
>> Disk Found' Recovery denied. Have I trashed this PC or
>> is there someway to boot back in? Thanks for any help!
>
>Can you even access the BIOS at all? First thing I would
do is reflash and
>restore the original BIOS. I've done flashes on many
boards, but not an
>Intel board. Most flash utilities allow you to back up
the original BIOS
>when flashing.
>
>I can hit delete and get into setup/bios but I've never
reflashed and don't know where to go from there. Sorry
about my novice experience level but if you could futher
assist, I'd really appreciate it.
>.
>

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