First time build - dont know much- STUCK

CANONCARROLL · 11-05-2009, 03:00 AM

Just finished building my first desktop.... Asus P6T Deluxe V2 - i7 920- 6gb ram etc......................... I plugged it in powered up and now at Express Gate. Might be a stupid question to some but I cant figure out what to do next. In the Bios I selected Default settings and now I dont know what to do. Do I load my boxed version of Windows 7 now or what comes next . Please laugh at me first -- then help me please Thanks

ScottALot · 11-05-2009, 03:04 AM

Yah, grab your Win 7 and change boot device to your CD drive and insert and you're good!

Stoic Sentinel · 11-05-2009, 03:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottALot

Yah, grab your Win 7 and change boot device to your CD drive and insert and you're good!

Darn, I almost finished typing my response, too, guess you beat me to it

CANONCARROLL · 11-05-2009, 03:13 AM

Hey Scott thanks for the reply but still nothing. I do get a notice saying No hard disk detected also BOOTMGR is missing ???

ScottALot · 11-05-2009, 03:14 AM

??

Do you have a hard drive? If you do, is the power connected. If so, is the SATA data wire plugged securely into the mobo?

Also, the BOOTMGR isn't in BIOS if that's where you're looking, it's at the point where you press "insert button here" to go to BIOS.

CANONCARROLL · 11-05-2009, 03:18 AM

H/D is in and being detected in BIOS SETUP UTILITY under SATA 1

ScottALot · 11-05-2009, 03:23 AM

SATA Master, correct? Don't want a slave drive.

And if it's detecting master, then change boot device and go.

CANONCARROLL · 11-05-2009, 03:28 AM

Sorry Scott but I dont seem to be able to tell if its Master or not. How would I do that

CANONCARROLL · 11-05-2009, 03:32 AM

just noticed in BIOS SETUP UTILITY under storage config that Hard Disk Write Protection is Disabled should I change that setting

ScottALot · 11-05-2009, 03:40 AM

Naw, I'd keep that the way it is.

There should be some part of BIOS (you have a blue screen, right) that says something like peripherals. If you go into there, you may find a list of drives. It could be something like this:
(it may say IDE, it doesn't mean you have IDE connections, it's just something weird)

IDE Drive 1 Master [Not Inhabited]
IDE Drive 1 Slave [Not Inhabited]
IDE Drive 2 Master [SATA WD 1TB]
IDE Drive 2 Slave [Not Inhabited]

Now you want yours to be one of the Masters, not slave. If it's slave, just try plugging the SATA data wire into other ports on the motherboard.

11-05-2009, 03:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
CANONCARROLL New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11	First time build - dont know much- STUCK Just finished building my first desktop.... Asus P6T Deluxe V2 - i7 920- 6gb ram etc......................... I plugged it in powered up and now at Express Gate. Might be a stupid question to some but I cant figure out what to do next. In the Bios I selected Default settings and now I dont know what to do. Do I load my boxed version of Windows 7 now or what comes next . Please laugh at me first -- then help me please Thanks

11-05-2009, 03:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
ScottALot Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Janesville, Wisconsin Posts: 1,266	Yah, grab your Win 7 and change boot device to your CD drive and insert and you're good! __________________ http://www.scottalot.webs.com/ For Quality Computers Built by Yours Truly Scott a Lot, a lot of Scott. GAMERTAG: XxScotTrickxX , ADD ME DREAM AS IF YOU'LL LIVE FOREVER, LIVE AS IF YOU'LL DIE TODAY -- James Dean MotherBOARD

11-05-2009, 03:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
ScottALot Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Janesville, Wisconsin Posts: 1,266	?? Do you have a hard drive? If you do, is the power connected. If so, is the SATA data wire plugged securely into the mobo? Also, the BOOTMGR isn't in BIOS if that's where you're looking, it's at the point where you press "insert button here" to go to BIOS. __________________ http://www.scottalot.webs.com/ For Quality Computers Built by Yours Truly Scott a Lot, a lot of Scott. GAMERTAG: XxScotTrickxX , ADD ME DREAM AS IF YOU'LL LIVE FOREVER, LIVE AS IF YOU'LL DIE TODAY -- James Dean MotherBOARD

11-05-2009, 03:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
ScottALot Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Janesville, Wisconsin Posts: 1,266	SATA Master, correct? Don't want a slave drive. And if it's detecting master, then change boot device and go. __________________ http://www.scottalot.webs.com/ For Quality Computers Built by Yours Truly Scott a Lot, a lot of Scott. GAMERTAG: XxScotTrickxX , ADD ME DREAM AS IF YOU'LL LIVE FOREVER, LIVE AS IF YOU'LL DIE TODAY -- James Dean MotherBOARD

11-05-2009, 03:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
ScottALot Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Janesville, Wisconsin Posts: 1,266	Naw, I'd keep that the way it is. There should be some part of BIOS (you have a blue screen, right) that says something like peripherals. If you go into there, you may find a list of drives. It could be something like this: (it may say IDE, it doesn't mean you have IDE connections, it's just something weird) IDE Drive 1 Master [Not Inhabited] IDE Drive 1 Slave [Not Inhabited] IDE Drive 2 Master [SATA WD 1TB] IDE Drive 2 Slave [Not Inhabited] Now you want yours to be one of the Masters, not slave. If it's slave, just try plugging the SATA data wire into other ports on the motherboard. __________________ http://www.scottalot.webs.com/ For Quality Computers Built by Yours Truly Scott a Lot, a lot of Scott. GAMERTAG: XxScotTrickxX , ADD ME DREAM AS IF YOU'LL LIVE FOREVER, LIVE AS IF YOU'LL DIE TODAY -- James Dean MotherBOARD

11-05-2009, 03:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
CANONCARROLL New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11	Hey Scott thanks for the reply but still nothing. I do get a notice saying No hard disk detected also BOOTMGR is missing ???

11-05-2009, 03:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
CANONCARROLL New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11	H/D is in and being detected in BIOS SETUP UTILITY under SATA 1

11-05-2009, 03:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
CANONCARROLL New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11	Sorry Scott but I dont seem to be able to tell if its Master or not. How would I do that

11-05-2009, 03:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
CANONCARROLL New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11	just noticed in BIOS SETUP UTILITY under storage config that Hard Disk Write Protection is Disabled should I change that setting

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