Reboot and select proper boot device

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edited 31 May 2020 at 12:56PM in Techie Stuff
Hi 
My son turned on the computer this morning and there is a blank screen with the following message
reboot and select proper boot device
or insert boot media in selected device and press a key. 

Ctrl alt delete gives me the option of F12 for boot menu and delete for bios menu. F12 doesn’t work but delete button works. 

I am absolutely rubbish with any sort of IT, can any one help?
My son needs his pc to be able to keep up with his school work. Any help appreciated, thank you

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  • Neil_Jones
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    Do you have any devices in the USB ports?  Front USB?  You have the boot device as removable for the second, so if you've left a pen drive in there the computer will try to boot from it and will usually fail.

    Failing that, change the 1st Boot Option to Hard Drive, then press F10 to exit, saving changes.
  • debitcardmayhem
    debitcardmayhem Posts: 11,855
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    have you got cd in the drive or usb drive plugged in ?
    🍺 😎 Still grumpy, and No, Cloudflare I am NOT a robot 🤖BUT my responses are now out of my control they are posted via ChatGPT or the latest AI
  • I am not using any USB ports in the front of my pc. I am using the back ones because I have a wireless key board and mouse. Will this make a difference? 

  • I have changed the 1st boot to hard disk and still receiving the same message
  • debitcardmayhem
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    no, but have you got a usb stick in
    🍺 😎 Still grumpy, and No, Cloudflare I am NOT a robot 🤖BUT my responses are now out of my control they are posted via ChatGPT or the latest AI
  • no, but have you got a usb stick in
    No cd in and no usb stick in 
    except for the usb stick in the back for the Wireless keyboard and mouse which was always been there
  • AstonSmith
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    Are there any disks listed inside the "Hard Disk Drive Priority" menu?
  • Are there any disks listed inside the "Hard Disk Drive Priority" menu?
    No
  • AstonSmith
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    It sounds like the hard disk died  :/ (or in the best case, a cable inside the machine has come loose)
  • debitcardmayhem
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    Have you got a recovery usb/cd or access to another pc? Which version of windows is on your pc
    🍺 😎 Still grumpy, and No, Cloudflare I am NOT a robot 🤖BUT my responses are now out of my control they are posted via ChatGPT or the latest AI
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