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diamond_cut
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23:30 Mon 17 Jan 11 (GMT)  [Link]  
Getting this error message on my laptop and it's not loading anything, even system recovery won't work! Any help here please??
clooneman
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23:39 Mon 17 Jan 11 (GMT)  [Link]  
Unusual one! Is the BIOS loading?
diamond_cut
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23:46 Mon 17 Jan 11 (GMT)  [Link]  
In all honesty? I have no clue what a BIOS is
joker86
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02:02 Tue 18 Jan 11 (GMT)  [Link]  
diamond_cut said:
In all honesty? I have no clue what a BIOS is


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS
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15:26 Tue 18 Jan 11 (GMT)  [Link]  
diamond_cut said:
Getting this error message on my laptop and it's not loading anything, even system recovery won't work! Any help here please??


This can either be very serious, or simple, luckily usually its simple to fix.

Do you have a USB pen drive or external hard disc plugged in, or even a CD/DVD in the drive. All of those can cause that error if the computer is set to boot from them.
flapjack
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16:29 Wed 19 Jan 11 (GMT)  [Link]  
If this is the problem, Then follow these steps ;)

To access the BIOS menu press the 'Del' Key on startup, or sometimes 'F4' you can google to find the right key for your make and model

When your in the BIOS menu, using your arrow keys, navigate until you see 'startup device' and made sure its on HDD as 1st boot device.

Sorry if this isnt too clear :/

-Jack
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