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, November 1st, 2012 at 11:40 PM (2040 Views)
I KNOW WHY MY COMPUTER REFUSED TO BOOT

The f9 diagnostics test said my desktop computer's HDD was perfectly fine, so I took it out and put it in an enclosure to check it to try and extract data from what was inside. Everything was still intact so I was pretty damn convinced it was okay.

I tried configuring it to boot from unetbootin and I realised the boot order had been set to 'CD' first. For whatever reason it was trying to boot from the Kaspersky internet security CD I had left inside. Computer is running again now that I put HDD as first priority in boot order.

Apparently something in Kaspersky was recognized by the computer as a bootable OS, and it was trying to boot from Kaspersky the whole damn time (and thus showing a blinking white underscore).
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  1. Seika's Avatar
    Yep, I've had the same problem before. Not the most intuitive boot issue.
  2. ZidanReign's Avatar
    GOD MY OH

    You derp
  3. Apple's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by ZidanReign
    GOD MY OH

    You derp
    Ya I derp
  4. Bittersweet's Avatar
    Kaspersky... CD?

    Didn't spring for the online DL?
  5. Apple's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Bittersweet
    Kaspersky... CD?

    Didn't spring for the online DL?
    I didn't know how to access the online DL at the time. Only found out after the CD got stuck in my computer and I needed to install it on another one.

    In any case, given the boot order this would have happened sooner or later.
  6. Theocrass's Avatar
    Next time try sleeping with Theocrass.

    I hear that solves most problems.