bios does not automatically select Hard Drive that contains WindowsXP

[aaronep@pacbell.net]

I have an HP PC computer with a single built in hard drive which

contains Windows XP. Recently, when I turn computer power on to

start computer, it the computer does not access the hard drive that

contains XP.



I am able to boot up only by pressing the ESC key when starting the

computer, which forces the computer to

access the BOOT MENU screen. Once there, I must select the single

hard drive, and then exit the boot menu and the Windows completes the

boot process.



Is there anything I can do to force the BIOS to access the hard drive

automatically, and not one of the other USB flash drives, so that

these extra steps are not required?



All replies welcomed! Aaron

 

[peter]

bios does not automatically select Hard Drive that contains Windows XP

Put the HD as the 1st boot device in the BIOS

then SAVE and exit.........

let us know if that does not work



peter



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> I have an HP PC computer with a single built in hard drive which

> contains Windows XP. Recently, when I turn computer power on to

> start computer, it the computer does not access the hard drive that

> contains XP.

>

> I am able to boot up only by pressing the ESC key when starting the

> computer, which forces the computer to

> access the BOOT MENU screen. Once there, I must select the single

> hard drive, and then exit the boot menu and the Windows completes the

> boot process.

>

> Is there anything I can do to force the BIOS to access the hard drive

> automatically, and not one of the other USB flash drives, so that

> these extra steps are not required?

>

> All replies welcomed! Aaron

 

[Daave]

bios does not automatically select Hard Drive that contains Windows XP

aaronep@pacbell.net wrote:

> I have an HP PC computer with a single built in hard drive which

> contains Windows XP. Recently, when I turn computer power on to

> start computer, it the computer does not access the hard drive that

> contains XP.

>

> I am able to boot up only by pressing the ESC key when starting the

> computer, which forces the computer to

> access the BOOT MENU screen. Once there, I must select the single

> hard drive, and then exit the boot menu and the Windows completes the

> boot process.

>

> Is there anything I can do to force the BIOS to access the hard drive

> automatically, and not one of the other USB flash drives, so that

> these extra steps are not required?

>

> All replies welcomed! Aaron



Enter the BIOS and correct the boot order:



http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm



Remember to save your changes!

 

[Paul]

aaronep@pacbell.net wrote:

> I have an HP PC computer with a single built in hard drive which

> contains Windows XP. Recently, when I turn computer power on to

> start computer, it the computer does not access the hard drive that

> contains XP.

>

> I am able to boot up only by pressing the ESC key when starting the

> computer, which forces the computer to

> access the BOOT MENU screen. Once there, I must select the single

> hard drive, and then exit the boot menu and the Windows completes the

> boot process.

>

> Is there anything I can do to force the BIOS to access the hard drive

> automatically, and not one of the other USB flash drives, so that

> these extra steps are not required?

>

> All replies welcomed! Aaron



Is the hard drive being detected in time, to be considered a candidate

for booting ? Maybe you should change a BIOS setting, such that the

POST (power up test) takes longer to execute, giving the hard drive

more time to start. For example, enable the short memory test that

some motherboards do. Since it is an HP computer, it might not have

a lot of options like that to choose from.



Another thing you can check, is download a copy of HDTune.



(Free version)

http://www.hdtune.com/files/hdtune_255.exe



Use the "SMART" tab, to view the SMART statistics from the hard

drive. Perhaps the hard drive has some problems, and the SMART

statistics can tell you whether the drive is failing.



This is an example of some SMART statistics. If any are marked

as "failing", that might hint that the hard drive has a problem.



http://pics.blutschlumpf.de/hdd/6268_health.png



Paul