cant get windows 8 to load

Hamperking68

Estimable

Jan 3, 2015

384

1

5,910

• Dec 30, 2015

• #2

Hi you need to look for a option in the bios called secure boot if the is enabled try disabling it.

 

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not-smart-with-computers

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Dec 30, 2015

7

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4,510

• Dec 30, 2015

• #3

hey hamperking, thanks for your suggestion, but it didnt work. BIOS screen still pops right back up when i try to restart it

 

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Hamperking68

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Jan 3, 2015

384

1

5,910

• Dec 31, 2015

• #4

Is there a 'Launch CSM' option in your bios? if so try adjusting enabling or disabling it. This option will only able to be changed when secure boot is set to disabled.

 

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ffg7

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Apr 7, 2015

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• Dec 31, 2015

• #5

set the bios to default

 

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not-smart-with-computers

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Dec 30, 2015

7

0

4,510

• Dec 31, 2015

• #6

there is, but when i enable it and try, the screen goes black with "reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key". when i get back to the BIOS screen with the f12 command, there is a new boot option, it says [P1: MATSHITADVD-RAM...].

 

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not-smart-with-computers

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Dec 30, 2015

7

0

4,510

• Dec 31, 2015

• #7

setting it back to default was the first thing i tried, but it still isnt working.

 

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ffg7

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• Dec 31, 2015

• #8

is your time & date correct in the bios?

 

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not-smart-with-computers

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Dec 30, 2015

7

0

4,510

• Dec 31, 2015

• #9

it was three hours off due to it being set up when i was on the east coast. i didnt think that would matter, but i just changed it to the correct time and still nothing.

 

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ffg7

Splendid

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• Dec 31, 2015

• #10

the reason I asked because there is a battery not the main one that provides power to the cmos chip so if the battery starts dying the time then date goes out of whack.

 

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not-smart-with-computers

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Dec 30, 2015

7

0

4,510

• Dec 31, 2015

• #11

oh, ok, that makes sense. then the answer is that the time and date are correct

 

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Hamperking68

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Jan 3, 2015

384

1

5,910

• Dec 31, 2015

• #12

Have you changed the HDD in this laptop?

 

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ffg7

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• #13

remove main battery from laptop, disconnect power adapter from laptop, hold the power button down for a 20 count, re-install main battery, reconnect power adapter to laptop & turn on the laptop.

 

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not-smart-with-computers

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Dec 30, 2015

7

0

4,510

• Jan 16, 2016

• #14

Hamperking68 :

Have you changed the HDD in this laptop?

I don't know what an HDD is so I'm guessing I haven't changed it

 

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ffg7

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HDD is your hard drive.

 

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