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    Computer won't boot from hdd, but recognizes it in BIOS

    I reinstalled windows and now everything seems to be working. Will hold off on setting up the dual boot for a couple of weeks to see if maybe that was part of the problem. Thanks for your help
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    Computer won't boot from hdd, but recognizes it in BIOS

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    Computer won't boot from hdd, but recognizes it in BIOS

    ok, tried using different sata cables. no luck there. Tried plugging into each of the sata ports on the mobo too. Booted from the windows 7 installation disk. The system repair found no issues. Ran chkdsk from the command prompt and found no bad sectors on the ssd. Tried a system restore to...
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    Computer won't boot from hdd, but recognizes it in BIOS

    ok, so this is what I did. First I unplugged all of the drives including the dvd drive, powered on, and got the 'insert media into selected boot device' message as I would expect. Next I plugged in just the ubuntu drive and powered on. This time I got the same 'insert media...' message...
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    Computer won't boot from hdd, but recognizes it in BIOS

    No I can't get into safe mode and I'm not getting the 'insert system disk and press enter' message either. Do you think its an issue with the mobo?
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    Computer won't boot from hdd, but recognizes it in BIOS

    I just finished building it two days ago. It was working fine up until earlier today. Right before the problem, I had installed CS5 on one of the hard drives. I would expect that to be the cause except for the fact that I can't boot from either the windows drive or the ubuntu drive. If it...
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    Computer won't boot from hdd, but recognizes it in BIOS

    Hello, My machine won't boot from either of my HDDs. I have Windows 7 installed on one drive and Ubuntu on another. Everything was working fine until today and now it won't boot from either drive. When I go to the BIOS, it recognizes both drives. I've played around with the boot order and...