ASRock motherboard keeps asking what to boot from

[bcobler]

I recentely Built a gaming pc, It has a used ASRock z170M pro4s with A new WD 1TB hard drive, Everytime I start the PC up. It asks what to boot from and the only Storage it has is the WD 1tb Hard drive. The hard drive works fine when I choose it and it has no problems with it working. I just makes me choose what to boot from everytime.

CPU: i5 6600k
GPU Gigabyte gaming g1 gtx 970
Storage: WD 1 TB
Mother board: USED Asrock z170M pro4s

 

[nitinvaid20]

In bios select the boot device to your HD default

 

[scout_03]

you have to select the os boot hdd in uefi as primary boot device and apply change .

 

[bcobler]

In bios select the boot device to your HD default

Ive done that and I keeps asking what to boot from.

 

[scout_03]

what drive you have as os in system .

 

[bcobler]

what drive you have as os in system .

The WD 1TB hard drive

 

[scout_03]

try to use another sata cable from hdd to 1 sata port on board seams board do not find it .

 

[USAFRet]

By any chance, did you install the OS twice?
Is this a brand new drive, with nothing previous on it?

 

[bcobler]

By any chance, did you install the OS twice?
Is this a brand new drive, with nothing previous on it?

The WD is brand new, bought it from Best buy. The OS was installed once from a USB flash drive. The first time i installed windows on the USB Flash drive, It wouldnt work. I installed windows again on the flash drive and installed it and it works fine. When I choose to boot from the hard drive everything after that works fine. But I have only installed windows 10 once on the computer.

 

[scout_03]

when win 10 is install on the hdd do you remove the usb pen drive with the os on before boot .

 

[bcobler]

when win 10 is install on the hdd do you remove the usb pen drive with the os on before boot .

I keep it in until it was installed on the Harddrive

 

[scout_03]

where did you get this win 10 os to put on the pen drive .

 

[bcobler]

where did you get this win 10 os to put on the pen drive .

The windows website

 

[scout_03]

you create the bootable using windows usb tool see if you plut it in another sata port on the board that system detect it and does bios see it and read the correct info about it .

 

[bcobler]

you create the bootable using windows usb tool see if you plut it in another sata port on the board that system detect it and does bios see it and read the correct info about it .

It knows that the WD 1TB harddrive is there and i have even set it to boot from it and it doesn't do it.

 

[scout_03]

you might have something missing try to use another sata cable from it to motherboard also others sata port from board what is use means for board in the post .

 

[bcobler]

you might have something missing try to use another sata cable from it to motherboard also others sata port from board what is use means for board in the post .

I don't have another Sata cable, I also moved the sata cable down some into the Sata 3.5 port and it still does the same thing. One thing I didn't say it was a used motherboard, I didn't come with a Sats cable. But the Sata cable im using is a Rosewill.

 

[scout_03]

that used board is a second hand one you bought she could be defective .

 

[bcobler]

that used board is a second hand one you bought she could be defective .

They had tested the motherboard before they sent it and they showed it working.

 

[scout_03]

did you try to test your hdd in another system using same sata cable you could get some spare cables there are not expensive .

 

[stuartholt143]

I am not sure if you have solved your problem, I had same issue as you, I have AS ROCK Z270 KILLER motherboard exactly same problem as yourself.
I am using an M.2 SSD Western Digital hard Drive, getting same on start up ( Select Drive ), it was that I needed to update the BIOS to latest version.
and that fixed the problem

 

[stuartholt143]

also forgot to tell in boot manager, switch boot manager from enabled to off, as on is a manual option which always allows you to select any drive to boot from off makes it follow your boot priority in your list