How do I configure my motherboard?

[UltrasAvanti]

Hi, guys. Just upgraded my motherboard to a ASUS Z170-A. I booted my PC and I got to a American Megatrends where the only option I have is to press F1 to *Run SETUP*. Pressing this get me to the UEFI BIOS Utility. Here I got stuck. I don't know what to do.
Note that I've inserted into the pc the CD I got with the motherboard.
Thanks in advance!

 

[Barty1884]

You need to install an OS, so there is something to boot from (either the media to install the OS, or the HDD/SSD wit hthe OS on it).

The Motherboard CD holds drivers/programs, for use inside the OS. I would recommend downloading all your drivers/programs from the Motherboard vendor website though - the disks get outdated fast.

Do you have an HDD or SSD? Do you have an OS? (Operating System)

 

[UltrasAvanti]

I have a 1TB Seagate HDD. Also, I had Windows 10 before I upgraded my motherboard and CPU

 

[UltrasAvanti]

May it be that I did not plug my HDD cables corectly?

 

[Barty1884]

So you just moved the HDD with the OS over to your new setup? Not ideal, but should still detect a bootable drive.

I would ensure your SATA and PSU cables are firmly secured to the drive/board, and try different SATA ports or cables if that doesn't rectify the issue.

Remember to set your Seagate HDD as boot priority #1 in the BIOS (it;'ll show up as "Windows boot manager" or similar) to ensure the system knows to boot from that drive.

 

[UltrasAvanti]

Thanks a lot, I was just dumb and forgot to connect my HDD to the motherboard.