"Remove disks or other media" problem on computer

[Ederee]

Tldr: stuck on black screen reading "Remove disks or other media. Press any key to restart"

I had a computer built and sent to me and it used A88x Motherboard from ASRock. I used a copy of windows 7 my friend gave me. Worked fine for a few months.
Then it started saying my copy of windows isnt genuine so I bought a brand new Windows 7 Home Premium to use. I put the cd in and told my BIOS ro boot from cd drive and it loaded new Windows but wouldnt let me install it. So I said forget it I'll do it later, and restarted my computer

Now I just get this message to remove disk but I have no disk or and media or anything plugged in. I think my bios is still changed but won't go back. I

I have no idea what to do to get it back to normal.

I am a noob when it comes to computers.

I need help

Sorry for rambling. Im on mobile so sorry if the layout of this is weird.

 

[Reyaz123]

Do you want to boot from the hard drive? Access the bios with the del, f2, or button listed on screen when you turn your pc on

Go to the boot priority tab (use the left and right keys to switch tabs)

Move the boot option (hard drive) to the top of the list using the - or + key

Save the settings and reboot (should be the last tab)

 

[Ederee]

@reyaz123
http://imgur.com/a/uaSLD

This is the boot page and there are the boot options. There's only those four options.

Any option brings me to the same "remove media" thing.

 

[Reyaz123]

You've tried moving the AHCI P3 to the top of the list and saved the settings?

 

[Ederee]

@reyaz123 yes. It just does the same thing.

In fact, that's what it has been on, because I changed it back to default

 

[Reyaz123]

Oh, disable fast boot from your BIOS. That could be the problem

*If there is a launch CSM option after disabling the fast boot option enable that*

 

[Ederee]

Fast launch has been disabled the whole time.

I don't see any options related to CSM.

I tried booting with fast boost on too, and nothing changed.

 

[Reyaz123]

Do you have any usb's plugged in or cd's in your PC the moment? (I read your post, just to make sure) If yes take them out to check if it boots

Where did you get this new "Windows Home Premium"? It sounds like it wasn't genuine causing setup problems

 

[Ederee]

No, nothing at all.

 

[Ederee]

I ordered it from Amazon from Microsoft. It was a petfect dealer and it came in all the packages and with all the proper stuff.

 

[Ederee]

I put the cd in and dried booting from the cd drive, and it actually did some thing different from the "remove media" thing. It went to the windows installation page, but it won't let me install it.

But that may be chasing a rabbit away from the problem anyways.

When I go back, it still wont boot properly

 

[Reyaz123]

Is it an OEM disc? or retail that you bought?

What is the error you received when trying to install Windows form that disc?

 

[Ederee]

I am pretty sure it is an OEM disk.

The error comes from the " What type or installation do you want?" page

The upgrade option just tells me to try it again.
The custom option asks where I want to install Windows. It gives me two options.
#1: Disk 0 Partition 1
#2: Disk 0 Unallocated space

Neither of which will work because: http://imgur.com/VhwIxMc

 

[Reyaz123]

Hmm alright. So your main issue is that it is booting to "UEFI"

1.Go into your bios settings, and check through every option to change settings for the cd/dvd drive from UEFI ---> SATA

2.Or, during the setup delete the volumes/disks (note this will delete everything you have saved on it) and proceed with the installation

3. *Alternate way to format hard drive*
During the windows setup, it would give you repair options like "accessing command prompt"
Follow this guide to clean every disc if the previous steps didn't help
http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/005929en?language=en_US

 

[Ederee]

There isnt a SETA option anywhere. The only thing to change is the boot priority to UEFI: built in efi shell, AHCI P3, AHCI P2, another UEF thing, and nothing else.

 

[Reyaz123]

Alright, check for the "legacy boot or legacy option to enable"

Try the other 2 steps listed above

 

[Ederee]

I went to the custom installation again to do step #2, but this time it allowed me to install to the unallocated space and hit next. So it is currently installing windows. It maybe is better? I will post an update in a few minutes when it finishes.

 

[Reyaz123]

Oh yes! That's a great sign.

Keep me updated.

 

[Ederee]

Windows installed completely, I entered my product key, and everything is working fine! I have no idea what was happening( as it wouldn't let me install or change bios settings) but now everything is fine. I appreciate all the help you have given me! You're awesome

 

[Reyaz123]

No problem! Any more issues, post here in the forum and everyone would be happy to help you.

Regards,
-Reyaz