Screen Stuck at "Hit press f2 or del to enter bios"

[pinguinvader]

I had ubuntu on my pc and wanted to switch to windows 8.1 pro. I was installing windows with a flash drive that I booted to from the bios when it asked to restart. After it restarted I came back to the screen where you press del to enter bios but it was froze there. If I remove the 500 gb wd blue hard drive I can load into the bios fine. I took the drive and reformatted it on another computer and came back to the same problem. I also have tried removing the cmos battery from the motherboard and the putting it back. Not sure where to go from here, any help would be very appreciated.

 

[Reyaz123]

Go into your bios settings, disable fast boot and put your sata drive in AHCI mode

 

[pinguinvader]

Go into your bios settings, disable fast boot and put your sata drive in AHCI mode

The sata drive was already in AHCI mode but I did disable fast boot. Still stuck at the same screen sadly.

 

[Reyaz123]

Locate the option that says csm, enable that and if it doesn't help disable secure boot

 

[pinguinvader]

Locate the option that says csm, enable that and if it doesn't help disable secure boot

Thanks for all the quick replies. csm was already enabled and it doesn't give me the option to disable secure boot. The only option is choose the OS Type which I have 2 options, "Windows" and "Other OS'. I am using an asus mobo. Changing between Windows and Other OS didn't help.

 

[Reyaz123]

Oh, just to be clear

You mean that the boot options appear but when you choose one of them, the screen stays black?

Edit: Try pressing esc key when powering on your pc and see if the boot options appear to experiment with

 

[pinguinvader]

Oh, just to be clear

You mean that the boot options appear but when you choose one of them, the screen stays black?


When I have the Hard Drive plugged into the sata cable this is what I am stuck at http://imgur.com/fXGVjhC
If I don't have the hard drive plugged in I can enter the bios

 

[Reyaz123]

The hard drive is showing in the bios correct?

I read earlier that you reformatted the hard drive. You should try using a Windows installation cd to boot from and reinstall windows on that hard drive

 

[pinguinvader]

The hard drive is showing in the bios correct?

I read earlier that you reformatted the hard drive. You should try using a Windows installation cd to boot from and reinstall windows on that hard drive

Windows never fully installed. I used another computer to reformat the hard drive. If the hard drive is plugged in I can only get to this screen http://imgur.com/fXGVjhC This screen is first and only thing to show up. If I don't have the hard drive plugged into the computer (the only drive) I can load into the bios and look at stuff but the hard drive doesnt show up because it isnt plugged in.

Edit: I don't have a cd drive which is why I used the usb to boot it. It worked to install ubuntu. But now I can't do anything while the hard drive is plugged in during powering on.

 

[Reyaz123]

Try plugging the hard drive into another sata port or if you have another sata cable, use that.
It could be one of your sata port are faulty or the cord

 

[pinguinvader]

Try plugging the hard drive into another sata port or if you have another sata cable, use that.
It could be one of your sata port are faulty or the cord

Same issue
I came here as a last resort as I have no clue this is very confusing. Thanks for the replies

 

[Reyaz123]

Try plugging the hard drive into another sata port or if you have another sata cable, use that.
It could be one of your sata port are faulty or the cord

Same issue
I came here as a last resort as I have no clue this is very confusing. Thanks for the replies

1.No problem, it could be your hard drive failed on you, but you can test it on another computer through a smart test
http://www.howtogeek.com/134735/how-to-see-if-your-hard-drive-is-dying/

2.Unplug your usb drive and try booting

3.Enable usb legacy support in your bios if you have it

 

[pinguinvader]

Try plugging the hard drive into another sata port or if you have another sata cable, use that.
It could be one of your sata port are faulty or the cord

Same issue
I came here as a last resort as I have no clue this is very confusing. Thanks for the replies

1.No problem, it could be your hard drive failed on you, but you can test it on another computer through a smart test
http://www.howtogeek.com/134735/how-to-see-if-your-hard-drive-is-dying/

2.Unplug your usb drive and try booting

3.Enable usb legacy support in your bios if you have it

Well, thanks again. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. Pretty sure the hard drive failed but I have 2 year warranty.

 

[Reyaz123]

Great, call the company (WD) and request a replacement one. Hope this helps.

If this problem still occurs after the new drive, contact microsoft and they should guide you through the installation