At least now it boots without having the DVD correct? Maybe now go thru the BIOS and check for everything being good and right.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 7:06 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Vista install lacking boot files I found a BIOS update for my mobo and applied i t, then reset the CMOS on the PC. Now the problem is even worse - it hangs for several minutes on a blank screen after the DMI update and then loads Vista. Once it gets past that it works fine. I've hit the boot drive with every HD utility I can think of and it all check out just fine. But I might just replace it anyways and see if that helps. --- Brian On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 8:00 AM, mark.dodge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you have tried boot ini and MBR fixes then it would seem to me that there > is something in the BIOS knackered to not boot from the HD. > /1535 - Release Date: 7/4/2008 5:03 PM