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Boot problem Inspiron One 2320
I recently had a hard drive crash on my 2320 which had Windows 7. I purchased a new WD10EZEX that came preloaded with Windows 8. I installed it and the bootup was pretty much seamless. I left for a little bit and came back and Windows 8 was up and running. Once the initial Windows update was complete, a reboot was in order. Once I performed the reboot, the Dell splash screen popped up, and then I received the following error:
"Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key."
So, I hit CTL-ALT-DEL and hit F12 (Boot Options). That brought up the following options:
- CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive: MATSHITA DVD+/-
- UEFI: WDC WD10EZEX-75M2NA0
- Windows Boot Manager
- Diagnostics
- BIOS Setup
I selected the UEFI option and the machine booted normally.
Is there a way for me to boot normally without pressing F12 and selecting the UEFI option each time?
Mary G
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August 12th, 2014 08:00
Windows 8 must be reinstalled on the new hard drive, not preinstalled. The license for windows 8 belongs to the first computer it was installed on and that original computer had a diff boot process. Buy Windows 8.1 retail installation disk which is the full version with an unused license key and custom install it on the new drive. Or reinstall windows 7 using your Dell reinstallation disk.
EfficientsInc
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August 14th, 2014 20:00
Thanks for the information. I wound up having to reinstall Windows 7 from my backup discs on the new hard drive. The version of Windows 8 that came preloaded on the drive was expecting a UEFI BIOS. My machine does not have a UEFI BIOS.