[newpc]

So I just finished a new computer build ( my first) and I had windows installing this morning, but I hadn't been able to get into the bios yet because I had a mac keyboard and one of the fans wasn't running so I shut down the computer in the middle (maybe a bad move in retrospect, but i was worried).

That issue is resolved, but I cannot install the windows 7 DVD because I get"bootmgr is missing" whenever I try to boot from the dvd. Also, my CD DRIVE is the first boot device. so you know. what do I do to get this computer working? I was trying to figure a way to format the drive maybe but I don't know what to do. the motherboard is a gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R. please help.

[Abarbarian]

Originally Posted by newpc

So I just finished a new computer build ( my first) and I had windows installing this morning, but I hadn't been able to get into the bios yet because I had a mac keyboard and one of the fans wasn't running so I shut down the computer in the middle (maybe a bad move in retrospect, but i was worried).

That issue is resolved, but I cannot install the windows 7 DVD because I get"bootmgr is missing" whenever I try to boot from the dvd. Also, my CD DRIVE is the first boot device. so you know. what do I do to get this computer working? I was trying to figure a way to format the drive maybe but I don't know what to do. the motherboard is a gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R. please help.

You could use this to format and partition your drive

http://partedmagic.com/

[muckshifter]

Everything you need is on the W7 DVD ...

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...ling-Windows-7

http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...o_step_by_step


you are probably missing the "any key" off your keyboard, just press the space bar when you see that

[newpc]

thanks for the help. I got my computer working by creating a bootable disk of the ultimate boot disk and created partitions which formatted the drive and allowed me to install windows.

side issue, my usb 3.0 ports are not working and I can't figure out why. all usb options in the bios are turned on, so wtf? anyone know?

but thanks anyway for the great advice