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    MSI GX630 need help

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by JmCraz8, Sep 24, 2010.

  1. JmCraz8

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    BOOTMGR is missing
    Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart

    I don't know what to do, I'm running on vista and wasn't given a recory disc.
     
    JmCraz8, Sep 24, 2010
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    Try pressing F10 or whatever the recovery button is when you turn on the laptop. press it repeatedly till you get to the recovery screen.
     
    Bearclaw, Sep 24, 2010
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    Press DEL key to run setup
    Press F11 key to run Boot Menu

    Thats what it says at the start menu
     
    JmCraz8, Sep 24, 2010
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    Try Boot Menu, it might be in there.
     
    Bearclaw, Sep 24, 2010
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    It says Please select boot device:

    SATA: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7560S
    SATA: WDC WD2500BEVT-22ZCTO
    NVIDIA BOOT AGENT 249.0542
    ENTER SETUP
     
    JmCraz8, Sep 24, 2010
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    It says Please select boot device:

    SATA: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7560S
    SATA: WDC WD2500BEVT-22ZCTO
    NVIDIA BOOT AGENT 249.0542
    ENTER SETUP
     
    JmCraz8, Sep 25, 2010
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    Select SATA: WDC WD2500BEVT-22ZCTO
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Sep 25, 2010
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    When I select that one it goes straight to BOOTMGR is missing press ctrl alt del to restart.
     
    JmCraz8, Sep 25, 2010
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    sounds like a corrupted system image.

    spam the recovery button during POST (probably the F8 button for you) and try a startup repair or system restore
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Sep 25, 2010
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    It just keeps going to BOOTMGR is missing press ctrl alt del to restart, is this fixable?
     
    JmCraz8, Sep 26, 2010
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    It will let me into apitio setup utility, but from there don't know what to do.
     
    JmCraz8, Sep 26, 2010
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    You have to have a Vista DVD to get it fixed, can't you borrow one from a friend?
     
    Tomb58, Sep 27, 2010
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    it didn't come with a vista dvd none of my friends have one
     
    JmCraz8, Sep 27, 2010
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    Then you are out of luck, because its the only way to repair it.

    Why don't you buy Windows 7 instead of that Vista crap?
     
    Tomb58, Sep 29, 2010
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    the links for downloading vista don't work
     
    JmCraz8, Oct 3, 2010
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    instead od fixing boot manager, is there like a return to factory settings button of some sort I can press to fix?
     
    JmCraz8, Oct 9, 2010
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    Probably.

    When I updated my bios to the latest version, just after post it said hold Fn + (something, forgot what it was) for recovery.

    Maybe you should update your bios.
     
    moral hazard, Oct 9, 2010
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