Can't Start PC w/o doing CD-Rom Boot Priority?

[rox1co]

help meee! yest i was fixing up my computer case (moving stuff around) and now i can't freakn boot to Windows unless i do boot priority to the cdrom

it hangs at the black screen if i try to boot normally :(

i have no freakn clue what i did, computer was off n everything. no reason why it should be screwed up.

[Monkey34]

Am I correct in assuming this is during post, before the OS loads? Why is this bad? If the board searches the cd-rom first....it should go past this when it does'nt find a bootable cd in it , and load the OS.
Have you tried resetting the CMOS?

[rox1co]

Am I correct in assuming this is during post, before the OS loads? Why is this bad? If the board searches the cd-rom first....it should go past this when it does'nt find a bootable cd in it , and load the OS.
Have you tried resetting the CMOS?yeah that's wut i do, i just let it detect the cd in my cdrom n past it to my OS

i haven't tried that yet, how do i do that? and should my computer be off?

[Monkey34]

i haven't tried that yet, how do i do that? and should my computer be off?
Yes turn it off. There should be a small jumper near the CMOS battery. Most mobo's have you change it to the other setting for about ten seconds ( like if its on pins 1 and 2, move it to 2 and 3 to erase, then put it back). Check your manual for specifics.
If you have made custom bios settings, you will probably want to write them down before re-setting it to default.

[rox1co]

that worked perfect!!! i just don't see why i would have to clear the CMOS when i didn't do anything bios / os / tweaking related. just moved my hard drive and fan around in my case :confused:

[Monkey34]

True, strange. But possibly a small staic charge from your hand might have messed with it. ESD can be funny.
I once wiped some dust off of a northbridge, and accidently fried the on-board video - everything else was fine. :rolleyes: