"Dispositif de démarrage introuvable -- insérez le disque de démarrage et appuyez sur une touche" Acer

Benaordure85 Posted messages 3 Status Member -  
 mimi -
Hello,
I was quietly playing Hearthstone when my PC asked me for an update requiring a restart. Even though it was bugging, I did it. When I came back 20 minutes later, my PC was on a black screen and was unresponsive, so I turned it off and back on. It displayed an old version of Windows and started a repair. I had to leave, so I shut down my PC.
And now, 2 hours later, it shows me
"Check cable connection!
PXE MOF: Exiting Intel PXE ROM.
No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key"
I’ve pressed Enter and even Ctrl + Alt + Del, but it goes back to the same place. I need help please :/

3 answers

poupougne13 Posted messages 43203 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   11 050
 
Good evening...

Your machine is trying to boot from a network... which it obviously can't find!
You need to enter the BIOS by repeatedly pressing F2 or Del right after powering on, check that your hard drive is present, and if it is, make sure it's also set as the first option in the boot order; if not, set it as first... save the changes and exit the BIOS to reboot....
Best regards,
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Benaordure85 Posted messages 3 Status Member
 
There's an Acer menu that says "F2 to setup", I shot it as you told me, but it's asking me "Enter current Password", I'm a bit lost.
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mimi
 
I had the same problem; going into the BIOS and doing the manip in the boot tab didn't work... I disassembled the laptop, used a can of compressed air, tightly screwed the screws, still nothing. So when the Acer logo appeared, I held down the Alt key and spammed the F10 key. My PC is currently restoring. Anyway, thanks to all the internet users who post this kind of messages; it helped me a lot these last few days. Good luck to everyone.
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mimi
 
Otherwise, this address helped me a lot http://acer-fr.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213/~/message-insert-a-boot-disk-and-press-any-key-when-starting-the-computer

I hope you all find a solution to your problem.
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