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    Just got S96J-help

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Niles198, Jun 21, 2006.

  1. Niles198

    Niles198 Newbie

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    I just got the laptop but when I turn it on all I get is a flashing cursor in the top left corner. What do I do?
     
    Niles198, Jun 21, 2006
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  2. Darrick

    Darrick Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Hmm... OS not installed maybe? or not reading HD properly?
     
    Darrick, Jun 21, 2006
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  3. Hyperluminous

    Hyperluminous Notebook Evangelist

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    Is the OS installed? Are you trying to install the OS now?
     
    Hyperluminous, Jun 21, 2006
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  4. FlipTwisteR

    FlipTwisteR Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Do you have a USB flash drive in a USB port? If so it is trying to boot from it. Take it out and reboot.
     
    FlipTwisteR, Jun 21, 2006
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  5. Iter

    Iter Notebook Evangelist

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    You can try to put a bootable CD(windows cd) to your optical drive first, let you see how it is going...... Check the BIOS, and see that it can recongize the HD, then check the bootup sequence(1st bootup device) is in optical drive(DVD/RW).
     
    Iter, Jun 22, 2006
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  6. Geared2play.com

    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    The flashing cursor is a result of a previously used or partitioned drive. You did not say whther you bought this with windows or not. I am guessing not. In biso set boot order to boot from cd before the hdd. After that you will be able to boot from a bootable cd like a windows disk
     
    Geared2play.com, Jun 22, 2006
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  7. sir waffle

    sir waffle Notebook Enthusiast

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    you can enter the bios through F2 on start up
     
    sir waffle, Jun 22, 2006
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  8. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Its most likely what these guys are saying, I had this problem with my desktop that if theres a floppy in the drive it will give me the blue screen of death, I take it out and its fixed.

    But mainly, have you load the OS on it? (Windows XP, Windows XP Pro, etc.)
     
    usapatriot, Jun 22, 2006
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