cant get windows 8 to load

[not-smart-with-computers]

I cant get windows 8 to load. when i start my computer it goes straight to the BIOS screen. i have tried everything I can think of and have followed a few different threads i have found but have not figured out any solution. I have an ASUS x551m laptop with windows 8 as an operating system. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks

 

[Hamperking68]

Hi you need to look for a option in the bios called secure boot if the is enabled try disabling it.

 

[not-smart-with-computers]

hey hamperking, thanks for your suggestion, but it didnt work. BIOS screen still pops right back up when i try to restart it

 

[Hamperking68]

Is there a 'Launch CSM' option in your bios? if so try adjusting enabling or disabling it. This option will only able to be changed when secure boot is set to disabled.

 

[ffg7]

set the bios to default

 

[not-smart-with-computers]

there is, but when i enable it and try, the screen goes black with "reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key". when i get back to the BIOS screen with the f12 command, there is a new boot option, it says [P1: MATSHITADVD-RAM...].

 

[not-smart-with-computers]

setting it back to default was the first thing i tried, but it still isnt working.

 

[ffg7]

is your time & date correct in the bios?

 

[not-smart-with-computers]

it was three hours off due to it being set up when i was on the east coast. i didnt think that would matter, but i just changed it to the correct time and still nothing.

 

[ffg7]

the reason I asked because there is a battery not the main one that provides power to the cmos chip so if the battery starts dying the time then date goes out of whack.

 

[not-smart-with-computers]

oh, ok, that makes sense. then the answer is that the time and date are correct

 

[Hamperking68]

Have you changed the HDD in this laptop?

 

[ffg7]

remove main battery from laptop, disconnect power adapter from laptop, hold the power button down for a 20 count, re-install main battery, reconnect power adapter to laptop & turn on the laptop.

 

[not-smart-with-computers]

Have you changed the HDD in this laptop?

I don't know what an HDD is so I'm guessing I haven't changed it

 

[ffg7]

HDD is your hard drive.