mitch323 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Okay, so here's the problem. When I boot up with my USB flash drive in (it has Windows 8 on it) it just keeps on beeping, and stays at boot screen. I can't even go into the BIOS setup. Any help? I'm on a HP Pavilion dv6, and the drive is bootable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Assuming you are trying to load Windows 8 from your flash drive, is USB the first boot device in the BIOS?Open the BIOS with the USB drive removed to check this and change if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch323 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Yes, it is. It still beeps though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Are your certain that the data on the flash drive is not corrupt?Personally, I wouldn't rely on a flash drive for even a shopping list - such are my bad experiences with them.Are you able to burn a known good copy of the software to an optical disk and use that for the installation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch323 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 No, I'm not able to, and I'm 100% sure it isn't corrupt, since it did this no matter what was on the drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Since it doesn't matter what is on the drive, It seems that there is a fault either with the Flash drive or the USB port. Do all other items connected to the port behave in the same way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch323 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Only sometimes I can boot with my keyboard or mouse plugged in, but with my USB it never works. And it doesn't matter what port it is, it still does it. And the ports aren't broken, since I can use my drive when I'm booted into Windows. But what issue would the beeping be reporting? It may be my internal keyboard, since that got Coke spilt on it, but everything else still works OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 It may be my internal keyboard, since that got Coke spilt on it, but everything else still works OK.Coke may have seeped inside the machine. It may be worthwhile to have the computer professionally examined if you are not confident of opening the case yourself.Cola drinks are loaded with sugar which will form a sticky mass on drying and also phosphoric acid which will do metal parts no good at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch323 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 I already have, and it's perfectly fine. And the drive used to be fine (even after I spilt my drink on it) but then it just started beeping when I tried to startup with it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Are you using the ISO image offered by Microsoft: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso/ ?Are you installing according to the instructions given in the link?I've never tried installing an operating system using a flash drive - as I said above, I wouldn't trust my shopping list on one. Why not burn a DVD with the ISO image and use that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 I share -pops-'s opinion with FDs, SD cards etc. Don't trust it. Although I have installed OSs with the like; they corrupt easily and are slow. I get perfect results with USB HDDs :) .As an alternative to the above suggestion; plug the drive in and press Esc at boot. Select the drive and Enter....Has this drive been tested on another machine capable of booting from external devices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch323 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 I told you. I need to keep my Windows 7 install, I'm not buying a USB HDD, and I CAN'T PRESS ESC AT BOOT BECAUSE IT FREEZES AND BEEPS! And I'm not using discs or installing to HDD! And yes, I am using the Microsoft RP. Can we get to fixing it now instead of out of the question suggestions for other devices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 You tryin' to bully me? :lol:What exactly r u trying to do with Win 8 on the god-forsaken FD? R u tring to run it as live media, install onto another partition or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch323 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Okay, I'm sorry, I admit I can get irritated easily. I'm running as live media, and I even partitioned the drive like the instructions say to. Link: http://tech2.in.com/how-to/windows/how-to-install-windows-8-on-a-pen-drive/314452 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 I'm running as live media,...I didn't know that was an option....Give me a min and I'll edit this post.Edit:I'll be back, but why even bother with Win 8 without installing the OS on a tablet type thingamagig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 ....I'm running as live media, ...I didn't know that was an option....Give me a min and I'll edit this post.Edit:I'll be back, but why even bother with Win 8 without installing the OS on a tablet type thingamagig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch323 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 It works on PC's ANDtablets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Can some-one please clean up my mess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 It works on PC's ANDtablets...It is designed for tablet devices. Stay with Windows 7 or you will be sorry.... May edit this post as well. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch323 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 God, can we please get to FIXING IT? Tablets use the ARM version! PC's use other versions! Durk! And I have used an older version before on a different device, but I sold that laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Done with it.If the intelligence is there; utilize it as best as can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch323 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 What? This doesn't help at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 Can some-one please clean up my mess? Thanks.... This one. too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch323 Posted August 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 ANY FIXING MY COMPUTER HERE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 What? This doesn't help at all.Please go here and update system information. Help can be offered (obviously [e.g. -pops-]). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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