> On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Andres Felipe Acosta Gil
> <
pipeacosta@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey all, i shut down my computer with a usb memory connectad, then i
> > disconnected it when the computer was turned down, when i turned on the
> > computer, a black screen appears and a prompt (i cant type anithing),
and
> > fedora or windows doesn't boot. What should i do??
>
> Go into your PC's BIOS right when it boots. That's usually done by
> holding the Delete key during boot, but your PC might use a different
> key.
>
> Your BIOS should have a "Boot" section. Look over the items in the
> boot order listing, then make any changes to ensure that both the
> listed devices and their boot order is completely correct.
>
> On my own box, my Supermicro X7DWA-N motherboard mangles the boot
> order every time I change the connectivity of any storage devices.
> The result is almost always that I cannot boot until I myself do what
> I just told you to do.
>
> And yes, that is a glaring firmware bug, and really inexcusable for a
> high-end server motherboard, but there it is.