Can't Change Boot Order

Download and create windows 8.1 setup media > Create installation media for Windows 8.1 - Windows Help

You may need to create USB media and a DVD media..

Your F2 pic is missing an attachment - But the No active partition is your HDD has no active partition..

here has to be a key to get you into your Firmware Setting.. As your first post suggests
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
From what I find
ESC brings up your Boot Menu
F2 brings up your Bios Setting

Press either key > right after first boot logo appears
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
It looks to me, from the screen shot posted earlier, that F2 is bringing up the quick boot menu, not the full BIOS setup menu.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
If you can CD/DVD boot with a created OEM or MS Windows 8 rescue disk or USB stick boot [via F12 during post, then choosing USB] -- you can do a Startup Repair. That should fix your HD no active partition problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Pro 64bit [MS blue-disk set]
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2 Acers & 1 Antec[?]
    CPU
    i7 in 2 Acers, i5 in desktop
    Motherboard
    Desktop w/Gigabyte
    Memory
    Two w/16GB, 1 w/8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Laptops GameWorthy; Desktop maybe GameWorthy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    flatscreens; 2 are BluRay worthy
    Screen Resolution
    1368x768; 1600x900
    Hard Drives
    1TB internals; 2 ext usb WD 1TB HDs
    PSU
    what's PSU?
    Cooling
    Regular plus external fans
    Keyboard
    desktio w/PS2
    Mouse
    desktop w/PS2
    Internet Speed
    DSL middle level [160?]
    Browser
    from Netscape 0.9 to FF 36
    Antivirus
    well-balanced, well-configured mult-layered defense is best
    Other Info
    From MS-DOS 3.3, MS-DOS 6.22, from Windows 3.1 to WFW 3.11 to Windows 95-98SE, now to Windows 7 Pro.
    Security for now: Windows 7 Firewall, Emsisoft AM, MSE [scan-only], SpywareBlaster, Ruiware/BillP combine
Cliff S said:
TCX said:
Cliff S said:
Yeah that makes sense but I don't know if it'll work that way. can you "Hot Plug" meaning reconnect the SATA cable after the PC is booted to DVD/CD?
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hmm im not sure , i didnt try i was thinking i'd mess up the drive by hot plugging it . if that doesn't go well should i just wipe the drive & reinstall windows 8 ?
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probably a good idea, unless someone else in the forums has an idea. If you backed up your files using file history and sync'd your PC to onedrive after reinstallation you'll only need your programs/software(unless you do like me and always save the most current install /setup.exe files to a thumbdrive. Don't forget your drivers.
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alright that sounds good to me then. ill go ahead and try to do so and see .
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung NP300E5C-AOCUS
    CPU
    Intel Pentium B950
    Memory
    DDR3 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 500GB Serial ATA II HDD (5400 rpm)

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung NP300E5C-AOCUS
    CPU
    Intel Pentium B950
    Memory
    DDR3 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 500GB Serial ATA II HDD (5400 rpm)
KYHI said:
Download and create windows 8.1 setup media > Create installation media for Windows 8.1 - Windows Help

You may need to create USB media and a DVD media..

Your F2 pic is missing an attachment - But the No active partition is your HDD has no active partition..

here has to be a key to get you into your Firmware Setting.. As your first post suggests
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Thank you KYHI i thought it posted the pic but i guess not , it was basically a picture of the samsung logo and a bar at the bottom that just shows what i press to get into bios or for recovery . i tried to do so but it doesn't take me to any bios at all no matter which F keys i try even using Fn . it will just boot to CD right past me pressing F2 or esc etc .
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung NP300E5C-AOCUS
    CPU
    Intel Pentium B950
    Memory
    DDR3 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 500GB Serial ATA II HDD (5400 rpm)
alphanumeric said:
It looks to me, from the screen shot posted earlier, that F2 is bringing up the quick boot menu, not the full BIOS setup menu.
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you might be right because thats all i was getting for a while and i was wondering why it didnt take me straight to bios .
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung NP300E5C-AOCUS
    CPU
    Intel Pentium B950
    Memory
    DDR3 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 500GB Serial ATA II HDD (5400 rpm)
RolandJS said:
If you can CD/DVD boot with a created OEM or MS Windows 8 rescue disk or USB stick boot [via F12 during post, then choosing USB] -- you can do a Startup Repair. That should fix your HD no active partition problem.
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Okay i think im gonna go ahead and do that , everyone in the thread is recommending that i do so .
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung NP300E5C-AOCUS
    CPU
    Intel Pentium B950
    Memory
    DDR3 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 500GB Serial ATA II HDD (5400 rpm)

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung NP300E5C-AOCUS
    CPU
    Intel Pentium B950
    Memory
    DDR3 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 500GB Serial ATA II HDD (5400 rpm)

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
    CPU
    Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Integrated HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP h2207
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050@59Hz
    Hard Drives
    250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
    2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
    1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
    PSU
    500W
    Keyboard
    Wired USB
    Mouse
    Wired USB
    Internet Speed
    3GB Up, 30GB Down
    Browser
    SeaMonkey
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
    Other Info
    UEFI/GPT
    PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
RolandJS said:
If you can CD/DVD boot with a created OEM or MS Windows 8 rescue disk or USB stick boot [via F12 during post, then choosing USB] -- you can do a Startup Repair. That should fix your HD no active partition problem.
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Sorry for the delay i had to wait for an external drive to get here & to get DVDs to burn . I have burned the dvd and tried to do start up repair but it just tells me start up repair couldnt repair your pc :(
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung NP300E5C-AOCUS
    CPU
    Intel Pentium B950
    Memory
    DDR3 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 500GB Serial ATA II HDD (5400 rpm)
Ztruker said:
The first link is in a private area not available to everyone.

Brink responded as follows:

Thank you David, but we already have this as OPTION ONE in the tutorial below.

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 ISO - Download or Create

In addition, see step 3 in OPTION FOUR below.

Upgrade Install to Windows 8 or Windows 8.1
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Okay i have made a DVD but it wont detect my hard drive as an area to install windows when i plug it in to the board itself . I can plug it in as an external drive & it will detect it but it wont let me install to there due to it being a " GPT disk " .
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung NP300E5C-AOCUS
    CPU
    Intel Pentium B950
    Memory
    DDR3 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 500GB Serial ATA II HDD (5400 rpm)
So far i have tried to install windows on my HDD but it wont detect my HDD unless i plug it in as an external where it tells me it cant install to my HDD because its a GPT disk .

I have tried using refresh your pc option with my HDD plugged into the board & it tells me " the drive where windows is installed is locked . Unlock the drive and try again " .
The reset your pc option simply tells me " unable to reset your pc a required drive partition is missing . "
I'm not really sure whats left to do here ? i can get to the command prompt if needed as there is an option though . any suggestions anyone ?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung NP300E5C-AOCUS
    CPU
    Intel Pentium B950
    Memory
    DDR3 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 500GB Serial ATA II HDD (5400 rpm)
Go into your Firmware (Bios) settings and Disable Legacy Support... Because your Setup DVD is booting your PC in legacy Mode.. And thus the GPT message..

Once you get that taken care of - boot from the setup media, once you get to the install screen - hit F10 or SHIFT+F10 to bring up a command prompt..

type> Dism /image:C:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions

that should unlock your internal GPT disk
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
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