I am trying to install Windows7 Home Premium on a Dell XPS 400 desktop computer. I have installed a brand new hard drive which is recognized in BIOS. I get a message that says "No boot device detected". The DVD device is running with a blinking light and the boot order has "Boot from DVD as the number 1 choice. I have purchased a full edition of Windows 7. There are no markings to indicate that it is only an update. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank You, victor1244
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Jump to PostPress F12 or F10 for boot menu and select the cd/dvd drive. That should get things started!
Jump to PostWell it's either a problem with your drive or the disk! It is a proper microsoft windows 7 install DVD isn't it?
Jump to Postmake sure you have a dvd drive and not just a cd drive, a steady blinking light just trying to read the dvd during boot is a symptom of this.
Jump to Postgood luck, let us know. if that fails, use a program called win2flash and create a bootable flash drive and install that way.
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