Gramps wrote:
Not that it is going to do any good, but when you see press for setup start pressing F7 repeatedly. Curious to see if Windows Boot Manager is a listed option
The default bios settings do not show .
The ds5100 does not come with the emergency usb stick, but I saw that in the review that talked about it also.
Sounds like you have a bad boot drive. But just in case you switched the bios boot order:
Steps to reset the ds5100/6100 to default boot:
- Unplug both powersupplies for 60 seconds then plug back in.
- Press power button.
- Press repeatedly until you see blue menu. (this is where Gramps wanted you to look for “Windows Boot Manager” menu option.)
- Use the arrow keys and go down to “Enter Setup” and hit enter.
- Press to load optimized bios settings, and hit enter.
- Press to save and exit, and hit enter.
- Your ds5100/6100 should quickly power cycle and restart.
That probably did not help you, so you need to create an emergency USB key.
Steps to create and boot a USB key for diagnostics:
- Download Windows 2012r2 Essentials ISO (or use your own 2012r2 VL ISO)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/dn205288.aspx - Follow this guide except use the DV5.ISO you downloaded from microsoft.
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/15458-uefi-bootable-usb-flash-drive-create-windows.html - Download the Sentinel software (sentinel_firmware_2_2_10_18.zip) so you can add the drivers
http://download.wdc.com/nas/sentinel_firmware_2_2_10_18.zip?v=1873 - Extract the mvsdrv.cab from the sentinel_firmware_2_2_10_18.zip to the /support dir of the USB key
expand mvsdrv.cab e:\support\ -F:* - Now inject the drivers into the boot.wim
a. mkdir c:\mount
b. dism /mount-wim /wimfile:e:\sources\boot.wim /index:2 /Mountdir:c:\mount
(notice that image 2 is selected) - c. *dism /image:c:\mount /add-driver /driver:e:\support*
(2 drivers should be injected)
d. dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:c:\mount\ /commit - Power on your ds5100
- Repeatedly press key until you get to boot menu
- Find the usb key entry that starts with UEFI: … (right above Enter Setup) down arrow to it and hit enter.
- Computer should now boot from usb
If you want to check on your drive status you can press <SHIFT+F10> and type “diskpart” then “list disk” to see what drives are working in windows.
