bootable device not found - Weird

[ChaePod]

Hey guys, i tried to install bootcamp so i used the bootcamp assistant to partition my drive. Then it said something..and the computer restarted and it came up with a black screen with white writing.. saying something along the lines of

"bootable disk not found. Enter disk and press any key" And it spat my windows XP cd out. I guessed my XP cd was old so booted into OS X by pressing the option key during boot up. and got rid of the windows partition.

Now every time my laptop boots up.. it goes to that black screen with white writing.... I have to press the option button everytime the laptop boots up.. =_=

This is quite annoying...

Can anyone help me solve this problem?

thanks in advance guys.

 

[xUKHCx]

The white text is trying to install windows, you need at least XP SP2.

You can either do 3 things.

1. Install windows
2. use boot camp assistant to revert it back to one partition
3. reset your PRAM (Command, Option, P, and R on boot)

 

[ChaePod]

I already reverted it to one partition but it still does this ??

what happens if i reset the PRAM ?

thanks

 

[xUKHCx]

I already reverted it to one partition but it still does this ??

what happens if i reset the PRAM ?

thanks

From here. It basically clears out some settings and set them to the default which in the case of startup volume is OS X.

PRAM stores certain system and device settings in a location that Mac OS X can access quickly. Exactly which settings are stored in the computer's PRAM varies depending on the type of computer as well as the types of devices and drives connected to the computer. Parameter RAM is a small area of non-volatile RAM (NVRAM).

Some information stored in PRAM includes:

Display and video settings such as refresh rate, screen resolution, number of colors
Time zone setting
Startup volume choice
Speaker volume
Recent kernel panic information, if any
DVD region setting
Note: Mac OS X stores your preselected DVD region choice in PRAM for easy access. Resetting PRAM does not allow you to change the DVD region.

Unlike prior versions of the Mac OS, Mac OS X does not store network settings in PRAM. If you experience a network issue, resetting PRAM will not help.

If PRAM is reset, you may need to verify your time zone, startup volume, and volume settings using System Preferences. Certain firmware updates may reset PRAM as a normal part of their installation process.

 

[ChaePod]

oh kool!

so this WONT delete any of my apps?

or revert my system preferences to default?

sorry for the questions.. first mac.. im sure u know how i feel XD

thanks

 

[xUKHCx]

oh kool!

so this WONT delete any of my apps?

or revert my system preferences to default?

sorry for the questions.. first mac.. im sure u know how i feel XD

thanks

It might reset one or two things in system preferences however I have done it many times and never had anything change for me.

It won't delete any applications.

Questions is what this forum is for