I just built my first PC using the GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard. I started the PC and was able to boot into the BIOS after hitting the Delete key. I updated the date/time values in the BIOS, and looked around at some other values. All three of my hard drives are listed, and also my DVD writer. The BIOS shows 12gig of RAM as expected. Overall so far, I am not seeing any problems.
I rebooted the PC again, and this time did not enter the BIOS. Eventually I got this message:
"Boot from CD/DVD: Disk Boot Failure, Insert System Disk and Press Enter"
I think the above message is a good sign? Meaning the PC wants me to install my Windows 7 disk to install the operating system? But before installing Win 7, I have some questions. I read the UD3R user manual and searched online, but I am still not clear, can someone provide advice on the following BIOS settings?:
Which of the following should I set in the BIOS?:
A) Select “Load Fail-Safe Defaults”. (An online guide is recommending this. But other guides mention this setting is only for persons having problems.)
B) Select “Load Optimized Defaults”. (Some persons are recommending setting this if the system does not have issues, and then setting any other BIOS modifications.)
C) Don’t select either of the above A or B options. (I am not encountering any issues so far, and the BIOS seems to be seeing all my hardware. Maybe I should leave well enough alone and not load either the Fail-Safe or Optimized defaults?)
Thanks for any advice on the above items.