Hey, I actually am getting this message too. I just put together a computer for my DAD and BOOTED it up, got the "reboot and select proper boot device..." so I put in the winxp cd, pressed a key, and it restated the message. So I restarted with the cd in the drive, and it still wouldnt boot from it. I have 2 cd-rom drives installed (older ones from my dads previous computer), and in the Bios, it reads both of them as being connected, as well as the hdd. I changed the boot order from Floppy, Primary CD-Rom, HDD to Primary CD-Rom, Floppy, HDD. That didnt work either. Im thinking the cd rom drives may be busted, SINCE they quit working on the old computer too. So I guess i'll switch out a known working drive and see if that works. Does that sound like a good plan of action?

System Specs:
4x4x32 cd-rw
8x4x32 cd-rw
Floppy drive
asus k8n mobo (brand new)
nvidia 5200 256mb (brand new)
256 ddr2 ram (brand new)
160gb wd hdd (brand new, no previous OS)

I dont know if I should post this on this post, or start one of my own... we do share the same problem though, but it SEEMS like for different reasons.

Thanks!Yes, a new post is always preferable to hijacking someone else's. Even though the problems may seem similar, they and the solutions could be completely different. It decreases CONFUSION for everyone, especially the original poster of this thread.