How Selkie Can Help
The Blue Screen of Death
Almost anyone has seen this error at one point or another, the Blue Screen of Death (error text and image seen below). If your PC is stuck with the BSOD, Selkie can help. Selkie Rescue is able to recover your files so you can know that your important information is safe before trying to use Recovery Mode in Windows or doing a fresh install. In the repair your data could be lost, whether it is deleted in a format or you lose permissions to the user directories with the new install. With Selkie, you are able to confirm your data is safe on another computer and then proceed to repair your broken machine.
Example of the BSOD/Blue Screen of Death:
A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer, If this screen appears again, follow these steps:
Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. If this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any windows updates you might need.
If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select Safe Mode.
Technical information:
*** STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x0000000C, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0xF86B5A89)
Booting From CD Drive
Update for Selkie
Booting into Selkie
Follow these steps to start Selkie Rescue:
On many computers you can boot straight into Selkie Rescue by inserting your Selkie Rescue CD into the CD drive on your computer and starting the computer up. Put the CD you created in the CD drive of the dead (original) computer and turn the computer on and off. You will run the Rescue Center from the working computer. If you bought the Premium Package put CD #1 Rescue Center in the working computer, put CD #2 in the dead computer and turn the dead computer on and off. This should perform the initial start-up sequence. If you do not see the Selkie Rescue welcome screen, you will need to change your computer' s start up sequence. Don' t worry, it's not hard to do and we'll tell you how!
Follow these steps to start Selkie Freedom:
On many computers you can boot straight into Selkie Freedom by inserting your Selkie Freedom USB memory key into an available USB port on your computer and starting the computer up. If this fails, use the Selkie Rescue boot CD included with the key. Put the CD in the CD drive and the USB key into a working USB key port and turn the computer on and off. This should perform the initial start-up sequence. If you do not see the Selkie Rescue welcome screen, you will need to change your computer's start up sequence. Don't worry, it's not hard to do and we'll tell you how!
Setting Your Computer to Boot from the CD
Most computers are set up so that when you first turn on your computer it will check to see if you want to boot from other drives besides your hard drive but sometimes computers won't boot from the CD drive first. To change the "boot order" or start up sequence of your computer, you need to take five minutes to enter the system BIOS setup screen. Press the correct key for your specific system (see Table 1) to enter BIOS setup.
Caution:
Working in the BIOS setup screens allows you to change many important settings. It's best to just stick to the boot order, and later, if you want, you can go into the bios and change it back later.
1. Look for where it says Boot and enter the sub menu.
2. 1.Select Boot Sequence, and press Enter. Table 2 shows an example of the boot sequence screen.
The screen you're looking for may be under Advanced BIOS Features or Advanced Boot Options. Use the arrow keys to navigate.
If the next screen looks similar to Table 2, then you are in the right place. Note that there are not a ton of options in a BIOS, so just go through every page if you have to until you see something like First Boot Device, Boot Order, Boot Management, Boot Sequence, etc.
As you can see, there is a First, Second and Third Boot Device. Scroll down and use the arrow keys to change the device to HDD (hard drive), Floppy, CDROM, or Network.
Finally, go to Exit and make sure you choose Yes to the Save configuration changes and exit now? question.
That's pretty much it! If you need more info, visit this blog here - and if you need still more info, post a comment on the blog and you should have a reply quickly.
*note: If you are using a USB Keyboard and cannot get into the BIOS, you might need to use a standard PS2 Keyboard.
