Reboot and Select Proper Boot Device - Reasons, Impact, and Fixes

When you have started your PC, you may have encountered the message reboot and select proper boot device on your screen. This simply means that your PC is unable to find the device driver on which the operating system is installed. This could occur due to various reasons, but whatever may be the cause, you are moving to resolve the issue by some common means.

Therefore restart your PC and pick the hardware that your system uses to boot up to fix the issue.

But this is not the right way to get rid of the “reboot and select proper boot device” issue.  So, we are here with this post in which we will discuss the reasons and how to fix the issue. Let’s jump to the post.

Causes and Effects of Reboot and Select Proper Boot Device

Causes	Effects
Incorrect Drive Boot Order	Sometimes, Your PC cannot locate the device driver to start, and in which order.
New Driver Installed	The new driver that you just installed may be read as a “bootable drive” that your PC is unable to recognize.
UEFI Devices Using Legacy Boot Mode.	UEFI is a newer standard, and some UEFI devices are not backward compatible with the erstwhile Legacy 16-bit boot mode.
Inactive System Partition(s)	In certain instances, your Boot OS may be on a drive partition that is marked “inactive”, making the partition inaccessible to the bootloader.

How to Fix the Issue

• Check and adjust the Boot Order and Sequence in the BIOS:    To fix the issue boot reboot and select proper boot device start with checking the boot order as incorrect boot order may be the biggest cause of the issue. So, you need to fix the boot order in the BIOS and arrange the bootable devices in correct order. Once the sequence in the BIOS is arranged the issue gets fixed.

• Check and reconnect your drive’s cable:    Another common way to fix the issue is to check whether the cables are connected properly. If not connect the cable with the device driver, connect it to get rid of the issue. This method is applicable only when if your HDD or other boot device’s cable got loose or popped out of the socket.

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