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I have had a system crash.

I can't boot from my Hard drive. What shall I do ?

I will have to use a bootable Media either a CD or a DVD ...

This topic applied specifically to Intel Desktop Boards and other board having AMI BIOS.

BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System. It is a software stored in an electronic chip called ROM (read only memory). Most of the latest motherboards now use EEPROM's (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) (also called "Flash" BIOS) which can usually be upgraded by the user. In older versions of the BIOS repairing procedure we had to remove the chip physically and replace it out of the motherboard. When you turn on your computer the BIOS is the first program to run . It initializes and tests the hardware in your computer (called Power On Self Test or POST). When everything is running, the BIOS program initiates and loads the operating system. The information in the BIOS can be changed by running Setup (sometimes called CMOS Setup). A set of routines called Run-Time Services, which is also a function of the BIOS, help operating systems and application programs to manage the hardware.

There are several manufacturers of BIOS the most popular AMI BIOS, AWARD BIOS and PHOENIX BIOS and others ...

One of the options you can control it is the drive boot order settings.

The following video explains how to change the boot order on one of Intel Desktop Boards.