PC wont boot from CDROM

Adam18290 · 6 May 2007 at 16:40

Went to format my PC earlier on, went to bios to change boot sequence (CDROM 1st priority). However it was already set to boot from CDROM, then hdd. So I RR comp with genuine XP HOME CD in my drive, however it just loaded into windows like normal, and the message at the bottom, "Press any key to boot from CD" did not appear.

So i tried changing the boot sequence with different combinations but still cant seem to boot from CD. The CD is genuine and loads up correctly when on my desktop.

Suggestions appreciated..

Chunk

Adam18290 · 6 May 2007 at 17:46

No i dont have another cd drive installed.

So i should try unplugging the power to the hdd, then trying to boot from cd. At what point do i put the power molex back in?

Chunk

Adam18290 · 6 May 2007 at 18:49

Right, I set CDROM to the first boot device, disabled everything else and still no luck.

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However I did get some error message when i restarted pc,

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I then kept it the same except added my hdd to the 2nd boot device, still didnt work.

Adam18290 · 6 May 2007 at 20:30

yea the cd rom works fine when in windows. Any other ways around it apart from dl'ing linux to a disk?

Adam18290 · 6 May 2007 at 20:39

Ok, so what exactly u want me to do now? Btw could reseting cmos help me?

Adam18290 · 6 May 2007 at 20:48

Mate, im pretty sure the cd rom aint been recognised b4 windows loads, i took a quick glimpse and its only detecting IDE at the start, my hard drive. What now

Chunk

Adam18290 · 6 May 2007 at 20:55

ok, im gonna start burning that in a sec, is "ubuntu" another name for linux or what :S

After ive burned it, just leave it in my drive and rr yea? my cdrom is still first in boot sequence so if my windows xp disk is faulty then linux should start to load?

Or just the message at the bottom of the screen should appear, "boot from cd blah blah"?

Chunk

Adam18290 · 6 May 2007 at 21:05

Ok, what should happen if I just insert it while im on desktop, should ne thing come up like it does on xp?

Adam18290 · 6 May 2007 at 21:11

well im only saying to make sure ive burnt the linux copy correctly

Also that XP disk is almost brand new, and i have used it b4 too. Think its been used in total 3 times b4 and been kept in plastic protector bags at all times

Adam18290 · 6 May 2007 at 21:20

Ok, my first burn attempt went wrong, i go to my computer and its literally the iso file just sitting there. I set it to be a bootable disc. Im using "CD Burner XP pro 3"

Adam18290 · 6 May 2007 at 21:39

whats the difference in just loading up the xp disk in desktop and trying to start the install from there?

Adam18290 · 7 May 2007 at 14:39

Hi guys, soz for not replying, had an urge to just change the drive over and see what happened.
Anyway I changed my cd drive over, went into bios and only the hdd was being recognised, anyway i did an auto detect on the slave of my IDE cable, and it recognised the cd rom.
Anyway it then let me boot from cd and did a format and sorted everything out last nite and this morning.
Only thing is, i dunno whether it was the drive or the auto detection in BIOS that let me boot from cd lol, nvm.

Thanks v.much for your help MarcLister and NathanE

Chunk