The following form of the OPs previous posts implies that a DVD drive can be
read by the system.
"
The older computers are not that old: about 3 to 4 years, with CPUs faster
than 3 GHz. But all of them failed to boot from an Install-DVD-ROM.
But you could install Vista as a second operation system.
"
What I would like to know is what messages if any the OP gets on the system
display when an attempt to boot from an installation DVD is attempted when
the BIOS settings are set to boot from the DVD optical drive first.
"R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> HI Manfred.
> Quote:
>> Yes, I can and did select it as primary device. But only CDs can boot,
>> but no DVDs.
>
> Perhaps the DVD laser is burned out, even though the CD laser in that
> drive still works - and the drive still spins. (Yes, it has happened to
> me.)
>
> RC
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> "Manfred Heuer" <manfred_heuer@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eM7AM4Q#JHA.1608@xxxxxx Quote:
>> Hello Curious!
>>
>> "Curious" <spammenot@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:uU$4EdQ#JHA.1488@xxxxxx Quote:
>>> My over three year old MOBO boots DVDs fine when I select the DVD drive
>>> as the primary boot drive in my BIOS.
>> Quote:
>>> Does your BIOS not see the drive?
>>
>> Yes, it does see it!
>>
>> Quote:
>>> And if it does are you sure that you can not in your BIOS select it as
>>> the primary (1ST) Boot device?
>>
>> Yes, I can and did select it as primary device. But only CDs can boot,
>> but no DVDs.
>> And the DVD is all right, it boots in newer Computers.
>>
>> I was really surprised, that it does not function and it made me curious
>> why.
>> And until now, I did not find an answer in the net - that is why I asked
>> here.
>>
>> Greetings Manfred >