"dnelms" <dnelms@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> So are you saying that I'd have to disconnect the CD drive so that the
> only
> optical drive is the DVD drive? Because it looks at the CD, which has no
> media, then the HD. I guess if I do that, I'll have to hook the CD drive
> back
> up after reinstall so the system will pick it up.
>
> Thsi is a PIA to not be able to just reinstall from the DVD drive directly
> (it's an upgrade DVD). Thia Vista install has worked perfectly until a
> couple
> of days ago.
>
>
> "Mike Hall - MVP" wrote:
> Quote:
>> "dnelms" <dnelms@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:456A4EDD-E4C1-4941-AD9A-9222F58D4185@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > I've got to reinstall Vista. My only BIOS settings are CD-ROM, no
>> > option
>> > for
>> > DVD drive. Bios is latest avaliable. Is my only option to open the case
>> > and
>> > disconnect the CD-drive? I assume that then the BIOS would see the DVD
>> > drive
>> > as a CD drive and boot the DVD from that?
>> >
>>
>>
>> It doesn't matter.. If you set CD first, it scans for whatever optical
>> drive
>> is fitted and has bootable media in the tray..
>>
>>
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Are you saying that it never checks the DVD drive?
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