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Old 10-07-2008   #8 (permalink)
Mike Hall - MVP
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Re: Making the DVD ROm drive the Boot drive?

"dnelms" <dnelms@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Are you sure that CD has priority in the BIOS boot order?
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> Yes, double and triple checked it.

I would suggest then that there may be a read problem with your DVD drive.

Either that or you are not pressing a key when asked. You should get a "Boot
from CD" message followed by a request to press any key. If you fail to
press a key, it will then move to the HDD..


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