Does the BIOS show two "CD-ROM" drives, even though one is actually the DVD?
Most BIOS's can list several "boot" devices; so if you try "CDROM" as Device
1 and CDROM as Device 2 and then "Hard disk" as device 3, this might prompt
the system to properly check the DVD for bootable media.
Maybe you need to rededect the drives. How are they configured e.g. is the
DVD the secondary Master or Primary Slave? Maybe swapping them around - make
the DVD Secondary Master, and CDROM Secondary Slave, with the HDD as Primary
Master?
"dnelms" <dnelms@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'd like thank everyone for their comments and advice. My DVD drive is
> fine,
> plays, reads etc. I've tried changing BIOS settings, changing setup as it
> goes thru POST, etc. Nothing works to get this boot. I'm going to just pop
> the machine open tonight and disconnect the CD so the DVD will be the only
> optical drive found. Thanks again.
>
> "dnelms" wrote:
> 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?
>>