Unable to boot from CD

[Johannes Kantelberg]

I have a Supermicro P6DGU board and run Windows XP Professional. My cd-rom
is a
Panasonic LF-D521E DVD. Im having trouble setting the BIOS so that I can
boot the machine from cd. Any idea how I should go about it?

Thanks,

Johannes,
Canterbury, UK.

[Earl F. Parrish]

"Johannes Kantelberg" > wrote in message
...
> I have a Supermicro P6DGU board and run Windows XP Professional.
My cd-rom
> is a
> Panasonic LF-D521E DVD. Im having trouble setting the BIOS so that
I can
> boot the machine from cd. Any idea how I should go about it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Johannes,
> Canterbury, UK.
>
>

In your motherboard manual, the boot device order is set under
Advanced Setup in the BIOS. The CD-ROM drive must be before the
hard drive in boot order. You can leave the floppy drive where it
is since it will not boot if there is no disk present. Your boot
screen might require you to hit a key to confirm booting from the
CD-ROM drive. If so, the boot will go to the next device if you do
not hit the key. Under those conditions, you could leave the boot
device order that way and not hit the key so the computer boots from
the hard drive.

As far as how to change the order, some BIOSs use the arrow keys or
+/- keys to move the devices up or down in the list. Other BIOSs
allow you to change the selections at each position with various
keys. There should be a note on that screen telling you how to do
it.

--
Earl F. Parrish

[HillBillyBuddhist]

If it's for the purpose of installing XP and you can't get the CD to boot,
you can get a set of boot/setup floppies here>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q310994


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D

I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP.
I was just trying to help.
Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or
advice herein.
No warranty is expressed or implied.
Your mileage may vary.
See store for details. :)

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"Johannes Kantelberg" > wrote in message
...
| I have a Supermicro P6DGU board and run Windows XP Professional. My cd-rom
| is a
| Panasonic LF-D521E DVD. Im having trouble setting the BIOS so that I can
| boot the machine from cd. Any idea how I should go about it?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Johannes,
| Canterbury, UK.
|
|

[Steve C. Ray]

Check your computer/motherboard manual on how to enter your BIOS. Different
methods are used, so we can't guess what yours is. When you get into BIOS,
on one of the screens, you will see an item that says "First Boot Device",
or something similar. This needs to be set to CD ROM. You then save the BIOS
settings, exit the BIOS setup, and reboot with the XP CD in your CD drive.

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Steve C. Ray
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"HillBillyBuddhist" > wrote in
message ...
> If it's for the purpose of installing XP and you can't get the CD to boot,
> you can get a set of boot/setup floppies here>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q310994
>
>
> --
> D
>
> I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP.
> I was just trying to help.
> Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or
> advice herein.
> No warranty is expressed or implied.
> Your mileage may vary.
> See store for details. :)
>
> Remove shoes to E-mail.
> "Johannes Kantelberg" > wrote in message
> ...
> | I have a Supermicro P6DGU board and run Windows XP Professional. My
cd-rom
> | is a
> | Panasonic LF-D521E DVD. Im having trouble setting the BIOS so that I can
> | boot the machine from cd. Any idea how I should go about it?
> |
> | Thanks,
> |
> | Johannes,
> | Canterbury, UK.
> |
> |
>
>