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mhtnyc · 12-05-2004, 05:41 PM

Hi,

I have a Medion MD5950 laptop with:
Motherboard: MEDION M295M
Phoenix BIOS version number: A.0EP-59D5-0812, date 9/26/02.

I have Win XP Home (came with laptop) dual booted with SuSE Linux 8.2, using the GRUB bootloader.

I'm trying to install SuSE 9.1 with the CDs, but I can't get the BIOS to boot from CD. I went in, and changed the boot order, which now reads as follows:
CD-ROM
External Device
+Hard Drive

I realize that the + in front of Hard Drive means that the BIOS will check it as it goes through the list; no + means it's ignored. I attempt to use the space bar to enable CD-ROM in the list (as is the procedure with all othe BIOSs I've seen), but all I get is a beep.

The drive (QSI CD-RW/DVD-ROM SBW-241) is otherwise functional, and shows in the BIOS as primary slave, so I doubt that there are any issues with the drive itself.

I contacted the laptop manufacturer, who advised me to check if it will boot from the manufacturer's restore CD, and it does. I didn't proceed any further because doing so would flush everything and restore back to factory settings.

However, it will not boot from any other CDs (which I have successfully tested on other machines). The support person claimed that the BIOS was not locked, although there was information regarding BIOS locking as an anti-piracy measure on their website.

I was then advised to upgrade the BIOS with the files from their website. I then made a bootable CD using WinImage and Nero (I don't have a floppy drive on this laptop). However, I still can't boot to CD in order to run the upgrade. No matter what I do, I can't get CD-ROM into the boot order.

Does anyone have a suggestion or solution? Thanks!

12-05-2004, 05:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
mhtnyc New Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1	Can't Change Boot Order Hi, I have a Medion MD5950 laptop with: Motherboard: MEDION M295M Phoenix BIOS version number: A.0EP-59D5-0812, date 9/26/02. I have Win XP Home (came with laptop) dual booted with SuSE Linux 8.2, using the GRUB bootloader. I'm trying to install SuSE 9.1 with the CDs, but I can't get the BIOS to boot from CD. I went in, and changed the boot order, which now reads as follows: CD-ROM External Device +Hard Drive I realize that the + in front of Hard Drive means that the BIOS will check it as it goes through the list; no + means it's ignored. I attempt to use the space bar to enable CD-ROM in the list (as is the procedure with all othe BIOSs I've seen), but all I get is a beep. The drive (QSI CD-RW/DVD-ROM SBW-241) is otherwise functional, and shows in the BIOS as primary slave, so I doubt that there are any issues with the drive itself. I contacted the laptop manufacturer, who advised me to check if it will boot from the manufacturer's restore CD, and it does. I didn't proceed any further because doing so would flush everything and restore back to factory settings. However, it will not boot from any other CDs (which I have successfully tested on other machines). The support person claimed that the BIOS was not locked, although there was information regarding BIOS locking as an anti-piracy measure on their website. I was then advised to upgrade the BIOS with the files from their website. I then made a bootable CD using WinImage and Nero (I don't have a floppy drive on this laptop). However, I still can't boot to CD in order to run the upgrade. No matter what I do, I can't get CD-ROM into the boot order. Does anyone have a suggestion or solution? Thanks!