Computer won't boot from cd!!!?

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jloen

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I decided to format the hard-drive and re-install windows. I changed the BIOS settings so that it would boot from CD before the drive (at IDE-0), but the computer just continued to load windows. I looked again to see if I forgot to save it the settings or something, but sure enough, the CD was the first priority. I then removed IDE-0 from the list completely, and it told me that it failed to boot, and that it could find no boot record in the CD-Drive

I thought that it may be my Windows CD, so I put in a linux cd (UBCD) that I happened to have in my possession, but that gave me the same error. I tried all sorts of boot settings, but no result?
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP

Additional Details

i have two internal cd drivers and it doesn't work on both

oh it is saying "For Realtek RTL8139(X)/8130/810X PCL Fast Ethernet Controller v2.2.13 (020326)
PXE-E61: Media Test Failure, Check Cable
PXE-E61: Exiting PXE-ROM"
:confused: :eek: :mad: :eek: :(
 
bkribbs

bkribbs

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When your computer boots, you need to go into BIOS. You do this by hitting f12 or esc or some key depending on your computer. Then, you need to change the boot order to boot from the cd drive before the hard drive.
 
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jloen

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PLEASE READ MY THREAD BEFORE ANSWERING!!!
("I changed the BIOS settings so that it would boot from CD before the drive (at IDE-0), but the computer just continued to load windows. I looked again to see if I forgot to save it the settings or something, but sure enough, the CD was the first priority. I then removed IDE-0 from the list completely, and it told me that it failed to boot, and that it could find no boot record in the CD-Drive")
 
MMM

MMM

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I imagine your two cd roms are on one cable and are ide connections, make sure one is master and the other is slave as sometimes people use cable select which can cause problems.
see how you go with this and do check to see if bios is recognising your cd roms

Which windows OS are you trying to load

One last thought on this... do you have a dvd rom installed and is your OS on a CD or DVD.
 
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jloen

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i have xp installed on hard drive. and two internal cd dvd drives plus one new external expensive high quality cd dvd (blue ray) drive and it wont boot a cd.
additional details:
now i configured the bios that it should only boot the device i seleccted and no other, and it keeps saying "media failure... insert boot media in selected device and press any key to continue" (!) And i tried it with "windows 7 ult. "windows xp pro" "UBCD (some linux bootable hard disk configurator)" and still "media failure... insert boot media in selected device and press any key to continue"!!!!!!! PLEASE HELP
 
Aastii

Aastii

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remove the cables from 1 of your drives then try again.

If same problem, put the cables back in and remove them from the other and try again.

If it still happens, do other CDs work (other discs that aren't boot CDs I mean)?

If so, are the Windows discs you are using genuine or burned to DVD?

and MMM, if you look at the bottom of your posts, there is an option to edit your post. If you use that, you can add extra information, remove information, or change information, without double or triple posting :)
 
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bkribbs

bkribbs

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jloen said:
PLEASE READ MY THREAD BEFORE ANSWERING!!!
("I changed the BIOS settings so that it would boot from CD before the drive (at IDE-0), but the computer just continued to load windows. I looked again to see if I forgot to save it the settings or something, but sure enough, the CD was the first priority. I then removed IDE-0 from the list completely, and it told me that it failed to boot, and that it could find no boot record in the CD-Drive")
Click to expand...

Dude. Chill. I was up early, and skimmed it, and somehow missed it. Sorry.

MMM said:
I imagine your two cd roms are on one cable and are ide connections, make sure one is master and the other is slave as sometimes people use cable select which can cause problems.
see how you go with this and do check to see if bios is recognising your cd roms
Click to expand...

MMM said:
Which windows OS are you trying to load
Click to expand...


MMM said:
One last thought on this... do you have a dvd rom installed and is your OS on a CD or DVD.
Click to expand...

There is a nice edit button ;)
 
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