i have a dell optiplex gx150. 1.2ghz intel celeron processor, 256k memory. the problem im having is getting it to boot the install disc. im puting a new hard drive in and i cant get it to boot from the disc drive. setup utility doesnt recognise my disc drive as being installed. this is the original disc drive that came with the computer. i had been using a different drive before i got a new computer. any suggestions?
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- Thread starter nakedape
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slmgringo said:so it wont boot from the CD drive? if so, there are options in the bios to change the start up order of the drives.
This is where my problem lies. when i go into bios to changer the order, it only sees my floppy drive as being installed. it doesnt see the cd drive, or the HDD.
i dont know that the hdd is a problem yet.
spazz31585
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a few things for you to consider
you say that another cd drive works in this system?
is this a dell cd drive? if not, the bios may not have the right driver for it
try reseating the ide and power cables to the cd drive
check the jumper settings, then clear nvram (go to system setup, make sure that caps lock, num lock, and scroll lock are all lit up, then hold alt, and tap F, then tap E, then tap B and the system should reboot) if that does not work, try popping out the cmos battery for a minute or so
try this cd drive in another system and see if it recognizes it
swap ide cables
it may be a bad cd drive.
if it is a good cd drive, and you get it to recognize it but can not get it to boot from it, go to support.dell.com and download the file CDENAB.EXE then, go through the instructions to make a floppy disk, use the floppy disk to make the cd drive bootable
hope some of that helps
you say that another cd drive works in this system?
is this a dell cd drive? if not, the bios may not have the right driver for it
try reseating the ide and power cables to the cd drive
check the jumper settings, then clear nvram (go to system setup, make sure that caps lock, num lock, and scroll lock are all lit up, then hold alt, and tap F, then tap E, then tap B and the system should reboot) if that does not work, try popping out the cmos battery for a minute or so
try this cd drive in another system and see if it recognizes it
swap ide cables
it may be a bad cd drive.
if it is a good cd drive, and you get it to recognize it but can not get it to boot from it, go to support.dell.com and download the file CDENAB.EXE then, go through the instructions to make a floppy disk, use the floppy disk to make the cd drive bootable
hope some of that helps