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CDsin MS-DOS
Name: bellham Date: December 27, 2007 at 17:39:20 Pacific OS: MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 3 CPU/Ram: 256MB
Comment:
Hello. I have always been able to boot to cds on my computer, but recently, my computer simply ignores cds I know are bootable when starting up. In Windows 3.1, only some CDs are visible in File Manager and using the DIR command in MS-DOS. Thanks.
Name: cup Date: December 27, 2007 at 22:35:03 Pacific
Reply:
Have you tried a lens cleaner?
I had that problem and a cd cleaner seemed to fix it. It could also be an indication that the CD is on its way out. My kids watched so many VCDs, it actually stopped working altogether.
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Response Number 2
Name: DosX Date: December 28, 2007 at 03:07:45 Pacific
Reply:
Check the boot order in BIOS. Usually you can set which device boots first - set it to CD-ROM.
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Response Number 3
Name: bellham Date: December 28, 2007 at 09:55:07 Pacific
Reply:
The CD-ROM drive is set to boot after the floppy. The boot setup is in this order: Floppy CD-Rom Hard Disk.
Hamish
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Response Number 4
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: December 28, 2007 at 22:06:58 Pacific
Reply:
If you can only view some CDs then it's likely not the boot order. Either those CDs are bad or, more likely, the cdrom is. A cleaning lens, as already suggested, might work. Otherwise you'll need to replace it.
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