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CD-ROM Boot
Name: Jesse Date: November 29, 2003 at 20:14:07 Pacific OS: Win 2000 CPU/Ram: 233mhz/96 mb of RAM
Comment:
I have a Dell Optiplex GS, and currently under the BIOs there is no way to boot from the CD, I can only boot from the floppy disk. And I updated my flash BIOs, and the latest Dell has for that computer are BIOs from the year 2000, which is not too bad, but I still cannot boot from the CD. If it is posible to have this old computer boot from a CD it would save me much time if I needed to install newer operating sytem like Windows 2000 and XP.
Name: Bobthearch Date: November 29, 2003 at 20:26:30 Pacific
Reply:
If the BIOS can't be set to boot from CD (and I'm suprised) then there isn't much you can do. You'll have to use a boot floppy to start the computer in order to install an OS from CD.
My Dell XPS is from year 2000 and easily boots from CD...
Best Luck, Bob
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Response Number 2
Name: OtheHill Date: November 30, 2003 at 09:38:46 Pacific
Reply:
Are you sure its not an option? If not, try setting CDrom as the second or even third boot device. Then set the first and/or second boot device as disabled.
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mobo dead?
