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Name: jason1029
Date: July 24, 2008 at 12:50:32 Pacific
OS: XP Home
CPU/Ram: 3GHZ512RAM
Product: Dell 8400
Comment:

Hi..
I have a Dell 8400 that I am trying to install a new Hard drive in. It's a brand new drive from dell and I have the recovery disk from Dell.

I have installed the HDD and inserted the CD in. The BIOS shows that the CDROM is the 1st boot device but it will not boot to the CD. I have tried multiple bootable CDs and have not been able to boot to any of them. I get an error stating

No boot device available-
strike F1 to try reboot, F2 for setup utility.

I have tried other CDROM drives and cables and they are recognized in the BIOS correctly.

Any suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks!



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Response Number 1
Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: July 24, 2008 at 12:54:55 Pacific
Reply:

Press F12 to boot for the boot menu, then select the CD drive. If that doesn't work, enable only the CD as a boot option in the BIOS.

Life's more painless for the brainless.


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Response Number 2
Name: Dumbob
Date: July 24, 2008 at 13:11:58 Pacific
Reply:

Are you starting the Cpmputer with the CD in the Drive?

There is nothing to learn from someone who already agrees with you.


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Response Number 3
Name: jason1029
Date: July 24, 2008 at 13:13:54 Pacific
Reply:

Yes i am starting the computer with the CD in it.


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Response Number 4
Name: aegis
Date: July 24, 2008 at 13:49:08 Pacific
Reply:

Are the two drives plugged as Cable select? If not the hard drive should be master and the optical drive slave.

Can you boot from the CD drive with the hard drive disconnected?


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Response Number 5
Name: BWolf
Date: August 29, 2008 at 14:40:33 Pacific
Reply:

I am also having this issue and am now getting a message that the CD Drive is not avialable...this is driving me NUTS!!!!


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