[triadtechtalk] Re: triadtechtalk Digest V4 #250
- From: avbsantos@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 05:08:04 -0800 (PST)
If you must boot from the CD, you need to set your BIOS
to "boot from CD" first. Once you do this, your PC will
boot from the CD. Make sure the bootable CD is in the
drive & reboot.
If you must boot from a floppy, set the BIOS to "boot
from floppy A:". Make sure there is a bootable floppy
in the drive & reboot.
If you choose the desired boot source and properly save
the new settings into your BIOS, upon rebooting your PC
will boot from the choice you saved, be it A, C (or HDD
0/1/2/3/4), CDROM. If the BIOS allows disabling the
other boot options, make sure you do so & enable but
the one you desire only.
Or it may say something like this:
IDE Primary Master
IDE Primary Slave
IDE Secondary Master
IDE Secondary Slave
In which case your POST screen (what you see as the PC
boots) will indicate which device is identified as your
CDROM. If the screen runs by too fast hit the
Pause/Break key to stop it. Then press any key to
continue the POST.(Power On Self Test)
Go here:
http://www.buildeasypc.com/sw/bios_setup.htm
and look at some basic instructions for an Award brand
BIOS with pictures. You need to look in "Advanced BIOS
Features".
That is all it entails, Donny. I can't imagine why you
wouldn't be able to do this if you say the PC reads the
CDs & the floppies properly and that you have accessed
the BIOS and made the desired changes and saved them
before exiting the BIOS interface.<SHRUG>
Don't you have any documentation/manuals that
accompanied your PC when you bought it? Get it out and
read your PC's instructions on accomplishing this -
"Changing the boot order" or "Choosing first boot
device", or something in that order.
Got a friend who can help you with this? Call him/her
and seek his/her assistance.
armando
Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant.
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:39:47 EST, Donnymacco@xxxxxxx
wrote:
Hi Armando
I am not trying to boot the comp. from an external usb
drive but from the in built drive. It wont boot from
floppy either. The CD ae definitely bootable and the
acer has always booted from them before.
Don
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