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You will have to go into setup to make your computer bootable from a CD, (assuming your chipset supports it), by changing the boot order.
Usually the boot devices should be set to the following order:
1st 3 1/2 inch floppy
2nd CD Rom
3rd Hard disk

To add a second hard drive you should change the jumper settings on your drives to master and slave, the master drive will be your primary (boot) drive and the slave will be the secondary drive. Most drives will have a jumper diagram on them to show you how to change their position. Also if both your computer and your drive support cable select, you can set the jumpers on all of your drives to CS and they will work.. Master / Slave configurations will work in either case.
4 posted on 09/06/2004 3:00:45 PM PDT by HEY4QDEMS
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To: BushCountry; HEY4QDEMS
I've been into Setup when I first start my computer; ?? press F5 , I think, at the right time when prompted.
** Can I get into Setup at any other time that I want??**
.. ~ Could I go to MS DOS prompt & get into Setup / BIOS?? = just curious..

1.= Boot @ CD = *1.- (assuming your chipset supports it) = I guess I just try it, & see if it works..?? Any easy way to check the chipset, in setup..?? Thanks again.

5 posted on 09/06/2004 5:22:45 PM PDT by Computer Central
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To: HEY4QDEMS; BushCountry; Gone_Postal; Ernest_at_the_Beach; All

#4 = bootable from a CD, =>> (assuming your chipset supports it) <<=

FYI – I got into BIOS / Setup, - so far, it won’t boot from the CD. I’m getting a disk error… Previously, the CD drive has been working fine.

** =>> assuming your chipset supports it ** How do I know if my chipset supports it?
(In Setup, I looked at a section concerning the settings for the “Chipset”. Can I make any ‘adjustments’ there?)

Thanks for any info.


16 posted on 09/15/2004 12:32:57 PM PDT by Computer Central
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