CD drive not in BIOS but is in MY Computer

pctechfriend · #1 Aug 30, 2008, 09:50 AM

Hi,
I'm new to forums but would really appreciate some help.
I've recently installed a new version of Windows XP SP2 on a Hi-Grade Notino R5400 given to me by a friend. I inserted CD into drive and it booted up from CD and installed no problem. The problem is now that it will no longer boot from CD and my drive is not detected in BIOS yet it shows up in My computer and works fine. Wondered if anybody had come across this problem and had any suggestions.
Thanks a lot.

progunr · Aug 30, 2008, 11:08 AM

How do you have your boot order set up?

You need to get into the set up menu, and set the boot order to CD Drive first, and hard drive second.

If that doesn't work, you may need to find the brand and model number for your CD drive and find a way to download the driver to a disc from another computer if you can't get on line with this one, and then install it from the disc.

pctechfriend · Aug 30, 2008, 12:35 PM

Hi,

Thanks for your quick resposne. The option in BIOS to boot to CD has gone, It used to be HDD and CD drive but now in BIOS the only option is HDD. Really odd. The cd drive is working absolutely fine in Windows.

progunr · Aug 30, 2008, 12:55 PM

How did you do the install, with or without a partition?

pctechfriend · Aug 30, 2008, 01:12 PM

I deleted the original partition. Then created a new partition

pctechfriend · Aug 30, 2008, 01:23 PM

When its booting it finds my HD on Primary Master then at secondary master it says Not Detected. When i go into My computer and open up CD drive proprties it shows location as 1(1). Not sure what that means. Thanks for your help.

progunr · Aug 30, 2008, 01:25 PM

Sounds like you did a good install, hopefully someone else will have some idea of what is going on.



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