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  • May 10, 2011, 12:18 PM
    victornor
    I got a server os install issue
    Hello I need help when I boot from my windows server 2008 cd it just starts up with a black screen with a blinking _ in the left upper corner
    Please tell me what I can do
  • May 10, 2011, 12:56 PM
    Curlyben
    Is the BIOS set to boot from Optical drive ?
  • May 11, 2011, 12:35 AM
    victornor
    It is set to the optical dříve Yes
  • May 11, 2011, 01:01 AM
    Curlyben
    Well the blinking cursor indicates that the disc is NOT bootable.

    Normally you would get a "press any key to boot from CD" message.

    Where did the disc come from ?
    Also is the optical drive correct as the newer discs from MS are DVD not CD's..
  • May 11, 2011, 04:16 AM
    victornor
    It's a cd I made myself by mounting an .iso file to the cd so I don't know what's wrong
  • May 11, 2011, 04:22 AM
    Curlyben
    Sounds like the ISO burn failed.
    Check the CD to ensure it has unpacked the ISO image correctly.

    I'd start over.
  • May 11, 2011, 06:36 AM
    victornor
    I checked and yes all the files is the BTW the cd is a lumatron cd and when I'm coming home I will check if it's a cd or a dvd
  • May 11, 2011, 10:08 AM
    victornor
    Can I make a bootable usb?
  • May 11, 2011, 10:14 AM
    Curlyben
    Assuming the hardware supports it, yes.
  • May 11, 2011, 12:33 PM
    ITstudent2006

    What was the original source of these files you're mounting via an .iso?
  • May 12, 2011, 08:54 AM
    victornor
    I got my .iso file from a windows server 2008 install disk
  • May 12, 2011, 11:00 AM
    ITstudent2006

    An original install disk?

    I am not implying it was pirated but want to cut that option out of the equation?
  • May 12, 2011, 11:09 AM
    victornor
    Its my friend who got it and he lives long away from me, and no its not pirated but can I split the iso file to 2 cd's? And how

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