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    Sep 22, 2006, 07:35 PM
    BIOS/CMOS cannot find CD-ROM but Windows can
    Hey all,

    I attached a cd-rom drive to my computer as secondary master and BIOS/CMOS cannot find it therefore I cannot boot from CD, but windows can find the CD-ROm drive.

    I know I've got my wiring right.

    Do I need to reset or update CMOS/BIOS or what?

    Help will be apprecciated

    Cheers
    Dan

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