Built computer, OS won't install.

LLustfulness · Aug 29, 2014

Hi,
I recently built a PC, everything went smoothly until it came to downloading the OS, for some reason when I put the CD in it wont recognize it. Does anyone have an idea why this is happening? Help please.

jimthenagual · Aug 29, 2014

Put the CD in and enter your bios. Look for boot device priority. Set the DVD drive to 1st priority, save and restart your computer. This should start the windows installation.

tyflikw · Aug 29, 2014

Could be various reasons for the problem. You might need to change your boot order to make your motherboard load the cd fisrt. You can do that under your bios then boot options.

It could be that the installation 'cd' is actually a dvd and you only have a cd reader.

It could be a bad disk.

You could try installing something like ubuntu (linux) and verifying that everything from the drive and cd are working correctly.

LLustfulness · Aug 29, 2014

I also have a usb plugged in CD Rom. Forgot to say that.
Jim- I'll try that now.

jimthenagual · Aug 29, 2014

Some motherboards support booting from external USB device, and some don't. If your bios has the option, then you're good to go. I hope it has that function!

LLustfulness · Aug 29, 2014

My motherboard is the Gigabyte GA-970A, it's recognizing the CD-Rom... I think, until I put the disk in.

SchizTech · Aug 29, 2014

Some systems are finicky about booting from external DVD drives. If it continues to have trouble an alternative option is to copy the installation disk to a flash drive.

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool

LLustfulness · Aug 29, 2014

tyflikw :

It's a CD/DVD USB. :/

LLustfulness · Aug 29, 2014

SchizTech :

I have the OEM version, can't put it onto a USB apparently. :/

tyflikw · Aug 29, 2014

SchizTech has the right idea. Try an install from the flash drive. I do all my OS installs from usb.

LLustfulness · Aug 29, 2014

Yeah I just put the CD/DVD into my laptop and it recognized it. So I think it's fine.

Hendra_Nucleo · Aug 29, 2014

LLustfulness :

tyflikw :

It's a CD/DVD USB. :/

So its an external DVD ? plugged using usb port ?

SchizTech · Aug 29, 2014

LLustfulness :

What makes you think the disk can't be copied to USB? That tool uses an .iso image but you can copy the contents of the DVD to .iso first, or google instructions to copy the contents of the DVD directly from the drive.

Example: http://arstechnica.com/business/2009/12/the-usb-flash-drive/2/

LLustfulness · Aug 29, 2014

Hendra_Nucleo :

LLustfulness :

So its an external DVD ? plugged using usb port ?

Yes.

LLustfulness · Aug 29, 2014

SchizTech :

LLustfulness :

What makes you think the disk can't be copied to USB? That tool uses an .iso image but you can copy the contents of the DVD to .iso first, or google instructions to copy the contents of the DVD directly from the drive.

Example: http://arstechnica.com/business/2009/12/the-usb-flash-drive/2/

I was reading into it and it said OEM versions can't be downloaded on to a USB but I'll give it a shot now.

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