Major help needed with OS installtion.

[THERAP1ST]

First off hello every one I'm new here. Ok here's my problem when I start up for the very first time my computer brings up a message
"Reboot and select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key"

I have gone into my bios and changed my primary boot divice to my dvd drive but what is boot media?

system specs
amd 64 X2 4800+ 939
A8N32-SLI Deleuxe mobo gaming
250gb WD 7200rpm hard drive
2gb corsair XMS RAM
Sony DVD drvie
Samsung DVD/CD burner drive(in my bios screen this drive is not shown as being deteced)
evga 7600gt CO vid card
sony 3.5" floppy drive

 

[INeedCache]

If your DVD burner is not showing up in the BIOS, then you need to find out why. It's likely a master/slave issue with the drives. Are you designating master and slave with jumpers, or using cable select? Try reversing and make the current master the slave, and vice-versa. Then see if both drives show up in the BIOS. In won't do you any good having a drive that is not being detected by the BIOS as the boot drive. Boot media is your install disk.