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Cant get 965P-DS3P to boot from CD-ROM

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Mike Ody   12-11-2007 at 11:27:08 AM

I am not sure if this is a MB issue or not.
I cant seem to get my system to boot from an inserted CD-ROM. the CD hardware is all OK, the disk is most certainly bootable, and I have set my boot order to CD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-ROM.
The boot sequence just seems to ignore the CD-ROM and every time goes straight to the hard drive where I have some corrupt system files.
The result is I cant get past a 'windows shut down unexpectedly' screen with the consequence I cant get to my install disk in order to try a repair.
Have I missed something obvious ? Help please.
Thanks.

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cfvh600   12-11-2007 at 02:01:55 PM
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Go back to the boot options and see if there is another device besides the cd-rom option. Sometimes the cd-rom has a different name in the BIOS.

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cfvh600   12-11-2007 at 02:50:57 PM
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It will probably look something like this:
HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H20L
That's what mine looks like in the BIOS. I think it's when your detect mode is set on Auto.

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roadrunner197069   12-11-2007 at 03:28:00 PM
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Well if you have a CD rom and you are trying to install Windows Vista that is your problem. Vista is on a DVD not a CD. Maybe this isn't your problem but I've seen it before.

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