Setting CD/DVD as boot device

[marcod953]

My BIOS settings only recognize the HDD & the Floppy drive as boot devices. The CD/DVD drive does not show up yet it is installed. I can access it in windows. Any suggestions on how to add it to the boot device list?

 

[PhilFrisbie]

Your BIOS may not support CD/DVD boot devices; are you sure it does?

If it does, you might need to tell the BIOS that it is a CD/DVD drive, and not just set to AUTO.

 

[marcod953]

How can I tell if the BIOS supports CD/DVD devices? I did go as far as to select CD/DVD instead of AUTO but it doesn't name the product. It remains blank rather than listing the device like it does with the HDD. (i.e. Maxtor 6Y040P8) .

However, in the MAIN screen of the BIOS, it does show HL-DT-STDVD ROM G as Secondary IDE Master. With the HDD listed as the Primary IDE Master.

 

[PhilFrisbie]

Go into your BIOS and look for the device boot order. If you can select a CD/DVD device then your BIOS supports booting to one, otherwise it does not.