How to boot from DVD?

[Guest]

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I'm trying to install Suse Linux 9.2 on a Dell 8200 with bios ver A01.
It has a standard CD-RW and DVD-ROM dual drives.

The Suse ISO 3.1G is on a DVD but the Dell bios isn't capable of setting
a boot priority for it. It will boot from the CD drive.

What's the easiest way to get it to boot from the DVD drive? Is there a
bios update or do I need to reverse the CD and DVD drive cables? (Switch
master and slave).

 

[David]

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I'd reverse the drives or cables. The top drive is normally
a dvd rom if you have a dvd rom and a cdrw.
This way you can boot from either cd or dvd.
Dave

 

[M]

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If you can disable the CD-RW in the BIOS and it will default to the DVD
drive.
"Lenny Bruce" <Lenny@Yahoo.com> wrote in message
newsZGdnZgekKka2NXfRVn-hA@adelphia.com...
> I'm trying to install Suse Linux 9.2 on a Dell 8200 with bios ver A01. It
> has a standard CD-RW and DVD-ROM dual drives.
>
> The Suse ISO 3.1G is on a DVD but the Dell bios isn't capable of setting a
> boot priority for it. It will boot from the CD drive.
>
> What's the easiest way to get it to boot from the DVD drive? Is there a
> bios update or do I need to reverse the CD and DVD drive cables? (Switch
> master and slave).

 

[Fixer]

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F12 at the Dell splash screen and choose the device you want to boot from

"Lenny Bruce" <Lenny@Yahoo.com> wrote in message
newsZGdnZgekKka2NXfRVn-hA@adelphia.com...
> I'm trying to install Suse Linux 9.2 on a Dell 8200 with bios ver A01. It
> has a standard CD-RW and DVD-ROM dual drives.
>
> The Suse ISO 3.1G is on a DVD but the Dell bios isn't capable of setting a
> boot priority for it. It will boot from the CD drive.
>
> What's the easiest way to get it to boot from the DVD drive? Is there a
> bios update or do I need to reverse the CD and DVD drive cables? (Switch
> master and slave).