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Dell optiplex gx150 cd drive won't boot

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I recently got a dell optiplex gx150 on ebay. When I try to install from the CD drive the screen goes blank and there is a flashing line on the top right hand corner of the screen. I have gone into the bios and changed the boot sequence to "boot from CD drive" and the same error occurs. There will be a few flashes of light from the CD drive as it starts to boot and then nothing, as above. Have made sure that the HD is master and that the CD drive is also master (as it is on a different cable on the motherboard). Tried a different disk that I know I can boot off and still the same issue. ANy suggestions on what is caussing this would be most appreciated.

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  • millhhaus Mar 28, 2009

    I used F2 to get the boot menu and it is showing the HD as the primary drive, and the CD drive as a secondary drive.

  • millhhaus Mar 28, 2009

    When I press F12 it comes up with the error "attempting network boot." Then it goes to the blank screen with the flashing line in the left hand corner and after another minute or so comes up with the error message " strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility."

  • millhhaus Mar 28, 2009

    Problem solved! It was the CD ROM drive that was faulty. After swapping it out, it booted fine with another cdrom drive. Thanks!

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    You used the F2 to get into the BIOS. The F12 key should give you a boot menu.
    Try it again.

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Have you pressed F12 on startup to get the boot menu?

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Hmmm--when you went into the BIOS setup, your first boot device should be CD. The next your hard drive. The other boot devices should be set to disabled. Now if you have a third boot device as a network device, then your computer is not seeing the CD or the Hard drive--you have a problem. If all the drives are hooked up properly (sounds like you have that covered) then your motherboard is probably the problem.
I would try to disconnect all your stuff except the CD. Try it on the first IDE channel (set it either as cable select or master). If that fails, try it on the other channel. Do you have a second CD to swap out?
Still no boot? Bad motherboard.

  • Anonymous Mar 28, 2009

    Glad to help. Thanks for rating the solution.

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The Dell Optiplex GX150 has a **** poor bios program. Mine had the floppy drive listed twice in the boot sequence. Update your bios
with a floppy or usb disk then you the option to boot to the CD or DVD drive and you can install windows

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