Won't boot from dvd drive

To boot from a CD, DVD or USB device, make sure that the device has boot sequence priority over the hard drive.

BIOS Boot

BIOS (Basic Input Output Subsystem) is a programmable chip that controls how information is passed to various devices in the computer system. A typical method to access the BIOS settings screen is to press ESC, F1, F2, F8 or F10 during the boot sequence.
BIOS settings allow you to run a boot sequence from a floppy drive, a hard drive, a CD-ROM drive or an external device. You may configure the order that your computer searches these physical devices for the boot sequence.
The first device in the order list has the first boot priority. For example, to boot from a CD-ROM drive instead of a hard drive, place the CD-ROM drive ahead of the hard drive in priority.
Before you set boot priority for a USB device, plug the device into a USB port.
To specify the boot sequence:

1. Start the computer and press ESC, F1, F2, F8 or F10 during the initial startup screen. Depending on the BIOS manufacturer, a menu may appear.
2. Choose to enter BIOS setup. The BIOS setup utility page appears.
3. Use the arrow keys to select the BOOT tab. System devices appear in order of priority.
4. To give a CD or DVD drive boot sequence priority over the hard drive, move it to the first position in the list.
5. To give a USB device boot sequence priority over the hard drive, do the following:
   • Move the hard drive device to the top of the boot sequence list.
   • Expand the hard drive device to display all hard drives.
   • Move the USB device to the top of the list of hard drives.
6. Save and exit the BIOS setup utility.
7. The computer will restart with the changed settings.

Boot Priority Options

Some computer manufacturers allow you to select the device that contains the boot sequence from a special device selection menu. The example below uses a Dell system board.
To set boot priority using a device selection menu:

1. When the computer starts to boot up, after the manufacturer's ID screen, press F12 several times. The device selection menu appears.
2. Use the up and down arrows to select CD-ROM or

Did you made any harware changes to your laptop lately? I suggest you press f2 or F12 immediately at the startup. This will open up the BIOS configuration. Navigate to boot devie priority and locate your hard drive. Put it on the 1st priority and hit F10 to save changes and exit. Once the computer restarts the sustem will try to boot from the Hard drive..

Regards
David

USB DVD is not an option to boot from USB stick

Hi tech_sup156 ,

Please follow the below steps:-

1. On the first screen , press Del or F2 when you boot your computer so that you enter BIOS mode.
2. In Bios mode search for boot mode or boot devices priority and choose the first boot drive as your DVD - RAM drive.
3. Now save the changes and exit BIOS and you would find the next time you reboot the PC , it will ask you to book from the DVD - RAM drive , only on the condition that the DVD is a bootable DVD , as usually found in case of genuine windows operating system dvds/cds.

Hope this helps , your feedback would be appreciated.

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Hi there,

If a soft reformat doesn't work, you may need to try a complete wipe. You will lose all your information doing this and there will be no backup once you return to Windows.

To start, pop in the Windows 7 disc, then shut down the computer. When you turn it back on, right as it starts up, look for something that says "Press F1 to Enter Setup". This might also say DEL or F2. This will take you to the BIOS, so be very careful what you do in here or your computer may quit working entirely.

Look for a command which allows you to change the boot devices of your computer. It should say First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, or First Boot Priority, Second Boot Priority, Etc. You want to change this so it boots from your disc drive first. Once you've done this, reboot your computer.

When rebooting, you will see a message that says "Press Any Key to boot from Disc." This is where you want to quickly press a key on your keyboard to enter the Windows 7 setup. This part might take a while to load, but it should start up for you.
You're going to come to a screen which says Upgrade or Custom Install. To perform an absolute clean install, choose Custom Install. This will take you to a screen which shows your drive partitions. You will want to select one of these paritions and select Format. Once the drive has been cleared, select the newly formatted drive, then hit Next.

This will guide you through the rest of the Windows 7 installation. When you're back into Windows it will be like you just purchased the hard drive.

Put the HD in an other computer , start the instal process and let the installation program copy all files to HD. Just when computer is to restart you turn off the computer and put the HD in the C400 and continue the installation from there . When you got one computer going , clone the HD.
Try also to repartion and reformat (hard) the HD.

When turning on your computer, there should be a screen display either in your brand logo that promts to press a key to enter setup,bios etc. or boot priority. If it takes you into the BOIS menu, go to the boot tab, and change your boot priority to usb as first boot priority. Save and exit, you should be good to go. Should boot from the usb dvd.

Hi,

To change your boot device you must change the setting in you BIOS.

To do this restart your computer and press delete repeatedly.
When you are in the BIOS search for Boot Priority within the different tabs.
To set you DVD Drive as the boot device make sure it replaces the CD Drive.
Set the DVD Drive as the first priority and your Hard drive as the second boot priority.
Save the settings and exit.

This will enable you to boot from your DVD Drive if a bootable disc is present in the drive.

Let me know if this solution was helpful!

Regards

To reformat the windows vista.There are two options to approach the reformat:

• Option #1: Boot from the Windows Vista DVD. This is more complicated to do, but it destroys all data and partitions.
• Option #2: Re-install Vista without leaving the desktop. This preserves the previous installation in a folder called Windows.old. Not all info is wiped, however, and you can't destroy your partitions.

First, restart your system. When the computer starts to boot, look for an option before you get to the Windows screen that reads: “Setup” “CMOS,” or “Bios”. This varies between manufacturers. For example, on the boot screen, it says:
“F2 =Setup”.
The option will flash by quickly so be ready for it and react quickly. You may need to reboot a few times to catch it.
Once in the BIOS, look for a setting that says "Boot" or "Boot Sequence". You might have to dig through the menus with your keyboard’s arrow keys to locate the setting. In the listed as Boot Sequence. And to navigate to Startup, then Boot, and then Boot Priority Setting.
When you find the setting, change your DVD drive so that it occupies the top of the list. The hard drive that contains Windows Vista should be listed as second in the boot list.
And put the Windows Vista installation disc in the designated drive. Now, select the Save Changes and Exit option in the BIOS. The computer will restart and will attempt to read the optical drive you just assigned as the first bootable drive.
The system will use the Windows Vista disc to boot and the reformat and reinstall process will start. But You will need to reinstall any programs that are not bundled with Windows Vista and reinstate your preferences and personal files after reformatting the computer and reinstalling Vista.
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