bootdisk

[Bob Chiodini]

On Mon, 2004-06-14 at 12:10, Angie wrote:
> I have tried Windows XP AND Fedora Core 2  to see if my cd-rom was bootable 
> but all it does is gives me an error message that it can't read it. I can 
> install any OS just fine on that cd-rom as long as I have a boot disk. My 
> husband's computer will boot both of those CDs so I don't think there is 
> anything wrong with the CDs. I have two CD-roms...one is CD-RW and another is 
> just plain CD-rom. They both are using the same cable connecting to the 
> computer. Do you think that could interfer the cd-rom booting? Sometime I 
> wonder.
> 
> I will try the Smart boot manager first and if that doesn't work, I will try 
> other suggestions. Thanks for the Advices!

Angie,

How old is your motherboard?  Could there be a BIOS upgrade that might
solve your problem?

I have a relatively old motherboard with a CDRW and DVD-RW, both
configured on the second controller, and can boot from either. But, had
trouble before updating the BIOS. 

Some other things to try:  

Try booting with only one of the devices connected.  Try each.

Set the devices to master and slave not cable select.

Bob...
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