Booting CDs on a Dell GX280 tip

Kam Leo kam.leo at gmail.com
Fri Apr 27 21:27:37 UTC 2007


On 4/27/07, Michael Wiktowy <michael.wiktowy at gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings list,
>
> I have been having issues booting from burned media on my Dell
> GX280's. I know it is a good boot CD since other machines (including
> the closely related GX260) boot the same disk fine. I think Dell put a
> CD drive in these models that is a bit more picky as to the type of
> CD-R media used with it as "pressed" CDs boot fine.
>
> Just passing on a tip to get these things booting off of burnable
> media: burn your install/LiveCD ISOs on to DVD-R/RW or mini-DVD-RW.
> The included DVD-ROM drive reads and boots them just fine. It may work
> for others having issues with booting from burnt media on flakey CD
> drives ... at least on newer machines. I know there are a few of you
> out there judging from reading the mailing list.

You left out another tip regarding homemade CD/DVDs: Do not burn at
highest speed of burner.  Your other drives may not be able to
track/read those high speed burns.

> /Mike




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