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Thread ID: 56197	2005-03-29 23:08:00	Need Help Installing XP	jph161 (7746)	Press F1

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339612	2005-03-29 23:08:00	I'm trying to do a clean install of XP, but I can't get it to boot from the CDROM. It keeps getting to "Verifying DMI Pool Data..." and hangs there when I have the first boot device as the CDROM. The HDD is formatted. I have been able to boot with a floppy bootdisk, but I can't access the CDROM from there either. Any suggestions?	jph161 (7746)
339613	2005-03-30 00:56:00	After u put it in the cd and make the cd the bootdisk in the BIOS. Did u press any key so XP could install?? Or doesnt this work?	Speedy Gonzales (78)
339614	2005-03-30 02:43:00	Make sure the CD is clean	Rob99 (151)
339615	2005-03-30 02:47:00	Did all your hardware work fine before you formatted this hard drive? You are getting the DMI error because there is nothing bootable on the hard drive which is to be expected at this stage. You might want to check your CD drive cables are firmly in place. Does the BIOS correctly detect your CD drive?	Jen (38)
339616	2005-03-30 05:16:00	Thanks for all of your suggestions. I had set the CDROM to be the first boot device in BIOS, but it never would attempt to boot from it. It kept hanging at "Verifying DMI Pool Data...". It appeared that the BIOS was correctly detecting the CD Drive, but I never could get it to boot from it. I formatted the HDD again, and then obtained a bootdisk with CDROM drivers. I was then able to access XP setup through DOS Prompt. I still have no idea why I couldn't boot from the CDROM, but I guess I'm not going to worry too much about it since I finally got the OS installed. Thanks again!	jph161 (7746)
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