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63726 2002-07-20 03:21:00 i am running windows me.i installed a second hard drive to down load linux mandrake.after inserting the installer cd i have to reboot and always end up back in c drive.how do i open my d drive to be able to reboot the installer cd into it.hope you can help thanks joxer joxer (1127)
63727 2002-07-20 03:35:00 u can do this quite simply by starting the computer and accesing bios by pressing the delete key just at the screen before where ur hdd and cr drives r detected, then enter the cmos setting (i think, can't remember ) then set ur first boot up hdd to the drive u want. hope that helped.

cheers,
v.K-------- :D
vk_dre (195)
63728 2002-07-20 03:40:00 Is the CD booting at all?

If not, which I think is the case, you will need to use your BIOS setup to make the CD drive the first (or second) boot device, before the hard disk . Once you have the installer started, it will know how to handle things from there on .

If your computer is old enough that it can't boot from a CD, there is "probably" a way to make a bootable floppy which will install Linux for you . Have a look at the README, etc files on the CD . It will be accessible from Windows .
Graham L (2)
63729 2002-07-20 04:31:00 yeah, sorry i jumped the gun u would first have to set the cd to the first boot up divice if u wanted to boot from the cd.

cheers,
v.K-------- :D
vk_dre (195)
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