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| 445931 | 2006-04-12 11:07:00 | Hi, I have an Acer laptop that had a faulty CD-ROM. I replaced it and it works just fine except for when you want to boot from it. I tried modifying the BIOS so it loaded the CD-ROM first, but still no luck. I am wondering if the bios may need updating, as this drive also reads dvd's. |
robertr (10191) | ||
| 445932 | 2006-04-12 11:30:00 | Your options may be limited if the laptop manufacturer does not have a BIOS release that specifically addresses the issue, for that exact model. The problem with updating the BIOS is that if it goes wrong, the laptop becomes a doorstop. And unfortunately it's not a rare occurrence. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 445933 | 2006-04-12 14:49:00 | Hi, I have an Acer laptop that had a faulty CD-ROM. I replaced it and it works just fine except for when you want to boot from it. I tried modifying the BIOS so it loaded the CD-ROM first, but still no luck. I am wondering if the bios may need updating, as this drive also reads dvd's. forget the bios - what disk are you trying to boot with - is it a recovery, is it xp, linux? otherwise it won't boot. |
quarry (252) | ||
| 445934 | 2006-04-13 14:34:00 | forget the bios - what disk are you trying to boot with - is it a recovery, is it xp, linux? otherwise it won't boot. No... I have tried booting with bootable cd's. For example Windows XP, Linux boot discs.. rescue discs..none of them will boot, however the drive works once it gets to windows.... |
robertr (10191) | ||
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