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"Press any key to boot from CD"
27-11-2008 9:17 PM
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The computer has 2 DVD drives IDE and 2 SATA Hard disks.
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27-11-2008 9:23 PM
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Re: "Press any key to boot from CD"
27-11-2008 9:27 PM
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A word of warning.
If you are going to install widows on the SATA drive disconnect all the IDE hard drives first otherwise it will stick some of the files on the IDE drive regardless
Re: "Press any key to boot from CD"
27-11-2008 9:30 PM
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In the BIOS I have set the drives to CDROM but it made no difference.
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27-11-2008 9:41 PM
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Dont hit me please
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27-11-2008 9:43 PM
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Re: "Press any key to boot from CD"
27-11-2008 9:47 PM
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Re: "Press any key to boot from CD"
27-11-2008 9:53 PM
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as I thought you hadn't yet installed windows
Quote Just built my new machine and going to install windows. It is just going ahead and booting from the CD
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27-11-2008 10:27 PM
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That's your mistake.
Quote from: Sean going to install windows.
If you must install Windows, Install Linux + VMWare then install Windows in a Virtual Machine.
That way you could get rid of one of your servers.
http://www.chillypenguin.org/vmware/vmware.htm
Re: "Press any key to boot from CD"
27-11-2008 11:39 PM
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see
http://www.nliteos.com/nlite.html
This tool lets you change loads of things on the xp boot disk and you could re write the cd to use the press any key. If you are building a cd its very easy to miss the press any key. Its worth looking at as you can add drivers, set defaults you want and make the cd install without having to touch it or answer any questions
Re: "Press any key to boot from CD"
28-11-2008 12:36 AM
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I knew the CD did display the option because I have installed it before. Everything is now installed (I am now using the new computer). It is lightning fast compared with my old Athlon XP 2400+ (Which is now in one of my servers).
The gigabit ethernet is also a big improvement between the new computer and the server that I upgraded from the old motherboard (Bought a card for the server and a new switch).
Specs are:
Phenom 2.6Ghz x4
4 Gb DDR2 800 (Although XP can only see 3Gb)
2 x 250Gb SATA HDDS
Re: "Press any key to boot from CD"
28-11-2008 9:47 AM
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Quote from: Sean I fixed the problem. It was because I had connected the DVD drives using an IDE cable supplied with the motherboard clearly marked HDD Cable. I didn't realize there was a difference.
I have quoted this because I have never heard of it before. Can anyone shed some light on it
Re: "Press any key to boot from CD"
28-11-2008 11:03 AM
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28-11-2008 11:31 AM
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that looks a nice box, sean. one of those 'easy-fix' setups that allow the swift interchange of parts. can sata mobos support more than four drives?
Re: "Press any key to boot from CD"
28-11-2008 11:36 AM
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Quote from: artificer is it anything to do with 40 column and 80 column ribbon cables?
Possibly, but the only cable on view looks like an 80-core CS type.
(Though the 80-cores are actually to support higher DMA modes not CS, but they usually go together)
Sean, do you need any explanation re cable types/connectors and jumper settings (MA, SL, CS) on IDE disks and Optical drives?
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