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New HDD in laptop, won't boot from burned installation DVD
I'm just about at my wit's end with this issue
The original HDD on my laptop died on me, forcing me to purchase a new one (Western Digital 320gb). My step-dad was kind enough to get me a copy of the windows 7 installation disc (read: burned on DVD+R). After installing the new HDD, I entered the BIOS and changed the boot order to CD/DVD >> HDD.
Upon booting, the laptop seems to bypass the DVD and attempts to boot from the HDD, giving me the error of "Missing Operating System". The installation disc does work on other laptops (insert disc into already turned on computer and run program), but they won't boot from it.
My disk drive has been tested and does work. I'm thinking this is an issue with the DVD itself. Is there something I'm missing, or doing incorrectly?
I've re-burned the DVD in order to see if the originally burned DVD had a corrupt file.
ALSO: I should note that the first DVD did work at one point, with my original HDD. The laptop booted from the disc and began doing a factory restore. It wiped the HDD and began new install. It got to about 13% and popped an error. (I can't remember what it said, something about a copying error). After that, my original HDD quit responding to anything and I was told my a Geek Squad technician that it was dead.
I hope I covered everything. This has been a very stressful ordeal.