boot from drives and format

[multibot]

ok maifs,

if u hav decided to boot from a dvd then u burn d bootable iso file using any burning wizard like nero etc. just double click d iso file or open it with dat particular disk burning software n burn it by pressing/clicking d burn option.


now after d burning is completed u restart ur pc n open ur bios
now go to boot priority or boot setup options n then select ur dvd rom/writer to be d first boot device n ur hard drive to be d second boot devise n then after saving all this settings in ur bios see whether any boot is going on or not frm d hard drive.

if it doesn't work then change ur bios settings to d default n then see whether u got any solution or not.
plz reply

 

[maifs]

i did it too but not from Nero , from IMgBurn.. but having no effect, my bios is not picing this.
i have this boot sequence:

IDE-0,
CD/DVD-0,
Intel UNDI,
USB FDD,
USB CDROM,
USB HDD,
USB RMD-FDD,
USB RMD-HDD.

i tried it so many times for DVD but error repeats everytime.

 

[sup3rsprt]

change the order from

IDE-0
CD/DVD-0

to

CD/DVD-0
IDE-0

also, make sure jumper settings are correct on all of your IDE devices.

 

[maifs]

i have a notebook of Gericom HUmmer.
i tried it toooooooooooooooo many times.

 

[multibot]

can u tell exactly wat u hav done???

 

[sup3rsprt]

so it's an external DVD drive?

You need to select the external DVD drive as the first boot device. Can't you see an option to change the boot order when you turn on your PC? Most of my PCs and laptops have this option...

 

[maifs]

it plugged into my notebook.

first of all, i burn the iso into the dvd then
i go to the bios and the set the first boot device ass CD/DVD-0.

it doesnt starting the booting process.

yes when i pressed F8 then it comes 3 booting device as
CD/DVD-0(i choose this one)
,IDE-0,
USB FDD,
, i select it too.
i also reset it too.

 

[sup3rsprt]

but CD/DVD-0 is an option for internal drives

 

[maifs]

yes , it becomes internal for my pc.
it can be plugged or remove a DVD + RW from my notebook. its a bit old for 5 years

 

[multibot]

can u give me ur motherboard details and chipset family it belongs

 

[sup3rsprt]

is it IDE or USB?

 

[multibot]

maif ur dvd rom has SATA cable or IDE cable

 

[sup3rsprt]

my guess is it's something like eSATA or USB. somehow I cannot see him connecting an IDE DVD drive to a laptop.

 

[maifs]

my bios : Gericom 755CI 1.0,BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 1.04G 07/09
i dont know esata?
but not from USB.
i think its esata.

 

[sup3rsprt]

Caution here !!

http://0maifs0.googlepages.com/2ds.png

Now I see what you mean. The setup files are not on root of the drive. They are in a folder labeled Windows7

So you are absolutely right. Making D: active will not work unless he moved the files to D: first (and decompressed them)

Good catch! Sorry that I missed your point the first time.

Good thing it wouldn't allow him to set the partition active anyways, or his system would be hosed!

 

[maifs]

what should i now?
can't i update my bios?
i think it caused for stop booting.
can it possible?
how can i update?
one thing more , can i update BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 1.04G 07/09 latest version, in which it shows everything and works correctly.

 

[sup3rsprt]

check your laptop manufacturer for bios updates

you could always just delete as much as you can from the C: drive and do a clean install. You won't be able to format but that's not mandatory.

Check the c:\windows\winsxs folder. I guarantee there is a bunch of files wasting space in there (although I wouldn't recommend deleting them under normal circumstances). You can also disable hibernation and pagefile to free up another couple of gigs..

 

[chuckr]

change the order from

IDE-0
CD/DVD-0

to

CD/DVD-0
IDE-0

also, make sure jumper settings are correct on all of your IDE devices.

Try:
USB CDROM
IDE-0

if it "plugs-in", as he/she says. See what that does with a DVD...

Someone deleted your message that I had intended to reply to:
the one about "... as I said in the Techie Explanation"...

 

[sup3rsprt]

yes I deleted my message because I was wrong (as I detailed a few posts above)

maifs said USB already tried

 

[maifs]

any help?