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May 15th, 2008 15:00

cannot boot from Vista dvd

Although my Philips DVD + RW DVD 8801 ATA device otherwise works well I cnnot boot from my Vista DVD. Checked my Bios which is set to boot from CD drives and the DVD drive is recognized in the Bios I cannot correct the problem.  I installed the latest firmware but no help
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    osprey4

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    Posted May 15th, 2008 23:00

    Hi, seymourz:

    One trick to try is to disable any other boot device in your boot device list in the BIOS. Then boot with your Vista disc in the drive and if you get an error, you can just keep trying until it works.
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    Posted May 16th, 2008 00:00

    seymourz,


    If I may join in and ask .... what system do you have and how many
    optical drive are installed in it?

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    Posted May 16th, 2008 13:00

    Thanks. by disabling  the master CD rom it worked

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