cant boot from cd anymore

by peacemaker • 23 Apr 2011, 15:17 • Journals
hi guys,

i would like to format my pc but the problem i have i cant boot from CD ROM anymore... when i go in BIOS to select CD ROM in 1st boot device it just shows "HDD:PM...." and "Disabled"...
there is no option to choose CD ROM...
so i cant install windows 7/XP...

i would be very thankful if anybody can help since i dont have any clue what to do.

greetz.
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Panda 23 Apr 2011, 16:21
Make sure CD drive is plugged in properly, try another one or just create a bootable USB drive...
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peacemaker 23 Apr 2011, 16:26
thanks for reply. or is the cd drive maybe not working anymore? since it is plugged properly.
maybe i have buy new one...
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Panda 23 Apr 2011, 16:29
Try it on another computer otherwise if it's possible. Otherwise just grab a 1GB usb stick or something and install via that way. Same as what I had to do on a netbook this week as they have no cd drive!
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peacemaker 23 Apr 2011, 16:35
sry but as u might recognized i dont have so much clue about computer. so let me ask u this question.
windows isnt fitting on a 1 gb usb stick isnt it? since i only have 1 gb usb stick... or is there a version for that?!?!
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Thomm 23 Apr 2011, 16:37
xp fits, 7 doesn't.
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Panda 23 Apr 2011, 16:39
http://www.warez-bb.org/viewtopic.php?t=8925881&highlight=

Follow the guide there, cba copy pasting the contents. Works out just over 300MB for the files "usb edition" of XP, though could easily get win7 done too just with ~8GB stick. I've used the exact one in the link on kingston 1GB so all good!
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peacemaker 23 Apr 2011, 16:45
ok thank you very much! I will try this...
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Panda 23 Apr 2011, 16:46
Seems you can install windows 7 with a 2GB usb stick just checked, if that's what you wanted but XP was simple enough... Enjoy.
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hsTE 23 Apr 2011, 16:59
Pandam8 so helpful
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peacemaker 24 Apr 2011, 00:25
alright man. its workin. thank you so much again! u have a good heart lol :D
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HardyRah 23 Apr 2011, 16:34
prolly CD drive is broken..
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moldu 23 Apr 2011, 16:49
you could try to format c:
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samAel 23 Apr 2011, 17:26
buy new one, its cheap stuff
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