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Boot from CD on old AMD Duron-based PC
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08-29-09
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Boot from CD on old AMD Duron-based PC
Well I have this old computer here, runs on some AMD Duron CPU at 850 MHz, that's pretty much all I know about it
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If the cd is first in the boot order and it skips it, it may not be reading correctly. Try unplugging the hard drive and floppy and see if you can get the CD to boot then, if not you may need a new disc or a new cd-rom drive.
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The CD drive works fine once I boot into XP, and I have already unplugged the Floppy drive =/.
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Bump.
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If it's on an IDE cable with the hard drive switch the order they are connected on the cable so the cd rom is master
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try pressing F12 (IIRC) on boot...it should bring up the boot options, and then you choose to boot from the CD
not sure when you need to press is, so keep doing it til it gives you the option edit: it could also be F8, but very early on in the boot process, because later it just asks for the OS boot options ie. Safe Mode or other
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Quote:
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Bump.
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Try unplugging all hard drives.
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Intel Overclocker
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There's only one drive in it, I already unplugged it and plugged it in again.
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