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DELL INSPIRON 560 won't allow boot to CD or CD
I have tried everything I can find to do but the CD and USB boot options are both disabled in the setup bios F2. I can find no way to enable them.
speedstep
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April 24th, 2017 08:00
When the battery is bad and AHCI isnt set this will happen.
Get a new DL2032 battery and then set the correct date and time and set AHCI.
rlp4345
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April 25th, 2017 01:00
I will try that today. Hopefully it will correct the situation. Thank You.
rlp4345
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April 27th, 2017 18:00
Installed a new 2032 battery set sata to AHCI and updated the date and time and it still shows both USB & CD boot as disabled. Any help out there?
Dell-Brad L
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April 28th, 2017 22:00
Thanks for the update. In the BIOS under Boot Device Config, does it say "not installed" under each section of the boot priority, and then no way to rearrange the order (I know you said disabled but just wanted to make sure I am not missing something)? Also, are you still able to attempt diagnostics on the system from the F12 menu? If so, it might be worth a shot just to see if it shows anything.
Best regards,
Brad
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April 30th, 2017 19:00
OK from F12 Diagnostics run and find nothing.
From F2 boot Device Config goes like this. - all items have a Enter beside them
Removable Boot Priority - not installed
Hard Disk Boot Priority- shows as OK
CD/DVD SHOWS THE DRIVE IF i hit enter it shows disabled
Network Boot Priority - shows not installed
USB Boot Priority shows the drive but hit enter and it shows disabled.
I drop down to 1st. boot device and hit enter and it shows
the hard drive then going down
shows the usb
then the cd/usb
then network
then removable device
then at the bottom -disabled
I was able to move the CD/DVD up to the 1st. position and then tried to restart usig F12
boot priority but it just starts the PC normally.