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February 15th, 2014 11:00
How to boot Dell Optiplex GX270 from CD
Hi, I am trying to reinstall windows from my Dell Optiplex GX270 from, and when I hit F12, I get these choices-
1- Normal
2- Primary Master Drive
3- Hard Disc Drive C
4- System Setup
5- Idle Drive Diagnostics
6- Boot To Utility partition
None of these seemed to work, so I try booting with F2 and get to the boot up options I these choices-
1- hard Disc Drive C
2- Diskette Drive
3- Integrated NIC
4- IDE CD-Rom Device
If I try #4 i get this messeage- "Strike F1 to retry boot, F2 For setup utility
Am I missing something here? What choice should I be making? I just want to boot from the CD....
Thank you!
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osprey4
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February 15th, 2014 14:00
Hi Fullbug,
Sometimes it's hit and miss booting to a CD for certain drives. The best approach is to keep hitting F1 and see if the system sees the disc. If not, you also have the option to boot to a flash drive, which can also be used to install the OS.
speedstep
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February 16th, 2014 00:00
F12 choose onboard CD
With XP you must press Enter when it says PRESS ANY KEY TO BOOT CD.