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BIOS boot sequence DOES NOT list SATA CD/DVD
re: Dimension 4600
Recently replaced my original CR-ROM (IDE / PATA) with a SATA DVD/CD burner (Sony Optiarc AD7240s ).
The BIOS device list properly identify the device on the SATA-Primary controller.
All works just fine ...
but the BIOS (update vers. A12) "Boot-Sequence " does NOT list the SATA-DVD/CD device.
The BIOS boot sequence lists " IDE CD-ROM device" ... which is NOT connected and has been removed.
(of course, also lists the floppy-drive and HDD-boot disk so system boots up fine to WinXP off HDD. )
( tested with different boot sequence orders :
1) floppy-disk 2) IDE- CD-ROM 3) HDD
1) IDE-CD-ROM 2) Floppy Disk 3) HDD )
because of this BIOS will NOT even TRY to boot from the SATA-DVD/CD player with a bootable CD ( say WinXp ).
This may not be a problem, but it does nag me a little bit..
Can the BIOS boot sequence be changed to properly reflect the SATA CD/DVD drive ?
thank
Jeff K
Hi, Funwear:
No, that system can only boot from an IDE CD drive. My suggestion would be to reinstall your CD-ROM so you have a bootable optical drive.
Good luck!
Thank you for you reply.
But YES, this system CAN boot from SATA-CD/DVD.
Even though BIOS misidentifies the controller/device as (IDE-CD-ROM) ,
the BIOS will detect a bootable CD and prompt to boot from the CD with the SATA-CD/DVD.Once I fully configured and tested the set-up, all is as it should be.
J M K
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Posted October 1st, 2009 05:00
Hi, Funwear:
No, that system can only boot from an IDE CD drive. My suggestion would be to reinstall your CD-ROM so you have a bootable optical drive.
Good luck!