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Since: Mar 03, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 3:45 pm
Post subject: How do I know a CD ROm drive is bootable ?
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| If I am shopping for a bootable CD/DVD ROM, what feature do I look for to
determine if it is bootable ? Obviously I would look for "bootable" in the
product description, but failing that, is there some technology or acronym I
would look for that would give it away ?
Thanks, Scott
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 7:22 pm
Post subject: Re: How do I know a CD ROm drive is bootable ? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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ScottH wrote:
> If I am shopping for a bootable CD/DVD ROM, what feature do I look for to
> determine if it is bootable ? Obviously I would look for "bootable" in the
> product description, but failing that, is there some technology or acronym I
> would look for that would give it away ?
>
> Thanks, Scott
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>
Scott,
Booting from a CD/DVD rom is accomplish by bios -- basic operating
instructions -- of the computer not the drive itself; so it does matter
which CD/DVD rom you pick.
hope it helps,
Reinhard
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 7:23 pm
Post subject: Re: How do I know a CD ROm drive is bootable ? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Reinhard Schimek wrote:
> ScottH wrote:
>
>> If I am shopping for a bootable CD/DVD ROM, what feature do I look for to
>> determine if it is bootable ? Obviously I would look for "bootable"
>> in the
>> product description, but failing that, is there some technology or
>> acronym I
>> would look for that would give it away ?
>>
>> Thanks, Scott
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> Scott,
>
> Booting from a CD/DVD rom is accomplish by bios -- basic operating
> instructions -- of the computer not the drive itself; so it does matter
> which CD/DVD rom you pick.
>
oops... it does not matter.....
> hope it helps,
> Reinhard
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 12:43 pm
Post subject: Re: How do I know a CD ROm drive is bootable ? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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ATAPI was what I was looking for. I knew there was an acronym I wasn't
remembering. The CDROM MUST be ATAPI compliant.
Most drives in the last few years ARE ATAPI compliant, but I can't figure if
mine really is.
I have Sandra, and I cant even get it to tell me if it is ATAPI compliant or
not.
I know this CDROM drive booted once upon a time, and now it won't. Can't
figure out what is going wrong. I do have it set as the second boot device
in the BIOS.
Scott
"Reinhard Schimek" <schimek RemoveThis @excite.com> wrote in message
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> Reinhard Schimek wrote:
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> > ScottH wrote:
> >
> >> If I am shopping for a bootable CD/DVD ROM, what feature do I look for
to
> >> determine if it is bootable ? Obviously I would look for "bootable"
> >> in the
> >> product description, but failing that, is there some technology or
> >> acronym I
> >> would look for that would give it away ?
> >>
> >> Thanks, Scott
> >>
> >>
> > Scott,
> >
> > Booting from a CD/DVD rom is accomplish by bios -- basic operating
> > instructions -- of the computer not the drive itself; so it does matter
> > which CD/DVD rom you pick.
> >
> oops... it does not matter.....
>
>
> > hope it helps,
> > Reinhard
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Add a r to my email address to contact me
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Since: May 10, 2004
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 4:18 pm
Post subject: Re: How do I know a CD ROm drive is bootable ? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Try making it first boot drive, should boot from cd then.
ScottH wrote:
> ATAPI was what I was looking for. I knew there was an acronym I wasn't
> remembering. The CDROM MUST be ATAPI compliant.
>
> Most drives in the last few years ARE ATAPI compliant, but I can't figure if
> mine really is.
>
> I have Sandra, and I cant even get it to tell me if it is ATAPI compliant or
> not.
>
> I know this CDROM drive booted once upon a time, and now it won't. Can't
> figure out what is going wrong. I do have it set as the second boot device
> in the BIOS.
>
> Scott
>
> "Reinhard Schimek" <schimek.RemoveThis@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:P9mdnTYN8tJK0dvdRVn-ug@giganews.com...
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>>
>>Reinhard Schimek wrote:
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>>>ScottH wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>If I am shopping for a bootable CD/DVD ROM, what feature do I look for
>
> to
>
>>>>determine if it is bootable ? Obviously I would look for "bootable"
>>>>in the
>>>>product description, but failing that, is there some technology or
>>>>acronym I
>>>>would look for that would give it away ?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks, Scott
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Scott,
>>>
>>> Booting from a CD/DVD rom is accomplish by bios -- basic operating
>>>instructions -- of the computer not the drive itself; so it does matter
>>>which CD/DVD rom you pick.
>>>
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>> oops... it does not matter.....
>>
>>
>>
>>>hope it helps,
>>>Reinhard
>>>
>>>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>Add a r to my email address to contact me
>>>
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 5:34 pm
Post subject: Re: How do I know a CD ROm drive is bootable ? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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