Epox 8kta3+ CD-Rom boot

[brettsp]

Please Help, I installed the motherboard and attempted to boot from my
CD-Rom in order to reinstall windows, but the computer will only boot to the
main hard drive. I do get a boot from CD-Rom prompt but it is only on the
screen for a second and then it boots from the hard drive. I set the first
boot device as CD-Rom so I am at a loss why this is happening. BIOS
recognizes my 2 hard drives and my CD-R and DVD just fine, and I can access
them under windows. If I set the boot from other device in BIOS to disabled
and set the first boot device as CD-ROM then I just get a insert system disk
error, unable to boot. I know my windows 2000 CD boots fine on other
computers.On a similar note I cannot access my CD-roms under MS-DOS mode in
windows 98, is this a related issue? I don't have a floppy installed, so
this is my only way to reinstall windows (I think?) please help....

My Hard drives and CD's are the following

Primary Master = Deskstar 18gb ATA-66
Primary Slave = Memorex CD-RW

Secondary Master = Toshiba DVD
Secondary Slave = Deskstar 6gb ATA-33

Thanks a lot


Brett

 

[BooGoo]

Go to here and create a dos boot disk. It should have generic cd drivers. Now go to you cd and install. If this doesn't work, double check your cables, pins, etc.

 

[Killrose]

Yeah, what BooGoo said, or you can get the ones from Toshiba.
Hmm..should'nt the Hardrives be set together as master/slave off the same IDE controll channel? Or are you trying to run two operating systems.

 

[BooGoo]

Oops...Didn't realize you didn't have a floppy. Go get a floppy. Only cost $10. It might be archaic but it still is pretty useful.

 

[EY2K]

if you are booting from the CDROM drive make sure that you realize the BIOS goes by Drive letter ORDER!!! Which means the CDROM boot device on your comp is your CDRW drive.