Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2 & booting up from DVD drive

[diquydiq]

What BIOS settings are needed to boot up from a dvd drive and install an operating system?
My D975XBX2 does not detect my DVD drive. Each time it declares:'No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key'.

I've even tried my external DVD drive 'Freecom'. No satisfactory result either:

'CD/DVD-ROM Drive Order':

-<HL-DT-ST DVDRAM>
-<FREECOM_DVD+/-R>

If I opt for the 'freecom' in the BIOS; settings , save these settings and exit the BIOS; and then return to the BIOS I find to my dislike that my 'freecom' setting has been undone and has returned to 'HL-DT-ST DVDRAM'. How might this be explained?

Out of dispair I've tried some BIOS settings... and now I'm no longer able to access the BIOS settings. Each time I get the message on the screen:'No bootable device' and in my terms:'Consult intel support'. Unfortunately intel's manuals and their site with the 'BIOS settings' information is all but worthless; I lament to say...
I've already applied the BIOS configuration jumper to gain the default settings back again, but everything seems to be the same: no access to the BIOS settings via 'F2' and always this message on the screen: 'No bootable device...

Over the internet I notice that there are many people with these kind of problems too; however intel do not seem to give a care!

How might I get out of ths mess and install my operating system on a virgen harddisk?

Many thanks.

 

[Harvey]

If you haven't already found these pages for your board on Intel's site:

Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2

Manuals for the D975XBX2

Troubleshooting System Boot Issues

If you can no longer access the CMOS, the first thing you should try is using the jumper to reset it to the factory defaults. Find it in the manual. It's probably the closest jumper to the battery. You can do the same thing by temporarily removing the battery and shorting across the contacts with small metal object like a screwdriver.

If that allows you to access the CMOS, look for a section where you can set which drives the system checks when booting and the sequence it checks them. Set it in this order:

First boot device: Floppy (or removable) drive 0
Second boot device: ATAPI Optical/CD/DVD drive 0
Third boot device: Hard drive 0

That sets the system to check the floppy, then the CD/DVD, then the primary hard drive.

If your system doesn't include a floppy disk drive, and you don't intend to use an external drive to boot, bump the other two up one space. If it does include a floppy drive, you should also find the setting to enable checking Drive A: on boot up.

Good luck.

 

[rpm122]

Did you ever figure this out. I just got the same board. I can't seem to get passed the "No Bootable Device -- Insert......." message. In BIOS I can see all of drives. I have the boot order configured. It just keeps telling me there is no bootable device. I've been at it for a few days with this board now, losing hope... Here is my other hardware info:

CPU INTEL|C2Q Q6700 2.66G 65N 8M
PCI Express XFX PVT80FSHE9 8800GTX 768MB
MB INTEL BOXD975XBX2KR 975X 775
4 X MEM 1G|KST DII800 KVR800D2N5/1G
2 X HD 250G|WD 7K 16M SATA2 WD2500KSRTL
DVD BURN SONYNEC|AWG170S-B2 SATA - OEM

I have even tried using my old IDE dvd drives. I know the disk boots because it works in my old pc.

 

[rpm122]

I emailed Intel and they had me do this...

1. Remove the RTC (Real Time Clock) battery and leave it out for 20 minutes. After this period of time, insert the battery back in, turn the system back on, and go into BIOS Setup Utility by pressing <F2> during the boot process. Once in the BIOS setup utility, press <F9> to restore BIOS default settings. Reset any customized BIOS settings. Clear all DMI event logs, which are located in the Advanced/Event Log Configuration section of the BIOS Setup utility. Set the boot order with the CD/DVD-ROM as number one, once more. Insert the Operating System installation CD in the CD/DVD-ROM tray. Press <F10> to save the new settings and reboot the system.

It worked for me. I also got my hands on Windows XP SP2 because it would crash without the Service Pack. PCI.sys error - i guess it doesn't support PCI express without the SP. Also, I diabled the RAID in the BIOS. All of this = Success!!!