Why can't I boot from my DVD-ROM?

[bfletcher24]

I have a Pioneer DVD-ROM and while setting up Windows 2000 last night, my MS-6380LE won't let me select my DVD-ROM as my first boot device. I had to select my Burner, which is listed as "CD-ROM". Why is this?

I have my DVD-ROM as the primary master on IDE 2, my HDD as the primary master on IDE 1, and my burner as the primary slave on IDE 1.

Also, my DVD-ROM comes up as drive "E" while my burner comes up as drive "D" which has never happened before. Should I switch IDE channels? I was going to but I figured the HDD should be on the primary IDE channel (IDE 1).


Any suggestions?

 

[mztykal]

Um you have to switch your configuration of your drives...

Primary master = C
Primary slave = D

Secondary master = E
Secondary slace = F

(the above is assuming you have all four ide controllers used with different devices. if your hdd (primary) is partitioned up the letters as you see fit.

You need to put your dvd on the primary as slave if you want to boot from that.

 

[corkyg]

That starts in your BIOS. I have all 4 IDE channels used . . . a hard drive on Primary w/HDD as secondary(switched so only one is one at a time . . . they are duplicates.)

On the secondary I have as Master a LS-120 drive and as slave a Pioneer 106s DVD ROM. All of the above drives are bootable . . . and also the floppy "A" drive.

Windows drive letters make no difference as BIOS does not see the actual drive letters assigned by Windows. Boot devices are: Floppy A, CD ROM (DVD is seen as that), and HDD (which ever one is turned on.)