BIOS urgent!

I just built a new computer for someone. My problem is that I want to run the Windows XP Pro Boot Disks. I can't find anywhere in the BIOS that will load the disk drive upon startup. I found the boot#1, boot#2 and boot#3 options. I haven't been able to find any disk boot.

Here is the screen that has boot order:

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And then I have the place that shows that it detects the disk drive.

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I can't find where to set the disk to load on startup.

 

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Well looks like your screwed.

Best option is to burn it to CD.

 

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I think what he means is he has it on CD but can't load it on startup. Lol.. that's scary to say the least. Hopefully you can return/exchange it at the very least.

Try pressing one of the F keys on startup and cross your fingers. Also check the web for info on your BIOS. Maybe if you provided BIOS info we could help in your search.

 

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That can't be what he means, because the DVD drive is one of the boot options.....

 

Lets analyse it like this. From the screen outputs you've got it rigged:

A: Floppy Drive [1.44MB 3 1/2"]
B: Disabled
C: Hard-drive [PM-Maxtor 6Y060L0]
D: DVD-ROM [SM-HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8161B]

If you are booting from a CD in the DVD-ROM from BIOS then you will need:

1st Boot Device SM-HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8161B
2nd Boot Device PM-Maxtor 6Y060L0
3rd Boot Device Disabled

If you have installed the system, you can still use the above Boot settings
however it will mean that the DVD-ROM is checked first before attempting to
boot by Harddrive, sometimes this is not a great idea for security purposes.
In that case just change the 1st Boot to equal the Harddrive and the 2nd to
equal the DVD-ROM.

[Note I left the 3rd Boot Disabled since you only need a Network Card boot
if your system is pulling a DHCP setting directly from a DHCP server which
most normal people don't have. They are found in LAN setups with multiple
machines that have to Dynamically syncronise with a network and would be
added as 1st or 2nd in those cases.]

If you are trying to boot from a Floppy Disk, you might find it in the 2nd
boot setting if the 1st is set to Harddrive, otherwise perhaps it will
automatically check floppy first.

 

You're missing the point... floppy isn't an option.

If he wanted to boot from CD, it would work the way he has it. If he wants to boot from floppy, well then he is screwed.

 

are you saying he is trying to boot from floppy? Oh.. I thought he said "disk" as in "disc". Sorry..

Has he checked the connection on floppy drive and IDE cables to make sure?

 

I have never installed XP from floppy disks. I've always just set it to boot from the optical drive (as yours is) dropped in the XP CD, and away it goes. Unless there is something you haven't told us, you ought to be able to do that as well.

 

I want to install Winjdows XP from floppy disks. My XP CD isn't bootable. It's strange that a floppy drive is not an option on the boot order.

 

how do I make a bootable CD for windows XP?

 

What I would do is use a win98 Disc in the CD-ROM, boot it up so that it loads the drivers for the CD-ROM, then before you start installing win98 or run a harddrive check etc. Just switch the CD with the XP CD and run the install from the disc.

Otherwise you'll have to install 98 first and then use Upgrade from the XP disc.

Also heres some instructions on how to make a Bootable CD if you have a CD-burner at hand.
http://www.bootdisk.com/nero.htm

 

how can your xp cd not be bootable? is it not legit? even then it still should be bootable.

 

Only reason I can think of is it might be an OEM CD. Or an upgrade maybe?

Have you tried having the floppy in the drive? The Try Other Boot Device option should cover the floppy drive. It should look for a bootable drive until it finds it.

 

even if it was from the manufacturer, they still provide some way of booting since not an OS install disk without that feature is useless.

stryderunknown's link should help though.

 

Windows 98 requires the use of a floppy drive for installation. And I think (but I'm not sure) that some OEMs have XP install in the same way. One of the many reasons I hate everything about OEM computers.

 

It's not legit

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I've tried booting my computer in many many ways.

that's why something isn't making sense here.
There SHOULD be a way of boting off of the disk.


My disk drive is connected properly and it is detected as being perfectly functional by the computer but could it be faulty? When I get home from school, I'm going to do a bit of a drive transplant to test it (this is when I regret putting my case together so tightly).

 

I can assure you that the warez XP Professional version that is widely available boots perfectly from the CD.

 

heh, the disk drive was defective... After the transplant, it worked. Now it's not detecting the sound card but the sound card is built into the motherboard. Help please.

 

try sticking it in the freezer, in a sealed plastic bag (overnight.) In case you have any data you want to recover.
As for the soundcard, did you install the driver?

 

what effect does the freezer have on anything? it'l just push it below a safe temerature and will break it.....

is the sound set to 'on' or 'auto' in the BIOS?