You have to set the boot "order". In other words, you have to tell the bios to boot from the CD "first". You should see an option somewhere in BIOS similar to "boot order". Just set the CD as the first boot device, and make the hard drive 2nd or 3rd, etc. After you're done you might want to switch it back to hard drive first - it's not totally necessary, but it'll speed up your boot time a little bit.
Good luck, Donk PS: if your USB CD device isn't listed as a boot option, then it's possible the bios isn't capable of booting from it. Is there an internal CD drive you could boot from? On 10/26/2010 10:36 PM, peppermark1 wrote: > Is there a way I can boot our ACER Laptop using the CDROM? Bios lists a USB > CDROM an upon startup, even though I have selected this USB thing, it will > boot from the HDD. I would like to install another OS. Any assistance Our > Group can give concerning this matter would very much be appreciated. PM > > > > ------------------------------------ > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please > feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post > personal issues directly to the group. > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > [email protected] > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.426 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3221 - Release Date: 10/26/10 > 18:34:00 > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
