Well, if you do have an internal CD drive, then it will show up in BIOS setup. And there will be an option somewhere to change the boot order. F12 might not be getting you into BIOS setup - it might just be Acer's diagnostic screen? Anyway, try pressing Control-Alt-Esc at bootup (when prompted) to get into BIOS setup. If you post the model number of your Acer we can prob look up the correct keys to enter setup.
As long as the Hard Drive is set as the 1st boot device you'll never be able to boot from a CD. Good luck, Donk On 10/28/2010 1:08 AM, peppermark1 wrote: > > > > > > > >> 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? >> > I have an internal CD Rom that should be able to be configured on start up. > But the boot option lists a USB CDROM as a booting device even though I don't > have one. When set for USB CD it just boots up the installed OS from HDD. > Apparently since I don't have a USB Connected CD rom it doesn't recognize the > internal CD rom. May have to use the F12 to see what is available and maybe I > can find the CD rom listed and select that. I don't believe I ever came > across a USB listed CD rom as per bootup. Not sure, but I believe external > USB CD roms can be purchased reasonably if needed. 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/
