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Asked by Donnie616 in Hardware Components, Hard Drives & Storage, Computer Hard Drives
I have a Gateway 510 PC that was on a network and previously booted from that network domain, I believe. I have replaced the HDD, but I cannot get a new OS System to install. It is set to boot from DVD drive or th CDRW drive, but neither of them spin the disk at boot time to begin the OS install. They both appear to operate correctly. they open and close, their lights go on but do not blink (it is solid), they are seen in the BIOS, AND I am positive the bios is set for them to boot from one or the other. No matter what, they try to boot every which way except the way I want them to. I do not even know if this is a harware or software or MBR issue. that is why i am here.
I have tried many different HD's as well. I am not an expert, but I do know a bit more than the average person, I think. There appears to be a problem with this thing's memory of the old way it used to boot before I got it. It consistently trys to boot from a network, with a 90 second timer. if the particular hd i am using has a OS on it, it actually tries to boot to it before it figures out that that particular OS does not belong to it and then it reboots itself.
I think I know the issue (I THINK I do), but I need to ask can anyone tell me how to make this PC boot to CD?DVD so I can install an OS?
thank you in advance
Donnie616
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