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Why Can't I Boot From CD or DVD?

Asked by: JeremySBrown

Hi Expert(s)

In the Boot Sequence I have set CDROM as the First Boot Device. In the BIOS I have AHCI enabled. Everytime I try to boot from either CD or DVD with AHCI enabled it will NOT boot, (the discs that I'm trying to boot from are bootable) and will continue to load into Windows. However, If I go into the BIOS and change it from AHCI to IDE Mode, I get press any key to boot from cd or dvd, once I press any key the discs boot just fine.

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Asked On
2009-08-13 at 18:36:52ID24651785
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AHCI

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Boot

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CD-ROM

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DVD-ROM

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IDE

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Miscellaneous Hardware

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Personal Computers

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General Computer Systems

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Net BIOS and NetBEUI

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Microsoft Windows Operating Systems

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