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Can't Boot From DVD on HP DC7800
I am trying to install Windows 7 on an HP DC7800 with a new 1TB drive. I have the system boot order set to CDROM first, and I have also tried the boot options (F9) key. Neither will let me boot from DVD to begin the install.
I see the DVD activity light on during the boot process but the install never starts and fails with an error saying non-system disk which I assume is because the hard drive is blank and the system is trying to use that after booting from DVD fails.
I have tried multiple bootable disks with the same result.
I see the DVD activity light on during the boot process but the install never starts and fails with an error saying non-system disk which I assume is because the hard drive is blank and the system is trying to use that after booting from DVD fails.
I have tried multiple bootable disks with the same result.
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The macine did not come with this drive. It is SATA. I have another DC7800 which I upgraded in the same way and the 1TB drives work fine.
open your bios and check if it is seeing the 1TB drive., maybe your board don't support 1tb, and u need to upgrade ur bios.
Does your other machine run Windows 7?
Are both 1TB drives the same make?
Are both 1TB drives the same make?
ASKER
The machine recognizes the new drive as a 1TB drive. My other machine runs Windows Server 2008 R2. If memory serves, the drives in the other machine are not the same make as these.
ASKER
OK. It looks like my DVD drive may have filed in the past two days or so. I put the old drives back in and booted up and the DVD drive can't read any disk I put in it.
Your machine with Server 2008, are both the 1TB and DVD on SATA?
I would look at changing the leads out from the known machine to the non working machine, 1 at a time.
I would look at changing the leads out from the known machine to the non working machine, 1 at a time.
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It turns out that my DVD drive was bad. Odd, as I used it a fews days ago to burn a DVD but there you go. I replaced the drive and everything is working now.
tx for the feedback; unfortunately, that's how it goes...
Also, are you running ide or SATA?