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-----Original Message-----
From: slug@lists.nks.net [mailto:slug@lists.nks.net] On Behalf Of Dylan
William Hardison
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 3:55 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Booting CD-ROMS
On Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 09:13AM -0700, Robert Eanes wrote:
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>The CD is connected, I see the power connector and the ATA/IDE
connector
>(The ``Duct tape'' ``wire'') are both in securely.
Ok! Have you tried booting from the CD with a known working computer.
Were there any problems...
>I'm really quite sure it is clean, and I lost my CD-ROM cleaner. :(
If you really need to clean the CD - and there is a slim possibility you
might - I usually find it best to get a Torx driver and completely
disassemble the CD drive. Then use rubbing alcohol and a cotton swab and
clean the lense. This works for me...but buyer beware!
>Interestingly, under IDE Devices in "Advanced" in my BIOS settings,
>there is no CD-ROM listed. There use to be, however... So the BIOS
>doesn't ``see'' it.
Ah HAH! Now we may be getting somewhere. Can you manually tell your
BIOS that a CDROM is there - or perhaps use the automagic detect that is
supported by most modern BIOS's today. I kind of had a feeling all along
snooping around in the BIOS would reveal some results.
Anyways... I'm off to go see a sneak preview of the Matrix Reloaded at
the AMC 20 in Oldsmar - I will tell you guys how it was when I get
back...
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