[TriLUG] SuSE Install on Dell Dimension 8200 - Won't Read CD

[Warren Weber]

On 5 Jun 2007 at 23:35, Warren Weber wrote:

> I re-inherited a system from my teenager (originally mine, she got it
> when I upgraded, I got it back when the upgrade cycle hit again) and I
> want to load 10.2 on it.  The system is a Dell Dimension 8200 with XP
> Home currently running on it.
> 
> When I tried to boot CD 1, I got this message -- "Sorry, your BIOS can
> not boot from this CD."  I tried CD 1 from 10.1 and got the same
> results.  Checked the Dell web site for BIOS information and upgraded
> from A05 to A09.  Tried 10.2 and 10.1 again with same result.
> 
> After some Googling, I found this page
> http://en.opensuse.org/Install_on_PC_that_can't_boot_from_CD that
> directed me to make a floppy with the Smart Boot Manager on it, boot
> it, then select the CD to boot from.  I used rawwritewin to make the
> floppy since I was not in reach of a Linux system.  When I tried to
> boot off the floppy, it briefly accessed the drive then hung the
> system with a black screen.
> 
> FWIW -- when in Windows, it does see the contents of the CD when I
> have CD 1 in there.
> 
> I called Dell and got the support one would expect -- none.
> 
> Thoughts?  Suggestions?
> 

OK, this is getting odder.  I pulled down the latest Knoppix and was able to 
successfully boot this machine off that CD.

Warren

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