 "Press any key to boot from CD", yeah.. if I can |
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 May 3 2005, 09:09 PM
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When I see the message: "Press any key to boot from cd..." I cant! My keyboard only loads (both my USB+PS2) after the OS does.. how can I bypass this message that appears when my computer boots? I am trying to make it automatically boot from CD without asking me, does anyone know how? thanks in advance. |
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May 3 2005, 10:38 PM
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 Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 222 Joined: 15-April 05 From: Brazilia Member No.: 17,143 |
Hi there.
Please explain it better. Regards, Claudio -------------------- --Hijackthis-- ---Ad-Aware SE Personal--- ---Spybot Search and Destroy--- ---Trend Micro on-line virus scan---
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May 4 2005, 12:10 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 81 Joined: 18-April 05 Member No.: 17,339 |
On some mercury boards i had this problem.
just try another keyboard with your pc. it may b due to kbd problems. |
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May 4 2005, 06:11 AM
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 Voted most likely Group: Members Posts: 3,675 Joined: 19-September 04 From: Collingwood, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 2,883 |
Hi ryobreak
Weird problem. The keyboard should be one of the first things to load. Have you set the CD drive as the first boot device in the bios? What OS have you got and what OS are you trying to install? Maybe try this. Go to bootdisk.com, get a bootable floppy, boot with CD Rom support, switch to the CD drive and run setup. This should allow you to avoid the keyboard problem. -------------------- **** We use our powers for good, not evil **** When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail. Abraham Maslo |
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May 4 2005, 06:34 PM
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okay, the bootdisc works. but now there is a new error.
The default local drive, C:, is the "removal drive" and my 2ooGiG internal HD is now named "F:" This absolutely stinks, because any program tries to save itself in C:/program files, but it doesn't exist. My windows files are all under F:/windows/system32, so I cant assign the drive another letter. Is there a way to fix this? thanks in advance. |
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May 4 2005, 06:51 PM
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Voted most likely Group: Members Posts: 3,675 Joined: 19-September 04 From: Collingwood, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 2,883 |
QUOTE The default local drive, C:, is the "removal drive" and my 2ooGiG internal HD is now named "F:" I don't understand "removal drive". What is that? Lets start over. I need to know: What boot disk you are using, 98? How many drives in this machine? 1 Hard drive and 1 CD drive? What OS are you trying to install? Can you get into the bios? -------------------- **** We use our powers for good, not evil **** When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail. Abraham Maslo |
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