Did you see if the optical drive was the first boot device in BIOS?
Use Rufus with the iso file to create a bootable USB. The computer is so old, it may not be able to boot from a USB flash drive.
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, Jul 10 2014 12:23 PM
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Posted 10 July 2014 - 05:31 PM
Okay, see if there is anything related to USB HDD as a boot option. You may not be able to boot to a USB
Edit: Did you burn a DVD or a CD. Your computer may be old enough where the optical drive cannot burn DVD's
Edited by JohnC_21, 10 July 2014 - 05:38 PM.
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Posted 10 July 2014 - 05:53 PM
none of it worked, i will just trash it. thanks much for trying to help
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Posted 10 July 2014 - 06:30 PM
Sorry, I could not help. You may want to save the hard drive. If your friend gave it to you after it failing, it may still have personal info on it.
Edit: I would replace the CMOS battery if it is easy to get at. A bad battery may be causing this boot problem. If it is a CR2032 it should be an easy replacement
Edited by JohnC_21, 10 July 2014 - 06:34 PM.
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Posted 10 July 2014 - 06:33 PM
yeah, i will probably just let my son take it apart. i will give my friend back the hard drive. thanks much
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