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Clella

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I have a K7T266 Pro2-RU motherboard runing bios version 3.6. I am trying to set up a striped array. I seem to have that part of it done, but now I cant seem to get my computer to boot from the cd drive to install operating system.
 
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Have you tryed holding down the F-11 key when booting your system? it should bring up a menu that well allow you to choice your cdrom drive for boot. ?(
 
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Hi,

There are three thinks you need to keep in mind for CDbooting.

First, the CDrom must be able to boot....not all are....

Second, you need to change the boot-sequence to CDrom before any harddisk or raid-array...look in the BIOS for this....

Thirth, The CDrom can only be booted from the first CDrom/writer/DVD that the system finds....
 
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BAS

I hate to disagree with you but on my system the only time it well auto boot form cd is if there is no os installed on the hd 2nd I can use either of my cdroms to boot form but if there is a OS installed the only way I can boot form a cd is if I hold down the f-11 key during boot. to bring up the boot menu.

K7T266 PRO2 PCB V2 BIOS 3.6
IDE 0 = HD & ZIP
IDE 1 = CD CDRW & CD DVD
 
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Hi Knac,

I know about the F11 menu, the KT3 has this too.....
But if you set the boot sequence to CDRom, Floppy and then IDE-0 (In the BIOS offcourse)
And you put your bootable CD in your CDRW it should boot it.....
 
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Yea that's I what I thought to BAS it say that in the book that came with my mobo but for some reason no matter how I set it in the bios it well not boot form the cdrom if there is already a OS installed which is ok with me. I don't know if it's a problem with my board or if they design the k7t266 pro2 to function like these.

I noticed know matter how many time's your construction worker hit's the Intel logo it keeps popping back up :D
 
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Hi,

Maybe you need to update the firmware of the CDRW or it's not 100% compatible with ATAPI for some reason.....
Have you tried other CDrom's that can boot????
 
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no there both up to date as far as firmware there both liton's but like I sead if I hold down the f-11 key during boot I can boot form either of them.
 
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