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On 09/04/13 13:00, Neil Winchurst wrote: > Well, I tried. I have set up the computer again and got everything > ready. I have had my new/current computer for a while now. I had > forgotten the main reason for buying a new one. On my old computer the > CD/DVD drive does work but, unfortunately, it is very slow to get > going when I first switch on. I have checked the BIOS and the DVD > drive is top of the boot list. However, when I switch on, the DVD > drive starts up so slowly that by the time it is going properly the > BIOS has already moved on to the HD and is booting from there. > > The result is that the DVD in the drive is ignored. I was planning to > install a new distro to start with, but I cannot get the DVD drive > going in time to be recognised. If anyone has some ideas around this I > would be grateful. > > Thanks, > > Neil Does it not support booting from USB, or if you're feeling clever, via PXE? Cheers -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq