hey all,
my computer just crashed and i wanted to do a reboot using my Windows XP disk Which i got with i bought my destop, but when i it placed the Disk in to the Drive, the computer would not detect the Disk, and therefore not run,
i then went in to the BIOS configuration to set the CD as the Boot Priority, But still no luck in getting the Destop to detect and Run My Windows XP Disk,
i thought that i had a faulty disk or CD drive , so i placed My Windows XP Disk in to my sister laptop and it worked fine !! even when i did a reboot that that laptop just to make sure. And i put another software CD in to my Desktop just to make sure that my Disk Drive was ok, and it worked fine,
So i have no Idea and Clue why my Dimension 5150 will not detect and will no run my Windows XP disk,
need help guys, need to use my windows XP disk to repair my boot files and get my work of it
any help
cheers rav,
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HELP !!! Dimension 5150 Will not detect Windows XP Disk !!!!
18th Jun 2009
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Did you press the Any Key?
Often, when booting to CD, there is text on the screen which says something like "To continue booting to CD, press a key" and it has a timer running. If you don't see the text because it's behind the DELL logo, the timer will expire and it will continue to try and boot to the next item in the boot list, often the hard drive.
So, with the XP CD in the drive, turn the system on. Shortly after you turn the system on, try pressing any key except the one which enters the BIOS, like maybe an arrow key or the spacebar... maybe even multiple times while it's booting.
See if that solves the problem.
So, with the XP CD in the drive, turn the system on. Shortly after you turn the system on, try pressing any key except the one which enters the BIOS, like maybe an arrow key or the spacebar... maybe even multiple times while it's booting.
See if that solves the problem.
18th Jun 2009
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nope, nothing and even when i get in to safe mode, and put the XP disk in the drive, it still will not detect the Disk, i just
r_rattu@...
18th Jun 2009
if your drive is just a DVD drive you could get this problem.
Steal your sisters cdrom drive and the give it back after you have XP installed.
Steal your sisters cdrom drive and the give it back after you have XP installed.
Snuffy09
18th Jun 2009
i wish i could, but she has got a laptop, cant really swap the drives around, Can i ?
r_rattu@...
20th Jun 2009
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CD Drive Not Recognized
I'm going to assume worst-case: you're unable to configure BIOS to recognize CD drive to boot from Windows CD (first, you may want to try physically disconnecting the drive, then reconnecting).
I've encountered this situation before and wound up removing the hard drive, connecting to another computer (via USB adapter - very handy to have around and only cost about $20), then either transferring the files or running diskcheck to rebuild files/index.
I've encountered this situation before and wound up removing the hard drive, connecting to another computer (via USB adapter - very handy to have around and only cost about $20), then either transferring the files or running diskcheck to rebuild files/index.
18th Jun 2009
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If your computer does not boot, how did you test another software CD
in the drive? Did you boot an alternate OS such as Linux?
Just to clarify, you're trying to boot from the XP disk, correct?
Just to clarify, you're trying to boot from the XP disk, correct?
18th Jun 2009
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hi, i booted the computer in safe mode, then i placed another software CD in to the drive, it loaded and played the CD, but when i placed my XP Disk in to the drive, it didnt detect it and did nothing
r_rattu@...
19th Jun 2009
Sometimes it helps to change the boot sequence by making CDROM the first boot device and disable the rest in the sequence and thus force it to boot from CDROM.
p.j.hutchison@...
19th Jun 2009
If the XP disk is being put into the drive of a running machine and it can't be read from there, how do you expect the machine to be able to actually boot from it?
If this is a copied CD, it's probably a bad copy. If this is an original from Microsoft, it's obviously damaged.
If this is a copied CD, it's probably a bad copy. If this is an original from Microsoft, it's obviously damaged.
ThumbsUp2
19th Jun 2009
his sisters computer can read it
Snuffy09
19th Jun 2009
such that polishing the CD can make it readable. I would try making a duplicate of the CD and see if that works.
I've had cases where drives can read one CD but not another, as some CDs use slightly different materials, and if the drive is marginal, it may act in unusual ways.
When the CD drive is trying to read the disk, what should be happening is:
1) spin-up (you should hear motor revving)
2)access (you should hear clunk-clunk of disk heads moving
3) Data transfer/boot, etc.
If the PC is having troubles reading the disk, you will hear it either:
a) repeat the spin-up, spin-down sequence repeatedly
b) repeat the access attempts (ka-chunk, ka-chunk) at least three or four times, then give up.
I've had cases where drives can read one CD but not another, as some CDs use slightly different materials, and if the drive is marginal, it may act in unusual ways.
When the CD drive is trying to read the disk, what should be happening is:
1) spin-up (you should hear motor revving)
2)access (you should hear clunk-clunk of disk heads moving
3) Data transfer/boot, etc.
If the PC is having troubles reading the disk, you will hear it either:
a) repeat the spin-up, spin-down sequence repeatedly
b) repeat the access attempts (ka-chunk, ka-chunk) at least three or four times, then give up.
robo_dev
19th Jun 2009
yep, your right with the second,
a) repeat the spin-up, spin-down sequence repeatedly
b) repeat the access attempts (ka-chunk, ka-chunk) at least three or four times, then give up
how do i create a duplicate ?
a) repeat the spin-up, spin-down sequence repeatedly
b) repeat the access attempts (ka-chunk, ka-chunk) at least three or four times, then give up
how do i create a duplicate ?
r_rattu@...
20th Jun 2009
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I suspect
that you have not correctly set the boot order to boot from the CD drive
First of all you will need to boot to the bios setup and make sure your CD drive is detected there.
Restart the computer and press the F12 key when the Dell splash screen is showing.
select the CD ROM drive from the list, press enter
Press any key to boot from the disk
First of all you will need to boot to the bios setup and make sure your CD drive is detected there.
Restart the computer and press the F12 key when the Dell splash screen is showing.
select the CD ROM drive from the list, press enter
Press any key to boot from the disk
18th Jun 2009
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hi,
been in to BIOS and set up the boot order, so that the CD drive is First, But Still nothing happens, have placed the XP disk in, and restarted the computer up nothings happens, just says device not detected,
im startin to think that my CD drive just doesnt Read OS disks !!
been in to BIOS and set up the boot order, so that the CD drive is First, But Still nothing happens, have placed the XP disk in, and restarted the computer up nothings happens, just says device not detected,
im startin to think that my CD drive just doesnt Read OS disks !!
r_rattu@...
19th Jun 2009
DELL has the option of pressing F12 which will pop up a "one time boot menu"....it overrides the BIOS boot settings.
See if you have the option to boot from CD after pressing F12 (right after the DELL splash screen)
See if you have the option to boot from CD after pressing F12 (right after the DELL splash screen)
Darryl~
19th Jun 2009
yep i pressed F12,but still nothing
r_rattu@...
20th Jun 2009
it doesn't pop up the boot options menu? It should....and I assume you "tapped" it several time while booting just to make sure you didn't miss it.
I don't have a DELL here to look at, but I think there is an option in the BIOS settings to enable/disable the boot menu option...take a look & see if it's there....maybe somebody else on here can suggest if I'm corrent in that or not.
In any case, if you get it to pop up, it should have "boot to cd/dvd" in the list of options....if it's not there, it would sound like either you have a problem with the cd drive or it is disabled.....if it is there, you should be able to put your XP cd in at that point & select boot to cd & you should be okay.
I don't have a DELL here to look at, but I think there is an option in the BIOS settings to enable/disable the boot menu option...take a look & see if it's there....maybe somebody else on here can suggest if I'm corrent in that or not.
In any case, if you get it to pop up, it should have "boot to cd/dvd" in the list of options....if it's not there, it would sound like either you have a problem with the cd drive or it is disabled.....if it is there, you should be able to put your XP cd in at that point & select boot to cd & you should be okay.
Darryl~
20th Jun 2009
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When you
placed My Windows XP Disk in to my sister laptop and it worked fine !! even when i did a reboot that that laptop just to make sure.
were you booting from the CD or just reading it.
were you booting from the CD or just reading it.
19th Jun 2009
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Dell's OS install mode
Dells sometimes have an OS install mode in the BIOS. You will need to turn that option on. It's probably under the system setup subgroup.
19th Jun 2009
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When set to On, memory is limited to 256 MB to allow the installation of older operating systems that have 2 GB memory limits.
robo_dev
19th Jun 2009
