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by zimmerrush

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I am having trouble installing a BETA version of Server 2000. I have loaded the 4 boot disks. When it asks for the CD and to press enter, nothing happens. It hangs there but the CD is in the CD-Rom drive. Any ideas why I can't continue the installation from the CD-Rom?

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by joseph moore

Sounds like the machine is not detecting its CD-ROM.
I would check out the BIOS on the computer and see if it even lists the CD-ROM as a device.
Also, check the cabling from the CD-ROM to the motherboard. Maybe it came unplugged.
If the computercan't access the CD-ROM, then the install WON'T read from it.

hope this helps

by dmiles

Go to the Microsoft knowledgebase site and download the latest version of the ATAPI.exe and download the run setup

Otherwise the problem may be an compatibiltiy issue that is causing the machine to stop processing

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